Construction Project Manager

Oversee daily construction activities for CDBG-DR projects across housing, infrastructure, and public facilities in Fort Lauderdale

Support construction delivery strategies, schedules, staffing plans, and field coordination

Monitor projects from scoping through construction, inspection, and closeout

Ensure compliance with program guidelines, contracts, budgets, and performance goals

Serve as the primary liaison for contractors, inspectors, engineers, and program staff

Manage contractor performance, schedules, quality, and compliance

Lead site visits, meetings, inspections, and closeout activities

Resolve delays, scope issues, and field challenges; escalate risks as needed

Review scopes, estimates (including Xactimate), plans, and proposals for accuracy and cost reasonableness

Coordinate scope alignment and resolve discrepancies

Manage and approve change orders and support invoice and payment reviews

Maintain complete documentation for compliance and audit readiness

Ensure construction meets approved scopes, codes, HUD/CDBG-DR requirements, and program standards

Coordinate inspections, punch lists, and corrective actions

Enforce compliance with federal regulations (2 CFR 200, Davis-Bacon, Section 3, environmental and procurement requirements)

Identify and resolve compliance risks, safety concerns, and deficiencies

Track project status, milestones, costs, and contractor performance

Support reporting, dashboards, and executive updates

Identify risks to schedule, budget, or compliance and recommend improvements

Collaborate with City staff, property owners, contractors, and stakeholders

Support meetings, site visits, and resolution of complaints or escalations

Communicate project status clearly while maintaining compliance and customer focus

Field Work: Field-focused role with frequent travel; exposure to outdoor conditions (heat, cold, uneven terrain).

Personal Office / At Home Locations: All personal office / at home work environments require the ability to maintain minimum Internet speeds of 25 Mbps upload and 3 Mbps download, as well as a ping rate of 100 ms or less during working hours, regardless of the type and number of devices using your Internet connection. You must also have account privileges and access to your Internet service provider account during working hours for the purpose of maintaining the Internet connection, if needed.

Office Locations: Often, these offices are either owned by the client we work with or by IEM. All candidates are expected to follow any rules and regulations of the office in which they are required to work for that project.

Benefits and more:

Salary is based on your location and experience level: $120,000 - $140,000

10 paid Holidays

Vacation pay

Sick pay

401(K) plan with matching

Company paid STD and LTD

Equal Employment Opportunity. All IEM employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, placement, training availability, promotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and termination of employment, if necessary, are made without regard to an individual’s race, color, religion, creed, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodation. IEM is committed to providing reasonable workplace accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during any part of the application or employment process, please email [email protected] with specific details about the requested accommodation. All accommodation requests are reviewed case-by-case in compliance with applicable law.