Construction Project Manager

Insight Global; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A construction management firm is seeking experienced Project Managers to oversee multiple fast-paced kitchen and restaurant construction projects. Ideal candidates will have 4-5+ years of construction project management experience, especially in food service settings. Responsibilities include managing budgets, tenant coordination, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure successful project execution. The role requires strong organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects concurrently.

Qualifications

• 4-5+ years of experience in construction project management, preferably in food service environments.
• Strong tenant coordination skills, particularly in leases and inspections.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple restaurant construction projects from planning through to closeout.
• Manage project budgets ranging from $500K to $5M.
• Lead tenant coordination and support health department inspections.

Skills

Construction project management experience

Tenant coordination

Retail construction experience

Experience with Procore

Smartsheets experience

Job description

• 4-5+ years of construction project management experience (Preferably in food hall, restaurant, kitchen, etc. setting)
• Strong tenant coordination experience (leases, work letters, inspections)

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Retail construction experience (strongly preferred)
• Background in office, warehouse, industrial, or aerospace construction (Tier 3 complexity)
• Experience with Procore or similar CM platforms
• Smartsheets Experience

Job Description

An Insight Global client is hiring Project Managers for a 3-year engagement to oversee multiple fast paced, multi site ground up kitchen and restaurant construction projects. This role is heavily focused on building and opening food service environments, making prior experience in restaurant or kitchen construction, openings, and health inspections a strong indicator of success. Each project typically last around 6-9 months & each PM can expect to manage 3-4 projects at any given time with the ability to scale up additional concurrent projects dependent on scheduling and phase overlap. The role requires strong ownership, organization, and comfort managing parallel workstreams from early planning through closeout. 20% of time will be dedicated to pre-construction planning and coordination, including budgeting, scheduling, and stakeholder alignment. Majority of the time, roughly 35% to 50%, is spent actively managing construction, coordinating tenants, overseeing execution, contractor performance, inspections, and issue resolution across multiple sites. The final 30% is spend on site evaluation, risk identification & lastly, closeout – including punch lists, documentation, inspections, and final turnover.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage multiple fast paced, parallel ground up kitchen and restaurant construction projects from release through closeout
• Lead tenant coordination, including leases, work letters, inspections, and approvals
• Develop and manage project budgets typically ranging from ~$500K to $4–5M, or support a high volume of projects
• Partner with internal Real Estate, Legal, Design, and Operations teams, as well as external architects, contractors, tenants, and vendors
• Support health department reviews and inspections tied to kitchen and food service openings