Commercial Plumbing Project Manager

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Company: Breakthrough MEP
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Location: Cape Coral, Florida, or Denver, Colorado
Work Environment: Office and Active Construction Sites

Breakthrough MEP is seeking a proven Project Manager to lead commercial plumbing projects with disciplined execution, strong commercial judgment, and visible ownership. This is a senior operating role for someone who can read the work, buy it out, plan it, communicate it, protect the company contractually, and keep the project team aligned.

The right candidate understands how plumbing scope moves from plans, specifications, approved submittals, and vendor quotations into commitments, releases, field installation, change management, billing, and closeout. You will lead Assistant Project Managers, coordinate closely with Superintendents and field leaders, and represent BTRM with general contractors, vendors, subcontractors, and owners.

• Lead the project from estimating turnover through final closeout, with clear ownership of scope, budget, schedule, risk, and communication.
• Review the prime contract, estimate, clarifications, exclusions, bid assumptions, alternates, allowances, approved plans, specifications, and schedule before work begins.
• Convert the handoff into an executable project plan covering cost codes, responsibilities, submittals, buyout, long-lead materials, manpower, milestones, billing, changes, inspections, closeout.
• Set expectations for the APM, Superintendent, foremen, PO clerk, vendors, and second-tier subcontractors; maintain a reliable operating cadence and close assigned actions.

• Own project buyout, including scope packages, bid solicitation, comparable quote leveling, exclusions, alternates, approved-equal review, negotiations, award recommendations, and documented commitments.
• Validate major quantities and procurement assumptions against the contract documents, approved submittals, basis of design, field conditions, existing stock, transfer opportunities, and open orders before approving a purchase.
• Secure price locks, lead times, release dates, freight terms, storage arrangements, warranties, rebates, and return rights that protect the project and the company.
• Maintain a procurement and long-lead plan tied to the construction schedule. Manage releases, backorders, substitutions, deliveries, receiving, storage, damage, returns, excess material, and project-to-project transfers.
• Reduce avoidable emergency purchases, duplicate orders, over ordering, stranded inventory, and unmanaged price escalation through early planning and disciplined approval controls.

• Read and interpret plumbing drawings, specifications, schedules, details, risers, equipment requirements, and applicable contract documents; identify gaps, conflicts, and constructability risks early.
• Direct the RFI and submittal process. Confirm that procurement and field installation follow the approved submittal, contract requirements, and current drawing set.
• Understand commercial plumbing systems, materials, equipment, supports, sleeves, penetrations, fixture packages, valves, pumps, water heating, sanitary, vent, storm, domestic water, and testing requirements well enough to make sound project decisions.
• Coordinate BIM and shop drawings with the field, GC, design team, vendors, and other trades; resolve clashes and document decisions before they affect installation.

• Interpret the GC baseline schedule, updates, logic, milestones, constraints, and sequencing; translate them into practical three-week lookaheads, procurement actions, manpower needs, and…