Field Office Lead – ESOP Construction

Austin Industries; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401K plan

ESOP

Job summary

Austin Commercial is seeking a Field Office Manager for its Houston, TX division to oversee jobsite accounting, payroll, subcontract management, and related administrative functions. The role supports project staff and reports to the Operations Controller, with career development and salary reviews tied to project progress.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree and extensive field office management experience, plus strong experience in construction accounting, billing, and ERP

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree and 5-10 years of progressive field office management experience and/or alternative combination of education and progressive field office management experience in lieu of degree
• 3-5 years accounting experience in the construction industry preferred
• An accounting background with cost plus billings experience is preferred
• AIA billing experience in an ERP system

Responsibilities

• Prepares and submits monthly pay requests in accordance with contract terms.
• Oversees all field payroll functions for both hourly and salaried employees, ensuring that all hours worked are properly documented, coded, and reported to the Austin Accounting department.
• Receives and processes all invoices and pay requests from suppliers and subcontractors, including M/WBE and subcontractor man‑hour reporting.
• Monitors the entire invoice system to ensure subcontractors and suppliers are being paid in a timely manner, following up with subcontractors and suppliers to receive appropriate back‑up documentation.
• Maintains the project job‑cost reports that support pay requests to the owner.
• Works with the project manager to ensure that all subcontractors have the necessary bonding and insurance documents properly completed and on file before their scope of work commences.
• Incorporates change order revisions into the schedule of values.
• Assists in preparation of the monthly job status report.
• Ensures all project cost items are coded properly according to the chart of accounts as well as recorded and paid in a timely manner.
• Monitors all reports from the performance reporting system for accuracy and consistency, and assists project manager in making all necessary revisions.
• Directs a variety of jobsite personnel functions, including pre‑employment/pre‑transfer physical exams and drug tests, reference checks, new employee enrollments and orientations, group insurance, etc.
• Assists the project manager in a number of functions related to closeout of a project to include the final billing to the owner.
• Performs a wide variety of related administrative support tasks such as preparation of safety reports, equipment inventories and maintenance records, etc. Ensures all equipment on site is reported for insurance purposes.
• Provides routine supervision for the support staff, assisting with the hiring, training, and disciplining of supervised staff.
• Establishes and maintains the project filing system and performs general office and clerical duties.

Skills

Field office management

Construction accounting

Subcontract management

Payroll administration

Billing (AIA/owner)

Education

Bachelor's degree

5-10 years field office management experience

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Austin Commercial is seeking a Field Office Manager for its Houston, TX division to oversee jobsite accounting, payroll, subcontract management, and related administrative functions. The role supports project staff and reports to the Operations Controller, with career development and salary reviews tied to project progress.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree and extensive field office management experience, plus strong experience in construction accounting, billing, and ERP