Project Manager II - Florida

About the Team

A large, well-established utility and infrastructure organization supporting complex distribution, construction, and capital improvement projects. A highly collaborative project delivery environment partnering across Engineering, Project Controls, Estimating, Construction Management, Supply Chain, Legal, EHS, QA/QC, Operations, Regulatory, Security, and other internal stakeholders.

A team responsible for managing multiple concurrent projects with a strong focus on safety, quality, schedule, cost, risk, and successful execution. An organization with mature project management standards, governance processes, and structured reporting expectations.

An opportunity to serve as a key project leader coordinating internal teams, contractors, vendors, and field resources across the full project lifecycle.

Location

Based in the St. Petersburg, Largo, or Clearwater, Florida area. Primarily office-based with approximately 20% field exposure for project walkdowns and site-related activities. Some local driving is required to support project and field needs.

What You’ll Do

• Provide leadership and coordination across multiple low-to-moderate risk projects from initial planning through execution and closeout.
• Ensure projects are delivered within approved scope, schedule, cost, safety, and quality expectations.
• Serve as a central point of coordination between Engineering, Construction, Project Controls, Estimating, Supply Chain, contractors, field teams, and business stakeholders.
• Support the development and execution of project plans, schedules, budgets, procurement strategies, risk plans, communication plans, and change management processes.
• Lead project meetings, stakeholder communication, status reporting, and ongoing coordination to keep project teams aligned and execution on track.
• Identify project risks, resolve issues, manage competing priorities, and ensure field and construction activities remain aligned with project objectives.
• Support successful infrastructure delivery through disciplined planning, strong stakeholder management, and consistent project oversight.

What They Offer

• Opportunity to manage a portfolio of infrastructure and distribution-related projects within a large-scale, highly established organization.
• Exposure to the full project lifecycle, including planning, engineering, estimating, procurement, construction, field execution, commissioning, and closeout.
• Direct partnership with experienced Engineering, Construction, Project Controls, Supply Chain, Operations, EHS, and other functional teams.
• A hands-on project management role with meaningful ownership over scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, safety, and stakeholder communication.
• Opportunity to work across both office and field environments while supporting projects that directly impact operational reliability and infrastructure performance.
• A structured project environment with established governance, reporting, and project management standards.

Requirements

• Experience managing infrastructure, distribution, construction, engineering, utility, telecommunications, power, or other field-based capital projects.
• Strong project management experience across scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, safety, and project execution.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams across Engineering, Construction, Project Controls, Operations, Supply Chain, contractors, vendors, and field personnel.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and maintain accountability for project milestones, budgets, schedules, and deliverables.
• Experience with project planning, estimating, cost tracking, scheduling, change management, risk management, procurement, and contractor coordination.
• Comfortable leading project meetings, preparing status updates, communicating with stakeholders, and escalating risks or issues when necessary.
• Field and construction exposure strongly preferred, including site visits, project walkdowns, inspections, or coordination with field crews.
• Experience in distribution, outside plant, electrical infrastructure, telecommunications, utility construction, or similar infrastructure environments is highly relevant.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable working in a matrixed environment and providing day-to-day direction and coordination to project team members.
• PMP or other formal project management training is helpful, but hands-on project delivery experience is most important.

Hybrid work arrangement.