Construction Project Manager ( Out of state travel required )

Build a High-Impact Career as a Construction Project Manager in Commercial Steel Decking

Join Gardner-Watson Decking, Inc as a Construction Project Manager and take ownership of complex commercial floor and roof deck installations that shape major facilities across the country. This is an exceptional opportunity for a construction professional who enjoys solving field challenges, leading people, and delivering work safely, profitably, and on schedule. As a commercial construction project manager, steel decking project manager, or subcontractor project manager, you will have a visible role in projects that matter while working with an experienced, safety-driven team.

What You Will Do:

• Lead sheet metal decking and steel deck installation projects from turnover through closeout, maintaining clear safety, quality, productivity, and schedule expectations.
• Review estimates, contracts, drawings, specifications, architectural plans, scopes, exclusions, submittals, and handoffs to identify risks before they affect project execution.
• Coordinate labor, materials, equipment, deliveries, mobilization, site access, and field plans across multiple active commercial construction projects.
• Manage project budgets, labor hours, production, cost forecasting, change orders, RFIs, reports, and documentation with strong attention to detail.
• Visit job sites regularly, often out of state, to assess conditions, resolve constraints, and collaborate with general contractors, customers, superintendents, foremen, crews, and safety teams.
• Develop field leaders and support staffing, recruiting, onboarding, training, and retention while building dependable customer and vendor relationships.

What You Bring:

• You have three to five years of construction leadership or project management experience, with steel erection, specialty subcontractor, or commercial construction experience strongly preferred.
• You can manage multiple priorities while following estimates, schedules, labor plans, project documents, and customer commitments through completion.
• You read drawings and project information with confidence, recognize coordination or scope issues, and use practical problem-solving to prevent delays.
• You are willing and able to travel frequently, including regular overnight and out-of-state job-site visits approximately 60% to 70% of the time.
• You hold OSHA 30 certification or can meet required safety, Hilti, and lift-certification requirements within your first month.

Technical Strengths:

• You bring working knowledge of construction management, estimating, procurement, installation planning, cost management, forecasting, proposals, and project closeout.
• You communicate clearly in writing and in person when managing RFIs, submittals, change orders, progress updates, crew reports, and customer expectations.

Nice to Have:

• Project Management Professional credentials, bilingual English and Spanish communication skills, and experience leading commercial decking or steel erection crews are valued.

Compensation and Benefits:

This in-person role is based in Oldsmar, Florida, with annual pay of $75,000 to $100,000 , based on experience. You will also receive health, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k); health savings accounts; health and wellness programs; long-term disability coverage; holiday pay; and paid time off.

About the Company:

Gardner-Watson Decking, Inc is a full-service sheet metal decking installation company specializing in the efficient and safe installation of commercial floor and roof decks for distribution centers, data centers, hospitals, arenas, cold storage facilities, and the automotive industry. 

Gardner-Watson Decking, Inc is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to protected characteristics.

Employment Type: Full Time
Years Experience: 3 - 5 years
Salary: $75,000 - $100,000 Annual
Bonus/Commission: Yes