Project Manager

Project Manager (Orlando, FL)

Location: Maitland, FL

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 11 months
• Pay Rate: $60.00 $104.00 / Hour (USD)
• Travel Requirements: Ability to travel to project sites and client offices, as needed.
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

Our Transmission & Distribution global practice has an imminent need for a Project Manager to support a program consisting of a combination of small to moderate size transmission and substation projects. The Project Manager will manage, direct, and coordinate all aspects of multiple concurrent projects, including planning, engineering, permitting, procurement, construction, and project closeout. The Project Manager will serve as a primary point of coordination between the client, project teams, contractors, and other stakeholders to ensure projects are successfully delivered in alignment with scope, schedule, budget, and client expectations.

The Project Manager will report directly to the Lead Project Manager/Program Manager and is responsible for overall project execution, cost and schedule management, stakeholder coordination, risk management, and successful completion of assigned projects within specified dates. The Project Manager will establish and maintain professional and satisfactory relationships with the Owner, internal project teams, subcontractors, regulatory agencies, and other project stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall management of projects from development through construction and closeout, coordinating activities including planning, siting, environmental, permitting, estimating, engineering, right-of-way, project controls, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project closeout.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for assigned projects and maintain clear lines of communication between the client, project teams, contractors, consultants, and other stakeholders.
• Drive project schedules, manage scope, identify dependencies, and proactively coordinate activities required to meet project milestones and in-service dates.
• Maintain detailed and accurate project cost forecasts, accruals, commitments, and overall financial performance.
• Identify, track, communicate, and manage project risks, issues, changes, and decisions that may impact scope, schedule, cost, or project execution.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams and ensure responsibilities, deliverables, priorities, and required dates are clearly communicated and understood.
• Facilitate project meetings, stakeholder coordination, action-item tracking, and follow-up to ensure commitments and project decisions are executed.
• Work closely with project teams to confirm deliverables and services are being provided in accordance with client expectations, project requirements, and established program processes.
• Support procurement, contractor coordination, bid activities, change management, and construction readiness as required throughout project execution.
• Provide clear and concise project reporting, including schedule, cost, risk, procurement, construction, and overall project status.
• Proactively identify potential project impacts, escalate issues when appropriate, and coordinate with the Lead Project Manager/Program Manager and client stakeholders to develop resolution strategies.
• Support consistent implementation of program processes, project controls, reporting requirements, and lessons learned across assigned projects.

Required Skills

• Working knowledge of project scheduling and the ability to understand, evaluate, and communicate project schedule activities, milestones, dependencies, and impacts.
• Working knowledge of project cost management, forecasting, change control, risk management, and project controls.
• Strong client and stakeholder management skills with demonstrated ability to develop productive working relationships across multiple organizations and disciplines.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary technical and non-technical teams toward common project objectives.
• Ability to understand and communicate technical project information at a level necessary to manage scope, schedule, cost, risk, and stakeholder expectations. Engineering design experience is not required.
• Ability to identify project risks, constraints, and competing priorities and proactively drive issues toward resolution.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and project teams simultaneously in a fast-paced program environment.
• Strong meeting facilitation, organization, follow-up, and action-item management skills.
• Advanced analytical, reporting, and presentation skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate project status, risks, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Valid driver's license required. In addition, must meet standards to qualify for and maintain the Company's vehicle driving privileges as outlined in the Company's Motor Vehicle Safety Policy.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working within the electric utility, transmission and distribution, infrastructure, or similar capital project environment preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred but not mandatory.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, project management, business, or related field from an accredited curriculum required.
• Completion of a master's degree in a related field may be substituted for one year of experience.

Required Experience

• Minimum of 7 years of progressive project or program management experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects through multiple phases of the project lifecycle, including planning, design/engineering, procurement, construction, and closeout.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects, priorities, project teams, and stakeholders.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This client is a 100% employee-owned infrastructure engineering firm operating across energy, aviation, water, telecommunications, transportation, and healthcare sectors, with 75+ offices across the U.S. and around the world. With more than 125 years of history, the organization employs over 14,500 employee-owners generating more than $7.4 billion in annual revenue, making it one of the largest and most established firms in its field. Teams span civil and structural engineers, architects, environmental scientists, construction managers, and program management professionals who tackle complex, large-scale infrastructure projects including major airport expansions and grid transmission and distribution systems. Every full-time employee participates in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), earning the firm a 4.2-star Glassdoor rating from more than 1,800 reviews, with 87% of employees recommending it as a workplace.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-14071

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