Construction Project Manager – Owner’s Side

Trueline Talent; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Mileage reimbursement

Job summary

Trueline Talent's client, a growing Southern California hospitality owner and developer, seeks a Construction Project Manager to join its team in Irvine, CA. This role moves a commercial construction professional into an owner's representative position, owning decisions on hotel capital projects from preconstruction through closeout.

You will review drawings, manage budgets, coordinate with architects, engineers, and vendors, and drive projects with minimal disruption to hotel operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years in commercial construction project management or related roles.
• Experience with owners representation, developers, or GC/CM environments.
• Strong understanding of construction means, methods, and sequencing.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, specs, and contracts.

Responsibilities

• Represent ownership throughout preconstruction, construction and closeout.
• Support hotel renovations and capital projects.
• Review drawings, specs, scopes, and contracts.
• Identify risks, gaps, and coordination issues.
• Develop RFPs, scopes of work, and procurement documents.
• Evaluate bids and manage contractor selections and negotiations.
• Monitor progress, quality, schedule, and compliance.
• Maintain project budgets,Forecasts and cost tracking.
• Coordinate with architects, engineers, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Ensure projects deliver with minimal disruption to operations.

Skills

Commercial construction

Owner's rep

Budgeting

Reading drawings

Coordination

Site visits

Travel onsite

Job description

Construction Project Manager - Owners side

Trueline's client, a growing Southern California hospitality owner and developer with an active portfolio of renovation and development projects, is seeking a Construction Project Manager to join its team in Irvine, CA. This is an opportunity for a commercial construction professional to move into an owner's representative role, take greater ownership of project decisions, and manage hotel capital projects and developments from preconstruction through closeout.

What You'll Do as the Construction Project Manager:

• Represent ownership throughout preconstruction, construction, and project closeout
• Support hotel renovations, capital improvement projects, and future ground-up developments
• Review architectural and engineering drawings, specifications, scopes, and contract documents
• Identify constructability concerns, scope gaps, coordination issues, and project risks before they impact execution
• Develop RFPs, RFQs, scopes of work, and other procurement documents
• Evaluate bids, proposals, qualifications, and scope coverage from General Contractors, consultants, and vendors
• Participate in contractor selection, negotiations, buyout, and value-engineering decisions
• Coordinate architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, vendors, municipalities, and internal stakeholders
• Conduct regular project site visits and monitor progress, quality, schedule, and compliance
• Review RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, pay applications, change orders, and other project documentation
• Evaluate construction issues and recommend practical solutions based on cost, schedule, quality, and long-term asset value
• Develop and maintain project budgets, forecasts, and cost tracking
• Review contractor and vendor invoices against contracts, approved work, and project budgets
• Evaluate change orders for scope, pricing, necessity, and contractual responsibility
• Monitor design, permitting, procurement, and construction schedules
• Identify potential delays and work with project partners to develop recovery plans
• Coordinate punch lists, inspections, turnover, warranties, and final closeout
• Partner with hotel operations and internal teams to minimize disruption and support successful project delivery
• Help improve internal construction and development processes as the portfolio grows

Must-Haves as the Construction Project Manager:

• Approximately 3+ years of commercial construction experience in Project Management, Project Engineering, Construction Management, or a similar role
• Experience with a commercial General Contractor, developer, owner's representative, construction management firm, or comparable organization
• Experience supporting or managing projects across multiple phases of the construction lifecycle
• Strong understanding of commercial construction means, methods, and sequencing
• Working knowledge of mechanical/HVAC, electrical, plumbing, structural, and architectural building systems
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and contract documents
• Experience coordinating with General Contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers, consultants, and vendors
• Understanding of RFIs, submittals, change orders, pay applications, budgets, schedules, and project closeout
• Ability to evaluate field and project issues, understand available options, and make sound recommendations without relying on senior leadership for every decision
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
• Excellent organization, communication, and relationship-management abilities
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain accountability for project outcomes
• Comfortable working onsite in Irvine and traveling to Southern California project sites as needed

Nice-to-Haves as the Construction Project Manager:

• Hospitality or hotel construction experience
• Hotel renovation experience
• Experience completing construction within occupied or operational facilities
• Multifamily, mixed-use, retail, or other complex commercial project experience
• Previous owner's representative or developer-side experience
• Combination of renovation and ground-up construction experience
• Experience evaluating project decisions from an ownership or long-term asset perspective
• Preconstruction and procurement experience
• Experience developing and administering RFPs and scopes of work
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field
• Interest in progressing into Senior Project Manager and Design & Construction leadership responsibilities

Our Client Offers:

• Base salary of approximately $75,000-$100,000+, depending on experience
• Flexibility above the stated range for an exceptionally strong candidate
• Health insurance with approximately 65% company contribution
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Mileage reimbursement for business-related travel
• Exposure to hotel renovations, capital improvements, and future ground-up developments
• Opportunity to transition from the GC or contractor side into an owner's representative role
• Direct involvement in project decisions rather than managing only one portion of the construction process
• Opportunity to work with outside GCs, architects, engineers, consultants, and vendors from the ownership side
• Long-term advancement potential into Senior Project Manager responsibilities
• Potential future path into Director-level Design & Construction leadership

Trueline and its clients are unabashed equal-opportunity employers committed to a diverse workforce. We welcome smart and ambitious applicants and recruit, refer, hire, place, and promote without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.