Residential Construction PM II: Budget & Schedule

Jobot; Los Altos (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company paid health insurance covering

Dental and vision insurance

Life insurance with optional coverage

Paid holidays and personal day

PTO and sick time

FSA

401(k) with company match

Employee Assistance Program

Workers’ compensation coverage

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a Project Manager II to lead residential construction projects from procurement through close-out, owning budgets, schedules, and customer experience in Los Altos, CA. You will coordinate subs, vendors, and engineers, manage risks, ensure quality, and deliver projects on time and within budget while maintaining strong client communication and seamless documentation.

The role offers competitive benefits including health coverage, holidays, PTO, 401(k), and flexible spending

Qualifications

• Four to six years of residential or light commercial construction project management experience.
• Proven ownership of project budgets, forecasting, profit margins, and vendor cost control.
• Experience reading architectural, structural, and MEP plans.
• Strong contract, scope writing, and change order management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel including basic formulas and Gantt scheduling for CPM visualization.
• Working knowledge of project management and documentation tools such as Bluebeam, OneDrive, SharePoint, and collaboration software.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects end to end including procurement, pre-construction, scheduling, budgeting, construction oversight, and close-out
• Own project profit and loss, maintain schedules using Critical Path Method (CPM), and deliver projects on time and within budget
• Coordinate superintendents, foremen, subcontractors, vendors, architects, and engineers across multiple trades
• Lead customer communication with weekly updates, manage expectations, and resolve issues proactively
• Develop scopes of work, requests for proposal (RFP), requests for information (RFI), change orders, and contract documentation
• Oversee material procurement, vendor bids, permitting, inspections, and building code compliance
• Maintain digital project files, job logs, photos, and reporting in standardized systems
• Support crew leadership, set goals, maintain morale, and assist with performance feedback
• Monitor risk, insurance compliance, subcontractor agreements, and quality control across all projects

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Scheduling

Vendor management

Customer service

Communication

Education

Associate1 degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Excel

Bluebeam

OneDrive

SharePoint

Job description

Jobot is seeking a Project Manager II to lead residential construction projects from procurement through close-out, owning budgets, schedules, and customer experience in Los Altos, CA. You will coordinate subs, vendors, and engineers, manage risks, ensure quality, and deliver projects on time and within budget while maintaining strong client communication and seamless documentation.

The role offers competitive benefits including health coverage, holidays, PTO, 401(k), and flexible spending