Construction Project Manager

About the role

The IEM is seeking a Construction Project Manager to support CDBG-DR housing recovery programs. The role involves conducting property inspections, documenting damage, developing repair scopes and cost estimates, ensuring compliance with federal program requirements, and managing projects across Fort Lauderdale.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily construction activities for CDBG-DR projects
• Support construction delivery strategies, schedules, staffing plans, and field coordination
• Maintain compliance with program guidelines, contracts, budgets, and performance goals
• 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

Requirements

• Xactimate certification
• Current license or certification in adjusting, building inspection, or a related field
• Significant experience managing construction projects, construction teams, contractors, inspections, scopes of work, budgets, and schedules
• Experience preparing Xactimate estimates, repair scopes, quantity takeoffs, field notes, sketches, and inspection documentation
• Experience supporting CDBG-DR, CDBG-MIT, FEMA, HUD, insurance recovery, or other federally funded disaster recovery programs
• Experience supporting federally funded programs, disaster recovery programs, public-sector construction, housing recovery, infrastructure projects, or comparable grant-funded construction initiatives
• Strong understanding of construction quality control, safety expectations, building codes, permitting, and field issue resolution
• Ability to manage multiple projects, contractors, deadlines, and stakeholder priorities simultaneously
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, project tracking tools, and electronic document management systems

Qualifications

• Active Xactimate certification
• Knowledge of construction management principles, field coordination, cost estimating, inspection protocols, project documentation, change order management, and contractor oversight
• Strong understanding of construction quality control, safety expectations, building codes, permitting, and field issue resolution
• Ability to manage multiple projects, contractors, deadlines, and stakeholder priorities simultaneously
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, project tracking tools, and electronic document management systems

Skills

• Construction management
• Contractor oversight
• Field coordination
• Scope and estimate review
• Schedule and budget tracking
• Quality assurance and quality control practices
• Clear technical communication
• Thorough documentation and closeout

Benefits and More

Salary is based on location and experience level: $120,000 - $140,000. Benefits include 10 paid holidays, vacation pay, sick pay, a 401(K) plan with matching, company-paid STD and LTD, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities.