Job Openings
Project Manager (Geotechnical)
About the job Project Manager (Geotechnical)
Project Manager (Geotechnical)
Onsite | Tampa (Relocating to Brooksville within 12 months)
Direct Hire / Full-Time
HireNow Staffing is actively recruiting a seasoned, highly skilled Project Manager (Geotechnical) to join one of our valued client partners. HireNow Staffing is acting as a direct placement partner for this Geotechnical Project Management opportunity.
We are seeking a results-driven construction project leader who can successfully manage multiple field and office-based projects, oversee budgets, coordinate crews and subcontractors, and maintain strong client relationships in a demanding, deadline-driven environment. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in civil, foundation, infrastructure, or geotechnical construction operations and wants long-term career growth.
HireNow Disqualifier: Candidates with jumpy or unstable resumes will not be accepted or interviewed. We are prioritizing professionals with stable tenure, project ownership experience, and proven delivery success.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage multiple geotechnical and construction projects from kickoff through completion
- Oversee schedules, budgets, labor planning, and resource allocation
- Conduct regular client meetings to define scope, expectations, and project updates
- Coordinate internal teams, field personnel, vendors, and subcontractors
- Develop cost estimates and monitor actual spend versus projected budgets
- Identify project risks, delays, or cost variances and implement corrective action
- Prepare detailed progress reports for leadership and customers
- Support proposal development alongside sales and estimating teams
- Ensure all work meets engineering standards, customer requirements, and safety expectations
- Travel throughout Florida for active project oversight and client support
- Balance approximately 50% office responsibilities and 50% field responsibilities
Required Qualifications (Highly Important)
- 3+ years of Project Management experience in geotechnical, civil, heavy construction, foundation, or related industries
- Proven experience managing multiple simultaneous projects
- Strong budgeting, cost tracking, and project forecasting skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment averaging 50+ hours per week based on project demands
- Willingness to travel throughout Florida as needed
- Comfortable working onsite in Tampa initially and relocating to Brooksville, Florida within 12 months
- Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills
- Stable employment history with clear progression and project ownership
Preferred Qualifications (Strongly Valued)
- Geotechnical construction project experience
- Department of Transportation (DOT) project background
- Experience with deep foundations, piles, retaining systems, soil stabilization, shoring, or engineered site solutions
- Knowledge of estimating, takeoffs, and construction costing
- Experience leading field crews and subcontractors
- Familiarity with engineering drawings, site plans, and technical specifications
- Experience in design-build or custom engineered solution environments
HireNow Disqualifiers
- Jumpy or unstable resume history
- No construction or project management experience
- Unwilling to relocate to Brooksville, Florida within 12 months
- Unable to travel throughout Florida
- Prefers strict 8-to-5 schedules with no flexibility
- Weak budgeting or cost-control experience
- Poor communication with clients or field teams
- No experience managing multiple moving projects simultaneously
HireNow Checklist
HireNow Staffing is recruiting candidates who meet the following profile:
3+ years Project Management experience in geotechnical or construction sectors
Experience running projects from planning through completion
Strong budgeting, scheduling, and reporting capabilities
Comfortable with 50/50 office and field workload
Able to travel Florida job sites as needed
Strong client-facing professionalism
Comfortable in fast-paced, quota-driven environments
Open to Tampa now and Brooksville transition later
Stable career background with leadership progression
Standout Candidates Include:
Geotechnical PMs with DOT project history
Foundation / pile / shoring Project Managers
Civil PMs overseeing infrastructure and sitework
Construction PMs with strong estimating backgrounds
Field leaders promoted into full project ownership roles
HireNow Package
- Base Salary: $85,000 – $100,000
- Vehicle Allowance + Fuel Card
- Work Location: Onsite in Tampa, Florida initially; relocating to Brooksville, Florida within 12 months
- Schedule: 50+ hour workweeks based on project demands
- Work Style: Approximately 50% office / 50% field
- Employment Type: Direct Hire / Full-Time
- Long-term advancement potential with a growing organization