Construction Manager

Socket.dev; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev in Northern California seeks a Construction Manager to oversee multiple active projects, ensure safety and quality, and maintain execution standards across self-perform crews and subcontractors. You will lead field operations, coordinate with Superintendents, and report to the Director of Construction, while maintaining strong client communication and site governance.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of construction management experience, modular construction know-how, and a proven

Qualifications

• 5+ years of construction management with self-perform crews and subcontractors.
• Experience with volumetric/modular projects; factory-to-field handoff.
• Proven ownership of labor hour, productivity, and unit-cost KPIs.
• Experience across multiple concurrent projects/sites.
• Excellent client communication, both verbal and written.
• Knowledge of CA building codes, permitting, and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee portfolio-level field program performance across Northern California projects, ensuring schedule adherence, quality, and safety.
• Directly manage NorCal Superintendent(s), set expectations, review performance, and provide day-to-day direction.
• Establish and enforce field execution standards, sequencing, and performance expectations across self-perform and subcontracted scopes.
• Serve as the primary client-facing lead for NorCal projects—coordinate site access, communicate schedules, and provide updates.
• Act as the operational proxy to the Director of Construction for install and field management in NorCal.
• Direct project-level execution through Superintendents and Foremen and hold accountability for portfolio outcomes.
• Escalate cross-project resourcing conflicts or schedule risks to leadership.

Skills

Construction management

Modular construction

KPI management

Multi-site projects

Crew supervision

Subcontractor management

Client-facing

CA codes & safety

Driver's license

Job description

Reports to: Director of Construction

Direct reports: Northern California Superintendent(s)

This is a portfolio-level role with direct management authority. You are not running one project day-to-day — you are setting the standard, sequencing, and accountability bar across every active NorCal project simultaneously, directly managing the Superintendent(s) who execute at the project level, and acting as the region's operational leader across both self-perform crews and subcontracted scopes.

Portfolio Oversight & Standards — primary responsibility

• Own field program performance across all active Northern California projects — schedule adherence, quality standards, and safety compliance at the portfolio level.
• Directly manage the NorCal Superintendent(s) — set expectations, review performance, and provide day-to-day direction on standards and priorities.
• Set and enforce field execution standards, sequencing logic, and crew/subcontractor performance expectations consistent with Samara's install standards.
• Serve as the primary client-facing lead for NorCal projects — client communication, site access coordination, and schedule updates.
• Act as the Director of Construction's operational proxy in Northern California for install and field management.
• Direct the Superintendent(s)' project-level execution and hold accountability for outcomes across the portfolio; intervene directly when a project's execution falls outside standard.
• Escalate cross-project resourcing conflicts, systemic performance issues, or schedule risk to the Director of Construction.

Self-Perform Crew Management

• Own labor hour performance across self-perform crews — this is one of the division's primary KPI and a core measure of this role's success.
• Direct crew staffing, sequencing, and cross-project labor allocation through the Superintendent(s) and Foremen, balancing crew availability against the active project pipeline.
• Set and monitor cycle time, installation speed, and cost-per-unit targets for self-perform scopes; identify and correct productivity drift before it compounds across the portfolio.
• Oversee crane day planning and module set sequencing for self-perform projects, ensuring Superintendents and Foremen execute to the approved plan.
• Own safety compliance and defect rate performance for self-perform crews — job hazard analyses, pre-task plans, and corrective action follow-through.
• Manage equipment, tooling, and crew resourcing needs across concurrent self-perform projects.

Subcontractor Management

• For scopes delivered via subcontractor, own subcontractor qualification, performance accountability, and standards enforcement across the portfolio.
• Coordinate with Precon/Development teams on subcontractor bid packages, scope alignment, and readiness ahead of mobilization.
• Manage escalations involving subcontractor performance, scope disputes, or safety non-compliance.
• Make and defend self-perform vs. subcontract sequencing calls project-to-project, in coordination with the Director of

Construction. Quality & Reporting

• Log field issues in ACC and escape RFIs consistent with the division's RFI process.

Qualifications Required

• 5+ years construction management experience, with direct experience managing self-perform crews as well as subcontractor-based delivery.
• Volumetric/modular construction experience strongly preferred — specifically factory-to-field handoff, module set and crane day sequencing, and stitching/seaming/module connection tolerances.
• Demonstrated ownership of labor hour, productivity, or cost-per-unit KPIs on prior projects.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects/sites.
• Strong crew supervision and subcontractor management skills.
• Excellent client-facing communication — verbal and written.
• Working knowledge of California building codes, permitting, and safety standards.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation; regional travel required.

Note on Structure The Construction Manager directly manages the Superintendent(s), who in turn supervise Foremen and self-perform crews. The Construction Manager owns portfolio-level standards, labor hour and productivity performance, client accountability, and performance management across all NorCal projects — spanning both self-perform and subcontracted scopes. The Construction Manager reports to the Director of Construction.