Manager, Facilities Construction Project Manager

Coke Florida Careers•Tampa, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida is seeking a Facilities Construction Manager to work from its Tampa-area office on first shift. The role leads planning, execution, and delivery of facility construction, renovation, infrastructure, and capital improvement projects across Coke Florida and its affiliates. The manager is accountable for projects across their full lifecycle, from business case development and design through procurement, construction, commissioning, turnover, and financial closeout. The position serves as the primary owner representative and strategic liaison among Operations, Facilities, Finance, Procurement, Safety and Risk Management, external partners, and consultants. It also leads and develops facilities project management professionals, builds organizational capability, and promotes consistent, high-quality capital project delivery across the enterprise. Projects may span manufacturing, warehouse, distribution, fleet, office, sales, and support facilities, including active operating environments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Facilities Management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in construction project management, facilities construction, engineering, or related disciplines.
Demonstrated experience independently managing multiple concurrent capital projects.
Demonstrated experience leading, coaching, and developing project, construction, engineering, facilities, or technical professionals.
Experience managing team performance, workload allocation, and resource planning across multiple projects.
Experience in manufacturing, industrial, warehouse, distribution, beverage, food production, or similarly complex operating environments.
Strong knowledge of project management principles, construction methods, estimating, scheduling, contract administration, and project controls.
Ability to interpret construction drawings, specifications, contracts, schedules, and technical documentation.
Valid driver’s license and ability to travel as needed.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Construction Manager (CCM), Certified Facility Manager (CFM), Facilities Management Professional (FMP), or comparable professional certification.
Experience managing multi-site capital programs.
Experience leading associates in multiple locations.
Previous experience working with a Coca-Cola bottler or a consumer packaged goods (CPG) company.
Experience managing projects of $2 million or more.

Responsibilities

Lead assigned construction, infrastructure, and facility improvement projects throughout the project lifecycle.
Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, risk, communications, and stakeholder expectations across multiple concurrent projects.
Lead, develop, coach, and performance-manage Facilities Construction team members; establish goals, expectations, development plans, and priorities.
Foster accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
Develop project execution strategies aligned with business objectives and operational requirements.
Ensure projects comply with company standards, regulations, permitting requirements, and safety expectations.
Partner with business leaders and site stakeholders to define project objectives, scope, business requirements, success criteria, and funding needs.
Develop project charters, budgets, schedules, risk assessments, stakeholder engagement plans, and execution strategies.
Coordinate architects, engineers, consultants, vendors, and internal stakeholders throughout project delivery.
Identify risks and constraints early and implement mitigation strategies and recovery plans.
Maintain project documentation, issue and change logs, action plans, decision records, and reporting.
Coordinate construction activity with site Operations leadership in active production, warehouse, and distribution environments; develop project-specific business continuity and site coordination plans.
Communicate project impacts, schedules, risks, and milestones to stakeholders, and transition completed projects to Operations and Facilities teams.
Develop and manage capital project budgets, forecasts, and business cases; monitor commitments, expenditures, accruals, contingencies, forecast-at-completion, and financial performance.
Review contracts, proposal pricing, change orders, pay applications, and invoices for compliance and accuracy.
Provide field leadership and oversight appropriate to project complexity and risk; ensure contractors comply with safety standards, environmental requirements, company policies, and regulations.
Coordinate inspections, testing, commissioning, and regulatory approvals; resolve quality, schedule, and performance issues.
Support Cardinal System Holdings and affiliated entities with construction management, due diligence, project controls, estimating, and facility initiatives as assigned.
Ensure projects receive appropriate governance, funding, prioritization, and resource allocation; maintain transparency about workload, commitments, priorities, and risks across supported entities.