Senior Project Manager

Ambassador Search Group; Burlingame (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, life, AD&D, LTD

401(k) with company match

Paid time off + holidays

Mileage reimbursement

Cell phone stipend

Ticket perks (Giants/49ers)

Job summary

Ambassador Search Group is seeking a Senior Project Manager for its Burlingame, CA operations to lead a PM department focused on high-end residential projects. You’ll manage client relations, subs, and design teams while building a scalable PM team and robust processes.

You’ll drive cost control, develop PMs and APMs, and own weekly rhythm, scorecards, and budget reviews. Candidates should have 10+ years in PM with a track record in $5–$25M homes and strong commercial judgment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in construction project management leading three or more PMs on $5M–$25M high-end residential projects.
• Track record of building decision rights and running a weekly operating rhythm.
• Executive presence with high-net-worth clients, architects, and designers.
• Strong commercial judgment on contracts, change orders, and subcontracts.
• Experience growing APMs into PMs and owning project P&L; proficiency with ProContractor/Procore/Smartsheet.

Responsibilities

• Lead the PM department end to end, defining rhythm, standards, cost control, and PM/APM development.
• Own client, subs, vendors, and design-team relationships; approve commercial commitments.
• Own development plans for PMs and Lead PM tier; promote APM career progression.
• Oversee weekly PM meetings, scorecards, budget reviews, and project-level P&L.

Skills

PM leadership

Executive presence

Commercial judgment

APM growth

Tools

ProContractor

Procore

Smartsheet

Job description

Senior Project Manager, High-End Custom Homes

Burlingame, CA office and project sites on the San Francisco Peninsula · Reports to the CEO or COO

About the Opportunity

A high-end custom home builder on the San Francisco Peninsula is hiring a Senior Project Manager to lead its project management department. Projects typically run $5M to $25M, built for private clients alongside their architects and designers. The groundwork is already in place: written job descriptions, a weekly PM meeting and scorecard, and quarterly 1-on-1s. What the company needs now is one leader to own it and build a PM team that makes confident decisions on its own.

Role Summary

You lead the PM department end to end. You own how the team runs (rhythm, standards, cost control, and developing every PM and APM), and you own the company’s relationships with clients, subs, vendors, and design teams, including final approval on commercial commitments.

Key Outcomes

In your first twelve months:

• PMs who decide on their own. Decisions within a PM’s authority stay with the PM, and escalations to the CEO trend to zero.
• A department that runs itself. By month 4, you own the weekly PM meeting, scorecard, and 1-on-1s, with standards and templates kept current.
• Money known in real time. Weekly budget reviews with each PM, plus a monthly project-by-project P&L to the CEO.
• Paperwork that keeps pace. Change orders signed within 14 days, schedules never more than two weeks old, invoices out on time.
• Relationships that hold. You lead client kickoffs and hard escalations, oversee subcontract negotiations and disputes, and hold design teams to their turnaround.
• A bench that grows. Every PM and APM has a development plan, a Lead PM tier is in place, and at least one APM is on track for promotion.

What You’ll Bring

• 10+ years in construction project management, including leading three or more PMs on $5M to $25M high-end residential projects.
• A track record of building decision rights and running a weekly operating rhythm.
• Executive presence with high-net-worth clients, architects, and designers.
• Strong commercial judgment on contracts, change orders, and subcontracts.
• Plus: you’ve grown APMs into PMs, owned project P&L, and worked with ProContractor, Procore, or Smartsheet.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: $150,000 to $225,000 depending on experience
• Bonus: tenure-based and discretionary, tied to company and individual performance
• Insurance: medical, dental, life, AD&D, and LTD insurance with high employer contribution
• Retirement: 401(k) / Roth IRA with company match (up to plan limits)
• PTO: vacation, sick time, and approximately 10+ paid holidays annually
• Mileage reimbursement for project-related travel (job sites, building departments, material runs, and related errands)
• Cell phone stipend or company phone
• Perks: occasional Giants/49ers tickets, company events, and professional development support

Compensation

$150,000-$225,000 per year