Project Manager

Job Description

We're hiring a Civil Construction Project Manager to run private site development and municipal infrastructure projects across the Panama City Beach and greater Northwest Florida area. This is a site-based role — you'll be on the dirt, not in a distant office, working alongside superintendents, foremen, and crews on projects that start with mass excavation and end with certified, inspected underground utilities in the ground.

If your career has been built around moving earth and installing pipe — water, sewer, storm, and the site work that surrounds it — this is a role where that experience is the whole job, not a nice-to-have.

What You'll Do

• Manage the full project lifecycle on private site development and government/municipal contracts, from preconstruction through closeout
• Build, maintain, and update the project schedule — CPM logic, durations, predecessors, critical path — and use it to drive the work rather than report on it after the fact
• Own the schedule in Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project, including baseline development, monthly updates, and time impact analysis for change orders and delays
• Coordinate mass excavation, grading, dewatering, and earthwork quantities with the field
• Oversee installation of underground utilities: water mains, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, force mains, lift stations, and associated structures
• Manage subcontractors, materials procurement, and long-lead utility items (pipe, precast, valves, pumps)
• Run owner and municipal coordination — preconstruction meetings, utility conflicts, permitting and inspection milestones, agency sign-offs
• Track cost and production against budget; prepare pay applications, change orders, and progress reports
• Lead safety culture on site and ensure compliance with OSHA and company standards
• Communicate clearly with owners, engineers, municipal staff, inspectors, and your own crews

What You'll Need

• 5+ years of project management experience in heavy civil, site development, or utility construction (more is welcome — we'll pay for it)
• Demonstrated underground utility experience: water, sewer, storm, and the means and methods that get them installed
• Demonstrated mass excavation and earthwork experience on projects of real scale
• Proven schedule ownership — you've built a schedule from scratch and maintained it through a project's full duration, not just reviewed one someone else made
• Proficiency with Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project; Bluebeam, Procore, and HCSS a plus
• Working knowledge of municipal contracting, public bid processes, and agency inspection requirements
• Experience with private developer-driven site work — entitlements, phased turnover, tenant or builder coordination
• Ability to read and interpret civil construction drawings, specs, and geotechnical reports
• Valid driver's license and ability to work onsite in Panama City Beach

Nice to Have

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field
• PE or CM certification
• FDOT or Florida municipal project experience
• Experience with self-performed earthwork and utility crews
• Local knowledge of Bay County and Northwest Florida jurisdiction, soils, and utilities

Why This Role

• Steady pipeline of private site development and municipal work across the Panama City Beach area
• Onsite role with direct ownership of your projects — real authority over schedule, budget, and field execution
• Competitive compensation based on experience, plus vehicle allowance, health benefits, and PTO
• Long-term work in a market that continues to grow