CTM: Mechanical Project Manager

CT Mechanical•Jacksonville, FL

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About The Position

CT Mechanical, a division of Comfort Temp Company, is a commercial mechanical contractor serving Florida since 2014, with offices in Gainesville, Jacksonville, Orlando, and Tampa. The company self-performs HVAC, plumbing, pipefitting, and sheet metal work for healthcare, education, government, industrial, and institutional clients. The Mechanical Project Manager owns commercial mechanical projects from turnover through closeout, including schedules, labor plans, materials, client relationships, and financial performance. The role targets a minimum 10% net profit on every project and focuses on anticipating and correcting labor overruns, material gaps, and schedule risks before they affect field operations. The Project Manager works daily with field leadership, estimating, the warehouse, finance, general contractors, owners, engineers, vendors, and subcontractors. Success means maintaining predictable projects, understanding each job’s financial position and upcoming field needs, planning labor, coordinating timely materials, documenting change orders, and communicating proactively with customers, field teams, and leadership. The company’s stated values are: “Do what you say. Do what it takes. Walk with purpose. Do the right thing.”

Requirements

10 or more years of experience in commercial HVAC or mechanical construction.
At least 3 years managing projects or leading field operations.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent trade or industry experience.
Hands-on knowledge of commercial HVAC systems, ductwork, piping, equipment installation, controls coordination, and startup.
Track record managing budgets, labor hours, job costs, change orders, schedules, vendors, and subcontractors.
Ability to read mechanical drawings, specifications, submittals, RFIs, and contract documents.
Ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining follow-through.
Credibility with field teams and ability to coach people and hold them accountable.

Nice To Haves

Project management experience in healthcare, K-12, higher education, government, or industrial work.
Experience with projects involving hydronic and gas piping, mechanical rooms, testing, adjusting, and balancing (TAB), and closeout.
Experience with prefab, vendor buyout, and equipment procurement.
Proficiency with job costing, scheduling, and construction documentation software.
History of developing foremen and apprentices.

Responsibilities

Review estimates, drawings, specifications, schedules, and contracts at turnover to identify risks and scope gaps.
Provide Estimating with feedback on scope, constructability, labor, and pricing.
Build and maintain project plans covering labor, materials, equipment, vendors, subcontractors, and milestones.
Maintain labor forecasts and three-week look-ahead plans, and ensure crews have the required information, materials, and tools.
Coordinate purchasing, equipment procurement, deliveries, staging, and prefab with the warehouse.
Manage vendors and subcontractors and maintain purchasing documentation.
Handle RFIs, submittals, punch lists, project closeout, and warranty issues.
Track budgets, job costs, labor production, and cost-to-complete.
Identify margin fade and labor overruns early and take corrective action.
Identify, price, document, and track change orders through approval.
Keep general contractors, owners, engineers, inspectors, and internal teams informed, and provide solutions to problems.
Report project status, labor, schedule risks, financial position, and next steps to leadership weekly.
Build relationships that generate repeat work for the branch.
Manage commercial mechanical projects from turnover through closeout, with a target of at least 10% net profit per job.