Construction Project Manager

LOCKHART-SUVER LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockhart|Suver is seeking a Project Manager to lead custom home projects throughout Seattle, the Eastside, Bainbridge, and surrounding islands. You will plan, assemble the team, and guide projects from start to finish with a focus on high-quality construction and tight tolerances.

The role requires coordinating with lead carpenters, superintendents, designers, and clients to deliver on schedule, on budget and with exceptional value.

Qualifications

• Background in custom home construction or related field.
• Ability to communicate professionally with clients, designers and team members.
• Comfortable in a close-knit team with principals involved in projects.
• Ability to manage multiple projects from start to finish, on‑budget and on‑time.
• Experience drafting and updating project schedules and coordinating resources.
• Experience drafting and managing subcontracts and purchase orders.

Responsibilities

• Lay out project plan and assemble construction team, guiding from start to finish.
• Coordinate daily with superintendents, subcontractors and vendors.
• Produce reliable cost estimates and propose value options to clients and design team.
• Draft and manage detailed project schedules and resource allocations.
• Draft and manage subcontracts and purchase orders.
• Strive to exceed client expectations and improve systems for efficiency.

Skills

Project management

Construction knowledge

Client communication

Scheduling

Budgeting

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

Job description

If you are looking for a place to apply your skills, knowledge and passion as a Project Manager building one-of-a-kind custom homes then we want to talk with you about joining the team at Lockhart|Suver.

Lockhart|Suver builds custom homes of the highest quality in Seattle, the Eastside and on Bainbridge, Vashon, Whidbey and the San Juan Islands. We're a dynamic and resourceful company with an amazing team that can build anything our clients desire and their architects envision. You will work with our tight-knit group of talented master carpenters along with the finest tradespeople in the region who thrive when challenged to deliver homes of uncompromising quality and built impeccably to the highest of tolerances. We believe that thorough upfront planning is necessary to build a well-executed and successful project. You will be responsible for laying out the plan for building your project, assembling your construction team and guiding them from start to finish.

Lockhart|Suver was founded in 2004 and has earned a reputation as one of the elite custom home builders in the Pacific Northwest. Our company culture emphasizes communication and collaboration with the project team and with our Clients. We strive to exceed our Clients' expectations on every project. Yet we're not satisfied with "good enough". We set a high bar for ourselves and never stop looking for ways to improve.

A successful L|S PM will...

• have a background and experience in custom home construction and possess a foundational knowledge of construction practices and an appreciation for one-of-a-kind design. (Commercial construction background also considered)
• demonstrate the ability to communicate professionally and effectively with clients, designers and team members.
• be comfortable working in a close-knit team environment where the company Principals are actively involved in each project. Coordinate daily with project Superintendents, subcontractors and vendors.
• demonstrate the organization and drive to manage multiple projects from start to finish, on‑budget, on‑time.
• produce accurate and reliable project cost estimates and work with clients and the design team to provide cost‑engineering options to assure best value
• draft and update detailed project schedules and work with superintendent to project resource allocations.
• draft and manage subcontracts and purchase orders.
• make a commitment to achieve project results that exceed our clients’ expectations
• display intellectual curiosity and the desire to innovate the company’s systems to improve the quality and reliability of our work, increase the efficiency of our construction processes and to deliver the best value possible to our clients.