Posted 07/20/2026
Job Number: 17297
Construction Business Manager
Coconut Creek, Florida • Onsite
Industry: Construction
Job Category: Construction
Job Type: Direct Hire
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Job Description
Position Title: Construction Business Manager
A well-established South Florida restoration and construction company is seeking a Senior Construction Office Manager / Operations Manager to oversee its office operations, contract administration, financial workflows, and administrative team. This high-impact role will serve as the owner’s right hand, managing everything from payroll approvals and vendor oversight to contract negotiations, staff accountability, and construction operations support. The ideal candidate is a confident, highly organized construction operations professional who can manage competing priorities, make sound decisions independently, and keep a fast-moving office accountable, accurate, and on track.
Construction Business Manager Responsibilities:
· Act as the right hand to the owner
· Oversee day-to-day office operations
· Ensure all departments operate efficiently
· Handle operational issues without requiring the owner’s involvement
· Coordinate office functions and administration
· Review contracts and mark up contracts
· Identify contractual risks and issues
· Work with the owner on final contract revisions
· Coordinate with attorneys
· Coordinate with associations and property managers
· Manage contract negotiations from the initial review through final execution
· Review payroll for accuracy
· Approve payroll before submission
· Work with the accountant and outside payroll provider to complete payroll approvals
· Review vendor payments
· Monitor accounts payable and accounts receivable activities
· Provide accounting oversight
· Ensure the accounting team’s work is accurate
· Manage approximately five direct reports
· Hold employees accountable
· Ensure departments complete their work correctly
· Coordinate office workflows
· Oversee staff responsible for accounting
· Oversee estimating and bid administration
· Oversee the Proposal Coordinator
· Oversee the Insurance and Subcontractor Compliance Coordinator
· Coordinate with senior operations and oversight personnel
· Review projects
· Support construction operations
· Participate in construction-related meetings
· Work within Bluebeam and other construction management systems
· Attend Zoom meetings on behalf of the owner
· Participate in project coordination meetings
· Provide the owner with updates and recommendations
· Resolve office issues
· Manage vendor relationships
· Coordinate IT, internet, and service-related issues
· Ensure the office operates efficiently
Construction Business Manager Requirements:
· Minimum of five years of construction office administration or management experience
· Construction industry experience
· Experience overseeing office staff
· Payroll review and approval experience
· Contract administration experience
· Operations management experience
· Experience supporting multiple departments
· Strong organizational skills
· Strong communication skills
· Ability to work independently
· Ability to hold employees accountable
· Ability to manage subcontractors, vendors and staff
· Ability to work effectively in a high-pressure environment
· Strong, assertive and confident leadership style
· Ability to address conflict without being easily intimidated
· Experience is significantly more important than a degree
Preferred Skills:
- Bilingual in English and Spanish
- Experience working in a smaller company and managing multiple areas of responsibility
- Construction office management experience
- Construction accounting and job costing knowledge
- Payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable and vendor payment oversight experience
- Contract review and administration experience
- Experience managing office staff and operations
- Experience using Bluebeam and other construction software
- Strong organizational and multitasking abilities
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Experience supporting owners or executives in a construction environment
- Strong communication skills and an accountability-focused leadership style
- Stable employment history with minimal job movement
Benefits:
- Base salary of $120,000–$140,000 depending on experience
- Potential salary increase following successful onboarding and demonstrated performance
- Eligibility for an annual performance bonus
- Additional discretionary performance-based rewards
- Health insurance stipend
- Two to three weeks of paid vacation
- Six paid federal holidays
- Extended company closure during the winter holiday season
- Gas reimbursement and vehicle maintenance assistance
- Greater scheduling flexibility once trust and performance are established
- Direct access to company ownership
- Significant autonomy and influence over business operations
- Opportunity to grow into broader operational leadership
If you have the construction office management experience, leadership presence, and operational judgment to become the owner’s trusted right hand, apply today!
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