Associate Owner's Representative

RAG Collaborative; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct mentorship

Hybrid work environment

Competitive base salary + bonus

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid Time Off

Employer-sponsored continuingEducation

Job summary

RAG Collaborative seeks an Associate Owner's Representative to join a boutique team guiding complex high-end residential projects in Salt Lake City. You work with the Lead Owner's Representative across all phases, gaining increasing ownership and direct mentorship from founders.

You’ll manage design-to-construction tasks, coordinate with architects, engineers, and vendors, and maintain dashboards and reports to support project decisions while delivering meticulous ownership and accountability.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience in project coordination, administration, engineering, or similar roles.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organization; manage complex information with clarity.
• Excellent communication; distill complex info clearly and concisely.
• Strong initiative and accountability; prioritize demands and follow through.
• High emotional intelligence and sound judgment for diverse stakeholders.
• Strong quantitative skills; comfortable with budgets, schedules, and tracking tools.

Responsibilities

• Support the Lead Owner's Representative across multiple projects from design through construction and closeout.
• Prepare client reports, progress updates, and maintain dashboards for review.
• Coordinate with architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, and vendors to keep work moving.
• Read documents, identify discrepancies and risks, and escalate as needed.
• Maintain project records, dashboards, and trackers with version control and accountability.

Skills

Project coordination

Attention to detail

Communication

Initiative & accountability

Emotional intelligence

Quantitative skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, Real Estate Development, or related field

Tools

Google Workspace

Microsoft 365 Office

Procore

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Notion

Airtable

Job description

RAG Collaborative is a boutique owner's representation and design firm specializing in complex, high-end custom residential projects. We manage ground-up custom homes in mountain and resort communities, working alongside leading architects, engineers, contractors, and consultants.

We are a small, high-trust team that operates with rigor, accountability, and attention to detail. Our team takes ownership, communicates clearly, exercises great judgment, and contributes meaningfully to our projects and the continued growth of the firm.

Associate Owner’s Representative

Full-Time | Hybrid | Salt Lake City, UT

About RAG Collaborative

RAG Collaborative is a boutique owner's representation and design firm specializing in complex, high-end custom residential projects. We manage ground-up custom homes in mountain and resort communities, working alongside leading architects, engineers, contractors, and consultants.

We are a small, high-trust team that operates with rigor, accountability, and attention to detail. Our team takes ownership, communicates clearly, exercises great judgment, and contributes meaningfully to our projects and the continued growth of the firm.

The Role

As an Associate Owner's Representative, you will work closely with the Lead Owner's Representative across all phases of complex custom residential projects. You will take on meaningful responsibility from the outset, with direct mentorship and increasing ownership as your experience and judgment develop.

What You’ll Do

Reporting directly to our founders, you’ll support the execution of complex residential projects from design through construction. Key responsibilities include:

Project Management + Coordination

• Support the Lead Owner's Representative across multiple projects from design and preconstruction through construction and closeout.
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of project status, priorities, decisions, schedules, budgets, issues, and upcoming milestones.
• Support coordination with architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, and vendors to keep decisions and deliverables moving.
• Read and interpret architectural, structural, and MEP documents, identifying discrepancies, conflicts, and emerging risks for Lead Owner's Representative review.
• Participate in site visits and meetings to understand progress and identify required follow-up.

Reporting + Financial Management

• Prepare client reports, progress updates, and maintain dashboards for Lead Owner's Representative review.
• Review pay applications, invoices, and change orders for accuracy and contract alignment, flagging questions or discrepancies for review by the Lead Owner's Representative.

Communication + Project Administration

• Support project communication and coordination, including meeting preparation, documentation, and follow-up.
• Maintain organized, accurate, and up-to-date project records, dashboards, and trackers, ensuring information is accessible and version controlled.
• Communicate proactively with the Lead Owner's Representative regarding priorities and emerging issues, developing judgment around what can be resolved independently and what should be elevated.

Who You Are

We’re looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment—someone who is highly organized, self-motivated, and excited about contributing to and shaping internal processes as we grow.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience in project coordination, project administration, project engineering, project management, or a similarly demanding role. Experience in construction, architecture, engineering, development, or owner's representation is strongly preferred.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organization. You maintain command of complex information, recognize inconsistencies, and ask thoughtful questions.
• Excellent communication. You distill complex information clearly and concisely.
• Strong initiative and accountability. You prioritize competing demands, anticipate next steps, and reliably follow through.
• High emotional intelligence and sound judgment. You navigate different personalities and priorities and recognize when to act independently or elevate.
• Strong quantitative skills. You work comfortably with budgets, invoices, schedules, and detailed tracking tools.

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, Real Estate Development, or a related field.
• Experience with high-end custom residences, or other complex, design-driven projects.
• Experience reviewing pay applications, change orders, contracts, budgets, and construction schedules, with familiarity with AIA contracts.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace and/or Microsoft Office, particularly spreadsheets.
• Experience with project-management and data platforms such as Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Notion, or Airtable, and demonstrated fluency with emerging AI tools.

What We Offer

• Direct mentorship and collaboration with Lead Owner’s Representatives and RAG founders
• Exposure to landmark custom residential projects and world‑class design and construction professionals.
• Hybrid work environment offering flexibility between remote work, in-person collaboration, and project site visits.
• Competitive base salary, and performance-based bonus.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid Time Off
• Employer-sponsored continuing education.

Location + Eligibility

Candidates must reside within, or plan to relocate to, approximately one hour of Salt Lake City and have reliable transportation for regular meetings and site visits.

This is a hybrid position combining remote work, in-person team collaboration in Salt Lake City, and regular project site visits typically across the Wasatch back . The balance of remote and in-person work will vary based on project and team needs.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.