Job Title: Project Manager / Assistant Project Manager – Multifamily Wood Framing
Job Status: Full-Time Exempt Employee
Location: Kennesaw, Georgia (office-based, with occasional overnight travel)
Job Summary: 5-STAR Building Solutions is hiring a project management professional to join our team. In this role you will be responsible for the management and delivery of Commercial Multifamily Wood Framing projects, from startup through closeout, serving as the primary office-side partner to both our General Contractor clients and our field crews.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Plan and execute large wood framing projects focused on Safety, Quality, Schedule, and Budget
- Develop, communicate, and execute project plans jointly with field staff
- Create staging, logistics, and phasing plans for projects in collaboration with field staff
- Assist with project quality control plan, implementation, and compliance in coordination with field staff
- Serve as the main office point of contact for the General Contractor, leading customer service efforts
- Manage project startup, jobsite mobilization, production, and closeout
- Facilitate framing preconstruction meetings with General Contractor
- Lead and attend weekly project meetings
- Schedule of Values development and billing
- Manage vendor and subcontractor performance
- Ensure deadlines are met and costs are accurately captured
- Maintain project and contract documents utilizing Procore software
- Develop, plan, and maintain the overall project schedule and related tasks in Wrike software
- Coordinate material management using takeoffs and project knowledge
- Create and manage submittal packages, RFIs, and change orders
Additional Responsibilities — Project Manager Level:
- Lead General Contractor negotiations on change orders, schedule impacts, and scope disputes
- Contribute to preconstruction planning and bid strategy on new pursuits
- Mentor and train Assistant Project Managers, project assistants, and interns
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or a related field — an equivalent combination of field and project experience will be considered in place of a degree
- Assistant Project Manager: minimum 2 years of Commercial Multifamily construction experience
- Project Manager: minimum 5 years of Commercial Multifamily construction experience, including direct ownership of project delivery
- Experience with wood framing, panelized construction, or structural trades preferred
Qualifications and Skills:
- Excellent project management and organizational skills
- Demonstrated professionalism and sense of accountability
- Strong analysis, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to focus on multiple tasks across multiple projects
- Deadline and detail oriented
- Strong leadership qualities and the ability to earn trust with field crews and clients alike
- Collaboration skills with team orientation
- Conflict resolution and interpersonal skills
- Working knowledge of Procore and Microsoft Excel; experience with Wrike or similar scheduling software is a plus
- Proficient in reading and interpreting structural and architectural plans
- Technical writing and oral communication skills
- Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel overnight occasionally (approximately 6 trips per year) for customer preconstruction meetings and as project needs arise, such as customer requests, field team support, or significant project issues and risks
Salary and Benefits:
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- 100% company-paid Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance for employees and their dependents, plus company-paid Life Insurance — eligible the first of the month following 60 days of employment
- 401(k) Savings Plan with a company match of up to 4% when you contribute 5% — eligible the first of the month following 3 months of employment
- Paid Time Off (vacation, sick, holidays)
Why work here?
5-STAR Building Solutions is bringing innovation to the framing industry, and our project managers are at the center of it.
Our employees are committed to a culture that emphasizes safety, integrity, hard work, and protecting the bottom line. For Assistant Project Managers, this is a defined path forward: you will be trained and mentored by our Project Managers with the expectation that you grow into that role.