Project Manager - Special Projects

KDC Construction; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision

401(k) retirement plan

Vacation & Sick Time

Holidays

Life/AD&D insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

Cirks Construction Inc. (CCI), dba KDC Construction is a leader in the construction industry, boasting a strong customer focus and a commitment to safety and excellence.

This role oversees special projects from initial contact to field hand-off, coordinating budgets, permits, and resources to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery and client satisfaction. The Project Manager - Special Projects collaborates with the project team, ensures adherence to KPIs, and maintains positive relationships with

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of project management experience.
• Strong knowledge of General Building, Plumbing, Electrical, Kitchen Equipment, and HVAC/Refrigeration.
• Customer-focused mindset with clear communication.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across all levels.
• Preconstruction experience: site surveys, subcontractor selection, budgets and proposals.
• Scheduling, purchasing, estimating, and managing personnel and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all special projects, repair requests, and customer scope walks.
• Lead projects from client contact through hand-off to field teams and close.
• Adhere to the customer priority matrix and service level requirements.
• Mentor field resources, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Develop budgets and allocate resources; monitor progress.
• Ensure timely completion and updates in client systems.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Preconstruction

Scheduling

Budgeting

Plan reading

Tools

Microsoft Project

PlanGrid

Bluebeam

Job description

The Project Manager - Special Projects is responsible for the sales, pricing, planning, execution, monitoring, coordination, and closure of each assigned project, working with the Project Team. The Project Manager - Special Projects plans for and designates project resources, develops budgets, and directs progress. The Project Manager - Special Projects is accountable for each assigned project's scope, team performance, resources, and overall success. The position communicates project specifications and details with all levels of the Company’s management and field teams and externally with clients, subcontractors, and vendors. The Project Manager - Special Projects develops and maintains relationships with customers and ensures the quality of work and adherence to customer-specific KPIs.

Job Description

Cirks Construction Inc. (CCI), dba KDC Construction is a leader in the construction industry with diverse individuals dedicated to our people, customers, projects, and community. We are maintaining a strong focus on building a culture that encourages our employees to grow personally and professionally. KDC is also a proud recipient of the Top Workplaces 2022, 2023, and 2024 presented by the Orange County Register.

Performance Expectations

Striving to be the leader in construction and facilities services by exceeding customer expectations begins with each employee. Through the individual contributions of our employees, we can support our core values. To help us accomplish this goal, we ask you to SMILE.

• Synergy – Divisions of the company, while independently functional, cooperate toward mutual success and stability through shared resources.
• Marketing – Focused market expertise and strategic growth that ensure consistency, reliability, and superior client outcomes.
• Innovation – Opportunities and solutions that enhance performance, safety, reliability, and client value, while supporting new and expanded business ventures.
• Longevity – Long-term financial stability – Consistent 12-month business cycle.
• Excellence – Unquestioned market leadership, Unsurpassed Quality, and Timeliness. Motivating work environment; employee professional growth and personal advancement.

Essential Job Functions

• Responsible for managing and overseeing all special projects, repair requests, and scope walks requested by customers.
• Working closely with the project team, managing special projects from initial client contact and proposal phases to the hand-off to the field teams through the accounting project close.
• Complies with the customer’s priority matrix and service level requirements.
• Manages and mentors field resources, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Establishes, maintains, and fosters positive long-term client relationships.
• Leads the preconstruction process, which includes site surveys and site walks, subcontractor selection, and preparation of client proposals.
• Communicates outsourced scopes of work with subcontractors and vendors, negotiates pricing, and works with the Project Team to process subcontract documents or P.O.s.
• Develops and prepares budgets and estimates for all required scopes of work; plans and designates project resources and oversees progress.
• Ensures that all work requests are completed on schedule and updated in customer systems.
• Responsible for managing a designated budget to meet financial expectations and communicating profitability to management.
• Coordinates acquisition of all required permits.
• Responsible for timeliness and accuracy of all subcontracts, vendor P.O.s, and change orders.
• Ensures weekly customer update reports for client and Company are accurate and timely.
• Verifies employee time allocated to projects is correct; ensures daily timeliness and accuracy of timesheets for all on-site personnel.
• Serves as a responsible leader, through the direction and guidance of the Company, to ensure all safety requirements for assigned projects are upheld, adhering to all aspects of our Health, Safety, and Environmental Program, both for self-protection and for the protection of co-workers, subcontractors, the public, and customer representatives.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education, Experience, And Skills

• 2 - 5 years experience with related project management experience or equivalent.
• Strong technical knowledge and experience in General Building, Plumbing, Electrical, Kitchen Equipment, and HVAC/Refrigeration commercial construction trades.
• Provide customer focus, always considering the impact on our customer and their customers.
• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills with all levels of the project.
• Preconstruction process experience, including site surveys and site walks, subcontractor/vendor selection, and preparation of budgets and client proposals.
• Scheduling, purchasing, estimating experience, managing personnel, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Able to deal with frequent changes, delays, or unexpected events and communicate accordingly.
• Must have a flexible schedule and be willing to work some nights and weekends as needed.
• Ability to read and understand plans and specifications.
• Ability to assess problems and create a scope of work for solutions.
• Proficient with computers and familiar with Microsoft software suite.
• Experience with Microsoft Project is preferred.
• Experience with PlanGrid and Bluebeam is a plus.
• Demonstrates attention to detail, creative problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Ability to identify a need, remove barriers, and use knowledge to make things happen.
• Values diversity of ideas, opinions, and people.
• Has common sense and applied logic.
• Before employment, the employee must possess (or be able to obtain) an appropriate state driver's license, a clean driving record, and reliable transportation.

Benefits

Cirks Construction Inc. (CCI), dba KDC Construction, offers a competitive salary/hourly range of $97,034 - $121,293 – while considering the candidate’s experience and a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees:

• Medical insurance
• Dental HMO and PPO insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life/AD&D insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts – Unreimbursed Medical and Dependent Care
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Vacation and Sick Time
• Holidays

KDC is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.