Residential Construction PM: Lead Budgets & Schedules

Jobot; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company paid health insurance covering

Company paid dental and vision

Company paid life insurance

Paid holidays and personal day

Paid time off

FSA

401(k) with company match

Employee Assistance Program

Workers’ compensation coverage

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a Project Manager to lead residential construction projects from procurement through close-out, owning budgets, schedules, and customer experience. The role requires coordinating a broad team across trades, architects, and engineers, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery and proactive issue resolution.

Ideal candidates bring 4–6 years in residential or light commercial PM, strong budgeting, contract management, and proficiency with Excel/CPM.

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 CPM scheduling.
• Working knowledge of project management and documentation tools such as Bluebeam, OneDrive, SharePoint, and collaboration software.
• Strong communication, organization, and customer service skills.
• Associate’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to work between office and active job sites.

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 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, RFPs, RFIs, 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

Budget control

Planning & scheduling

Contract management

Excel & CPM

Bluebeam/SharePoint/OneDrive

Communication

Driver's license

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Bluebeam

OneDrive

SharePoint

Job description

Jobot is seeking a Project Manager to lead residential construction projects from procurement through close-out, owning budgets, schedules, and customer experience. The role requires coordinating a broad team across trades, architects, and engineers, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery and proactive issue resolution.

Ideal candidates bring 4–6 years in residential or light commercial PM, strong budgeting, contract management, and proficiency with Excel/CPM.