POSITION PURPOSE

The Project Manager oversees the planning, coordination, and execution of commercial glass, and glazing projects throughout Florida. This role is responsible for managing subcontractors, maintaining project schedules and budgets, ensuring compliance with Florida building codes, and delivering high?quality results that meet client expectations. The Project Manager serves as the primary point of contact between clients, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal teams.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS / MAJOR DUTIES

Planning

• Develop project schedules, budgets, and work plans for glass, and glazing scopes.
• Review construction drawings, specifications, and contract documents to ensure accurate scope execution.
• Coordinate with general contractors, architects, engineers, and inspectors throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure all work complies with Florida Building Code, hurricane?impact requirements, and local permitting processes.

Oversight

• Conduct regular site visits to monitor progress, quality, safety, and compliance.
• Identify and resolve field issues, conflicts, or delays in coordination with subcontractors and site teams.
• Track project costs, labor, materials, and schedule impacts, adjusting plans as needed.
• Manage RFIs, submittals, shop drawing revisions, email management, and material procurement for glazing systems.

Communication

•  Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, general contractors, and design teams.
• Provide regular project updates, progress reports, and schedule forecasts.
• Attend Jobsite/Teams project meetings, document action items, and ensure follow?through.
• Return project related phone calls and emails daily and on a timely basis. (critical requirement)
• Fluent in conversational English as it relates to communication with customers and staff.

Project Completion

•  Oversee punch lists, inspections, field water testing, and final quality review.
• Ensure all warranties, as?built documents and closeout packages are completed and submitted.
• Conduct post?project reviews to identify lessons learned and improvement opportunities

 KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Experience with managing commercial glazing projects.
• Strong understanding of Florida Building Code, impact?resistant glazing requirements, and local permitting.
• Ability to interpret and match door hardware requirements based upon Life Safety code, ADA requirements, Access Control, Hurricane Impact requirements and functionality of hardware intent.
• Proven ability to manage subcontractors and maintain strong working relationships.
• Proficiency with project management software (Bluebeam, Excel, Word, MS Project, etc.).
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem?solving skills.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to job sites across Florida.
• Experience with commercial construction in Florida’s fast?paced market.
• Knowledge of acoustical systems, fire?rated assemblies, storefronts, curtainwall, and impact glazing.
• Familiarity with subcontractors driven project delivery models.
• Ability to identify value?engineering opportunities and cost?saving alternatives.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to field measure projects and relay/transfer information to software programs to achieve fabrication cut list and glass order sizes.
• Possess and maintain a valid state driver’s license to perform project site visit duties.

EDUCATATION AND/OR TRAINING

• High School Diploma and some college coursework preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of project manager experience in commercial glazing systems.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Some exposure to active construction environments
• Office based/some remote, occasional travel to job sites, pre-bid meetings, or client facilities may be required to assess project conditions or gather additional information for Project Manager duties.
• Sitting for extended periods in an office environment, maintain focus on detailed technical documents related to each project.
• Ability to lift 35+ pounds with assistance (if needed).
• Frequent standing, walking, stairs, ladder use, bending, and working with field measuring equipment.
• The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand and discern the exchange of information

Diamond, Drywall & Glass is committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. We expect every member to do their part to cultivate and maintain an environment where everyone can feel included and is afforded the respect and dignity they deserve.

This job description is not a contract. Employment with the Company is “at?will,” which means that either the employee or the Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without notice, and with or without cause. Nothing in this job description, or in any Company policy, procedure, or communication, is intended to create or imply a guarantee of continued employment or to alter the at?will nature of the employment relationship. The Company reserves the right to modify job duties or descriptions at any time, with or without notice.

Diamond, Drywall & Glass is an equal employment opportunity employer.

About Diamond, Drywall & Glass

We specialize in complete window and door systems, including glazing, installation, and project management - ensuring consistency and accountability from start to finish.

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