Project Manager

Birchstone Residential; Florida; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Birchstone Residential in Florida is seeking a Project Manager to oversee interior and exterior construction, renovations, and maintenance across assigned communities. You will ensure projects run safely, on schedule, and within budget while aligning with company standards and regulatory requirements.

The role leads PM functions, develops preventative maintenance programs, supervises service teams and vendors, and collaborates with engineers, architects, and operations leaders to optimize ROI

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in multi-family construction, renovation, or maintenance, including at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience managing interior and exterior construction projects and capital improvement initiatives.
• Strong working knowledge of maintenance disciplines including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, drywall, flooring, painting, appliances, and lock systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and manage preventative and routine maintenance programs, standards, and initiatives.
• Plan, scope, budget, schedule, and manage all phases of construction and renovation projects from due diligence through completion.
• Collaborate with service managers, site teams, engineers, architects, vendors, and executives.
• Onboard, train, and oversee service managers and service technicians.
• Negotiate contracts, manage bids, and oversee third-party consultants, contractors, and vendors.
• Obtain and maintain required permits, licenses, inspections, and facility certifications.
• Prepare communities for and facilitate the completion of third-party inspections and budget adherence.
• Conduct regular site, apartment, and construction audits; document findings and implement corrective action plans.
• Approve purchase orders and collaborate with operations leadership on operating and capital budgets.
• Ensure apartment turns are completed within established budget and scheduling targets.
• Oversee inventory of tools, equipment, and supplies across communities.
• Develop staffing projections and organizational plans to ensure adequate coverage.
• Lead safety programs, training initiatives, and onboarding programs for construction and service teams.
• Prepare and present performance, budget, and project status reports to senior leadership.
• Respond promptly to emergency site situations and life-safety issues.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Project Management

SOW Interpretation

Vendor Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Scheduling

Safety Programs

Communication

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

High School Diploma

5+ years multi-family construction experience

Tools

Entrata

Microsoft Office

Job description

Reports To: VP of Constructionand Facilities

Classification: Exempt, Full-Time

Schedule: 40 hours weekly, may include weekends periodically

JOB SUMMARY

The Project Manager provides strategic and operational oversight of interior and exterior construction, renovation, capital improvement, and maintenance operations across assigned communities. This role ensures projects and ongoing maintenance programs are executed safely, on schedule, within budget, in compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements. The Project Manager leads construction project management functions while also developing and overseeing preventative

maintenance programs, service teams, and vendor relationships.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Develop, implement, and manage preventative and routine maintenance programs,
• standards, and initiatives.
• Plan, scope, budget, schedule, and manage all phases of construction and renovation projects
• from due diligence through completion.
• Collaborate with service managers, site teams, engineers, architects, vendors, and executive
• Onboard, train, and oversee service managers and service technicians.
• Negotiate contracts, manage bids, and oversee third-party consultants, contractors, and
• Obtain and maintain required permits, licenses, inspections, and facility certifications.
• Prepare communities for and facilitate the completion of third-party inspections.
• and budget adherence.
• Conduct regular site, apartment, and construction audits; document findings and implement
• corrective action plans.
• Approve purchase orders and collaborate with operations leadership on operating and capital
• budgets.
• Ensure apartment turns are completed within established budget and scheduling targets.
• Oversee inventory of tools, equipment, and supplies across communities.
• Develop staffing projections and organizational plans to ensure adequate coverage.
• Lead safety programs, training initiatives, and onboarding programs for construction and service teams.
• Prepare and present performance, budget, and project status reports to senior leadership.
• Respond promptly to emergency site situations and life-safety issues.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in multi-family construction, renovation, or maintenance, including at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience managing interior and exterior construction projects and capital
• improvement initiatives.
• Strong working knowledge of maintenance disciplines including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, drywall, flooring, painting, appliances, and lock systems.

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS:

• HVAC Type I and II certifications preferred, not required.
• OSHA certification preferred, not required.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

• Advanced budgeting and cost estimation skills, including the ability to identify value engineering opportunities.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and team development capabilities for both internal teams and subcontractors.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously across a diverse portfolio.
• Mastery in reading and interpreting detailed Scopes of Work (SOW) and technical documents.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations, ADA compliance, and applicable city, state,
• and federal building codes.
• Proficiency with Property Management software (e.g., Entrata) and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to provide stakeholder
• reports for ownership.
• Ability to align construction timelines with property operations to minimize unit downtime
• and maximize ROI.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, work well under pressure, and meet strict deadlines without
• Ability to serve as a collaborative bridge between corporate goals and field execution.
• Bilingual English and Spanish preferred but not required.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Valid driver’s license required

WORK ENVIRONMENT & TRAVEL

The physical environment requires the Project Manager to work inside a climate-controlled office space, as well as in Birchstone communities in both indoor and outdoor environments. The Project Manager may have occasional exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the environment may be moderate to loud.