Construction Project Manager | Specialty Subcontractor
Location: Long Beach, CA
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Arrangement: In-Person
Compensation: $80,000 base + uncapped quarterly performance incentive
Projected Total Compensation: Approximately $140,000 annually
About the Opportunity
Our client is a growing specialty construction company expanding its Southern California operations. We are seeking a Construction Project Manager to take ownership of projects from contract award through final completion.
This is a hands-on project management opportunity for a construction professional who can manage multiple projects simultaneously, maintain strong documentation and communication, and keep projects moving on schedule and within budget.
The ideal candidate has experience working for a specialty subcontractor, particularly in environments involving DSA, public works, inspections, compliance, and detailed project documentation.
Key Responsibilities
- Review contracts, plans, specifications, and project requirements.
- Manage project startup, planning, scheduling, and execution.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects at different stages of construction.
- Prepare and coordinate submittals, RFIs, and project documentation.
- Identify, price, track, and manage change orders.
- Coordinate material procurement and project-specific equipment requirements.
- Monitor project budgets, job costs, billing, and financial performance.
- Track project progress and address schedule, cost, and coordination issues.
- Participate in preconstruction meetings, job walks, and project coordination meetings.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for general contractors, customers, and project stakeholders.
- Coordinate with field teams regarding manpower, sequencing, site logistics, and project requirements.
- Manage inspection, testing, and compliance documentation.
- Maintain organized project documentation using tools such as Bluebeam.
- Manage punch lists, closeout documentation, and final completion.
- Maintain strong customer and project stakeholder relationships.
- Ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on schedule, and profitably.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of construction Project Management, Assistant Project Management, or Project Engineer experience
- 5-6 years of experience preferred
- Specialty subcontractor experience strongly preferred
- Experience managing projects throughout the construction lifecycle
- Strong experience with contracts, submittals, RFIs, change orders, scheduling, financial tracking, and project closeout
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities
- Strong understanding of construction plans, specifications, and project documentation
- DSA, public works, or similarly complex project experience strongly preferred
- Experience with structural concrete/rebar or other technically complex specialty construction scopes preferred
- Bluebeam experience preferred
- Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and follow-through skills
- Comfortable working with customers, general contractors, field personnel, and internal project teams
- Ability to take ownership, anticipate issues, and keep projects moving in a fast-paced environment
- Based in the company's Long Beach office Tuesday through Thursday
- In-person collaboration with senior project management and the Southern California team
- Periodic travel to project meetings, preconstruction meetings, and job walks
- Projects may be located throughout Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside, and the broader Southern California market
- Majority of the position is office and project-management based
- Uncapped quarterly performance incentive
- Projected total annual compensation of approximately $140,000
- Direct mentorship from senior project management leadership
- Opportunity to work across a broad portfolio of Southern California projects
- Opportunity for increased responsibility and future leadership
- Growing Southern California operation
- Long Beach office location with regional project exposure