Home Rebuild (Restoration) Project Manager
Location: Houston, TX
**Must have 3-5 years of home remodel/construction/remediation experience*
The Role:
The Rebuild Project Manager owns reconstruction projects from the first site walk to the final certificate of satisfaction. You will walk estimates, find and document supplements, write change orders, create and manage the budget, schedule and quality standards. You are the customer's main point of contact and the leader of every trade on your jobs.
What You'll Do:
Scoping and change management
- Walk the loss with the customer, adjuster, and estimator to confirm the repair scope.
- Walk estimates against field conditions and identify missed or hidden damage that needs to be supplemented.
- Document supplements with photos, measurements and notes so they can be estimated in Xactimate or Symbility.
- Write clear change orders for owner upgrades and added scope, and manage the approval process.
- Communicate scope, supplements and change orders professionally with adjusters, customer and management.
- Run assigned rebuild projects through every phase: contract signing, budgeting, scheduling, production, punch list, invoicing and closeout.
- Build a trade-by-trade budget and a weekly schedule by trade for every job, and keep both current in our job management software.
- Deliver projects within the approved cost budget and margin targets.
- Execute every project safely and quality standards.
- Log daily job status reports on all active rebuilds.
- Keep customers informed with proactive, honest updates from start to finish.
- Assist in selling the job to customers when needed.
- Guide customers through finish selections early so they never hold up the schedule, and get
- Maintain the finish schedule, punch list and certificate of satisfaction for every job.
Subcontractors, vendors and materials
- Grow and manage a qualified, dependable base of subcontractors.
- Obtain written quotes before any agreement or payment, and file every quote within 24 hours.
- Review vendor quotes against the approved budget, and approve or reject invoices within 24 hours.
- Verify that work is complete and the punch list is closed before a vendor is paid.
- Procure the right materials in the right quantity and get them to site on time.
- Ensure subcontractors perform at the highest quality.
Communication and accountability
- Keep management informed about risk to schedule, budget, client expectations or issues.
- Keep job files and contract documents organized in the job management system per the PM Manual.
- Willing to put in the effort to do what it takes when project load or a disaster response requires it.
What We're Looking For:
Required
- 3 or more years of residential construction, restoration or insurance repair experience, including at least 2 in a project management or supervisory role.
- Working knowledge of residential trades, construction sequencing and building materials.
- Excellent customer service, with clear and professional written and verbal communication.
- Strong organization and time management across multiple active jobs with tight deadlines.
- Accurate and detail-oriented, with exceptional writing and proofreading skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word and Outlook.
- Valid driver's license and daily travel throughout the Houston region.
Preferred
- Ability to read an insurance construction estimate and spot missing scope.
- Experience with a job management system.
- Four-year degree in construction management.
- Relationships with Houston-area subcontractors and suppliers.