Project Manager

HBC; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

HSA / Wellness programs

Discounted gym memberships

401(k) with company match

Paid time off (over 5 weeks)

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Howard Building Corporation in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a Project Manager to lead fast-paced commercial interiors projects. You will own budgets, procurement, scheduling, and client relationships across teams, with a focus on constructability, value engineering, and risk management.

The role emphasizes mentoring junior staff, coordinating with subs and architects, and delivering safe, high-quality spaces on schedule. A strong communicator with GC experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of commercial construction experience.
• Commercial GC experience required.
• Tenant improvement/commercial interiors/renovation experience preferred.
• Strong financial, estimating, scheduling, and contract-management skills.
• Effective communicator with clients and subs.
• Organized enough to manage details and see the big picture.
• Procore, Bluebeam, Microsoft 365, and scheduling tools used daily.
• Construction Management/Engineering/Architecture degree preferred; equivalent experience counts.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project budgets, estimating, buyout, forecasting, billings, and cost control.
• Manage subcontracts, procurement, RFIs, submittals, change management, and project documentation.
• Coordinate schedule with the Superintendent and project team.
• Maintain client, architect, consultant, landlord, and subcontractor relationships.
• Lead preconstruction, constructability reviews, value engineering, and project planning.
• Identify project risks and implement problem-solving strategies.
• Oversee punch, closeout, financial completion, and warranty follow-up.
• Mentor APMs, Project Engineers, and team members.

Skills

Commercial construction

Client relations

Budget management

Scheduling

Contract management

Team leadership

Education

Construction/Engineering/Architecture degree or related experience

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam

Microsoft 365

Scheduling software

Job description

Description

We’re looking for a Project Manager who enjoys fast-paced commercial interiors, strong teams, great clients, and the occasional construction problem that needs to be solved before lunch.

Job Type

Full-time

What You’ll Own

• Project budgets, estimating, buyout, forecasting, billings, and cost control
• Subcontracts, procurement, RFIs, submittals, change management, and project documentation
• Schedule coordination with the Superintendent and project team
• Client, architect, consultant, landlord, and subcontractor relationships
• Preconstruction, constructability, value engineering, and project planning
• Project risk identification and problem solving
• Punch, closeout, financial completion, and warranty follow-up
• Mentoring and developing APMs, Project Engineers, and other team members

You’ll Probably Enjoy This Job If You…

• Like construction and actually enjoy being around project teams
• Can make a decision without scheduling six meetings first
• Stay organized when ten things happen at once
• Ask questions before small problems become expensive ones
• Know when an email is appropriate and when picking up the phone will solve the problem faster
• Enjoy negotiating but understand that relationships matter after the negotiation is over
• Take the work seriously without taking yourself too seriously
• Like developing younger team members
• Understand that good PMs manage projects, but great PMs lead people
• Get satisfaction from walking through a finished space and knowing what it took to get there

What Success Looks Like

A successful Project Manager delivers projects that are safe, well planned, financially successful, on schedule, high quality, organized, and enjoyable to work on.

Most importantly, the project is delivered by a team of clients, designers, subcontractors, and coworkers who would happily work together again.

Because at the end of the day, we’re not just building offices and interiors. We’re building teams, relationships, and the next project.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of commercial construction experience
• Commercial GC experience required
• Tenant improvement, commercial interiors, renovation, or occupied-space experience strongly preferred
• Strong financial, estimating, scheduling, and contract-management skills
• A communicator who is comfortable with clients and subcontractors
• Someone organized enough to manage the details but experienced enough to see the big picture
• Procore, Bluebeam, Microsoft 365, and construction scheduling/project management experience
• Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related degree preferred; equivalent experience absolutely counts

If you enjoy building great spaces, strong teams, and long-term client relationships, we’d like to talk.

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Equal Opportunity

Howard Building Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, hire, train, and promote individuals without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, marital status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, medical condition genetic information, disability, military status or protected veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Act.

HBC is an Equal Opportunity Employer in compliance with the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Initiative, and all other applicable law.

HBC does not use artificial intelligence in any aspect of the hiring process.

What We Offer...

• Company Paid Employee Benefits – Health, Dental, Vision, Life and AD&D
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA), HRA, Additional Life, Disability, and more
• Discounted Gym Memberships, Wellbeing Rewards, Employee Assistance Programs
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan – Free Retirement to all Full-time Employees
• 401(k) Retirement Plan + Partial Employer Matching Funds
• Paid Parking, Commuter Benefits, Auto Allowances
• Over 5 Weeks of Paid Time Off to Start
• Paid Training + Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• Annual Bonuses
• Flexibility

Salary Description

$120,000 - $165,000/ year DOE