Project Manager

West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Grand Haven, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Group life insurance

Job summary

Indie Homes, a West Michigan home builder, seeks a Project Manager to own the execution of custom home builds from pre-construction through completion. You will coordinate homeowners, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal teams to stay aligned with budgets, schedules, and project goals.

Candidates should bring 5+ years in residential construction, proactive problem solving, and a track record of protecting margins while delivering high-quality homes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in residential home construction.
• Ability to own project execution from pre-construction to completion.
• Proven leadership coordinating homeowners, subcontractors, suppliers and internal teams.
• Strong budget, schedule, and quality control capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Own the successful execution of custom home builds from pre-construction through completion.
• Align with company mission and values on every project.
• Manage master schedule, confirm subs and inspections to minimize downtime.
• Protect gross margins by identifying variances and tracking costs.
• Coordinate subcontractors and suppliers to meet quality standards and timelines.
• Control work quality to satisfy plans, homeowners' specs, codes, and standards.
• Communicate with homeowners, provide updates, manage expectations and changes.
• Document schedules, plans, change orders, inspections, and key communications.

Skills

Project management

Residential construction

Budget management

Schedule coordination

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Buildertrend

Job description

Indie Homes is a custom home builder that is different by design, putting homeowners at the center of the process. Our family-owned company serves the West Michigan community, helping dream homes take shape with our homeowner-first philosophy. Our top priority as a team is to be honest, creative, and transparent as we guide the homeowner through their custom home project. Our team feels like family; we grow our crafts together, we tackle roadblocks together, and we collaborate to provide a transparent, high-quality experience for the homeowners we serve. The right candidate will align with our core values:

• Honesty & Transparency
• Creativity
• Integrity

Who You Are:

You're a Project Manager who utilizes your 5+ years' experience in residential home construction to be the primary owner of project execution. As a leader of this crucial function of our operation, you coordinate homeowners, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal teams to stay accountable to budgets, schedules, and project goals. If you are a Project Manager who takes ownership of results, works proactively, and understands how field decisions affect profitability, this may be a role you excel in.

What You'll Do:

In this role, you will own the successful execution of custom home builds from pre-construction through completion. Specifically, you'll:

• First and foremost, align with our company mission and values
• Manage the master schedule, confirming subcontractors, inspections, and pre-requisites, to minimize downtime and recover quickly from delays
• Protect project gross margins by proactively identifying variances, understanding the approved estimate and project costs
• Coordinate subcontractors and suppliers, holding trade partners accountable to quality standards and timelines
• Control the quality of work to satisfy plans, homeowners' specifications, building code, and internal standards, driving corrective work
• Communicate with homeowners throughout the project, providing updates, managing expectations, and documenting commitments and changes
• Take ownership of scope changes, obtaining pricing, securing approvals, coordinating subcontractors, and communicating schedule impacts
• Document schedules, logs, plans, selections, change orders, inspection results, and key communications in our project management system (Buildertrend)
• Close projects through oversight of final inspections, internal quality controls, documentation, homeowner orientation, and warranty handoff

What You'll Get:

• Belonging to a creative, passionate team that learns together
• Working in an environment where we collaborate and you feel like family
• Health insurance coverage
• Group life insurance

If you're a proactive, detail-oriented problem solver who brings residential home construction know-how to the table and is ready to help bring homeowners' dream homes to life while supporting a collaborative team, we'd love to start a conversation!

We're proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer