General Contractor Project Manager

Five Star Painting of Wexford; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Free uniforms

Training & development

Job summary

Five Star Painting of Wexford is seeking a detail‑oriented Project Manager to coordinate residential and light commercial painting projects from estimate to completion. You will be the primary liaison among homeowners, architects, contractors, and the painting crews, ensuring schedules stay on track and budgets are respected.

Responsibilities include planning and scheduling, subcontracts and change orders, safety meetings, and accurate documentation in our systems.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of project management experience; 5 years preferred.
• Ability to manage and coordinate subcontractors.
• Strong communication with homeowners, architects, contractors and crews.
• Proficiency in MS Office and basic project documentation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure projects stay on schedule and within budget while meeting client needs and delivering quality.
• Plan, schedule and coordinate painting projects from estimated to completed.
• Generate operation plans in close consultation with homeowners, architects, contractors and other stakeholders.
• Schedule and manage subcontracts, purchase orders and change orders as needed.
• Lead safety meetings and document as necessary; maintain records and documentation.
• Facilitate weekly owner payroll reports and ensure accurate estimates and job costing.

Skills

Project management

Subcontractor coordination

Budgeting & cost control

Excellent communication

MS Office proficiency

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

Google Drive/Calendar

Job description

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Free uniforms
• Training & development

The Project Manager will coordinate and guide residential and light commercial painting jobs through the scheduling and execution stages and serve as the focal point for communication among the various involved parties. He or she will service all prospective customers with the objective of meeting their painting needs and building customers for life. Ensure that our customers’ needs and expectations are clearly communicated and accurately documented on a written proposal and change orders. Develop a close working relationship with the Owner, Estimators and the painting crews to ensure all expectations set forth on the written proposal are met. Our values are focused on delivering the best painting service in the industry.

Quality: Clean, On Time, On Budget. Affordability: Painting professionalism for sensible living.

Expertise: Most knowledgeable painting professionals in the industry.

Integrity: We deliver what we promise and guarantee our work.

Nationally recognized. Locally owned.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Ensure assigned project(s) are kept on schedule and within budget while meeting clients’ needs and delivering a quality project
• Plan, schedule and coordinate painting projects from “estimated” to “completed”.
• Generate schedules and plans of operation for painting projects in close consultation with homeowners, architects, contractors, remodelers, renovators, and other stakeholders
• Schedule and award subcontracts, purchase orders and change orders as needed
• Manage painting subcontractor crews and keep proper ratios of crews to estimators to maintain proper flow of work
• Identify potential issues and ensure timely decisions are made.
• Coordinating other trades such as drywall repair, carpentry, plaster & stucco repair, etc.
• Lead safety meetings and document as necessary
• Ensure proper document control and record keeping
• Ensure accuracy in estimates and job costing and facilitate weekly owner payroll reports
• Communicate the scheduling preferences and needs of the customer to the Owner by making notes in CORE and/or scheduling the job through the Company Calendar.
• Guide project to completion to ensure proper close-out.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The responsibilities listed above describe the duties that he Project manager will perform. The knowledge, skill and/or abilities required to execute these duties are listed below. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to manage, hire and coordinate subcontractors.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, managers, subcontractors and clients.
• Ability to learn and work independently in a fast-paced environment. Self-motivated.
• Superb time management, prioritization and organizational skills.
• Detail oriented, dependable, and reliable.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Proficiency in use of a personal computer and software programs such as MS Excel, MS Word, Google Mail/Calendar/and Drive.
• Minimum of 2 years (5 years preferred) of successful project management experience desired. Demonstrated work history of safely executing