Job Description

Project Manager

Location: Miami

About the Company

Our client is a listed company operating across the Caribbean and Central America with a diverse portfolio of mixed-use hotels and resorts. The group is committed to delivering high-quality guest experiences and sustainable growth through innovation, operational excellence, and strong design principles.

The Role

The Project Manager supports the Client’s interest across all phases of design, procurement, construction, and handover, ensuring that each activity aligns with project goals in terms of quality, cost, and programme. This intermediate-level role acts as a key interface between stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and internal departments. The Project Manager is expected to lead coordination efforts, uphold delivery standards, and manage tasks with a clear forward-looking mindset — operating with full visibility of 15, 30 and 45-day targets. A strong command of communication, schedule discipline, and assertiveness are essential to succeed in this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Represent the client in all day-to-day project matters, ensuring their interests are maintained at every stage.
• Lead regular coordination meetings, enforcing accountability and following up on outstanding actions.
• Manage communications across design, construction, and procurement teams — knowing what to ask, when to push back, and how to drive progress without compromise.
• Review and approve technical submissions (drawings, schedules, materials) in coordination with internal and consultant teams.
• Monitor short-term project deliverables (15, 30, 45-day outlook) and flag early warnings for delays or deviations.
• Ensure programme compliance through regular site reviews, schedule validation, and progress tracking.
• Coordinate contractor and consultant deliverables, ensuring alignment with contract scope and performance expectations.
• Support procurement activities by tracking long-lead items and verifying material approvals in line with design intent.
• Assist in commercial reviews including variation assessments, extension of time requests, and cost proposals.
• Participate in mock-up room reviews, quality inspections, and key milestone sign-offs.
• Track and report project risks, highlighting unresolved technical, contractual, or authority-related issues.
• Guide, and when needed, prepare and deliver concise, professional updates for internal and client reporting.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management.
• 5–8 years’ experience in client-side or PMC project management roles within hospitality, mixed-use, or high-end residential developments.
• Proven ability to manage consultants and contractors, while maintaining the client-authority and confidence to lead discussions and close decisions.
• Strong meeting management skills, with the ability to demand clarity, challenge when needed, and ensure follow-through.
• Demonstrates a proactive planning mindset — always operating with visibility on 15, 30, and 45-day project targets.
• Solid MEP knowledge is compulsory, with the ability to understand technical drawings and confidently lead discussions with consultants and contractors.
• Sound knowledge of project stages, preferable RIBA, including design coordination, tendering, execution, testing & commissioning, and handover.
• Familiarity with FIDIC contracts, consultant scopes, and authority regulations is a plus.
• Proficient in MS Project; mastering Excel and Word, mandatory CAD skills and reporting platforms; able to read and comment on drawings and schedules.
• High level of professionalism, ownership, and commitment to delivering best-in-class client-side representation.
• This is a full site-based position, physically demanding and requiring extended working hours, including weekends and public holidays, when necessary, to meet project milestones.
• Willingness and availability to undertake short-notice travel as required to support project coordination, inspections, or urgent client directives.

Job Tags

Similar Jobs