Senior Project Manager

Shawmut Design and Construction; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

401K with Match

Paid time off

Cell phone, laptop, pet insurance, and

Job summary

Shawmut Design and Construction in Irvine, CA is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead hospitality renovation projects from inception through closeout.

The role requires a proven track record in complex renovations, strong client service, and ability to manage budgets and teams. Travel flexibility and proficiency with Procore are expected.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of construction project management with a commercial GC.
• Experience leading multiple project teams in hospitality renovations or complex renovations.
• Bachelor's degree in CM, engineering, architecture, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• Strong knowledge of operations, scheduling, procurement, safety, quality, and closeout.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts, change orders, and client billing.
• Ability to read architectural, structural, civil, MEP and interior-design drawings.
• Proven leadership, communication, and client-service skills.
• Proficiency with Procore, MS Office, and construction accounting systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead Project Managers and teams on hospitality renovation projects.
• Manage allocations, workloads, schedules, and milestones.
• Ensure safety, quality, financial performance, and compliance with procedures.
• Review plans to anticipate conflicts and scheduling risks.
• Maintain relationships with clients, hotel management, designers, subs, and vendors.
• Oversee budgets, buyouts, forecasting, billing, change orders, expenditures, and profitability.
• Lead meetings across project, client, preconstruction, closeout, and lessons-learned.
• Coach and develop PM staff through training and feedback.

Skills

10+ years PM experience

Hospitality renovations

Leadership

Budget management

Reading blueprints

Construction operations

Scheduling

Procurement

Safety & quality control

Client relations

Closeout processes

Travel flexibility

Procore

Microsoft Office

Construction accounting software

Education

Bachelor's degree in CM/Engineering/Architecture or related field

Equivalent professional experience

Tools

Procore

Microsoft Office

Construction accounting tools

Job description

Senior Project Manager

US-CA-Irvine

Job ID: 2026-6970

# of Openings: 1

Category: Construction Operations

Irvine

Overview

First Finish, a premier full-service hotel renovation contractor is now part of the Shawmut family! As a 100% employee-owned company, we are committed to our people, client service, execution, and safety. Here's a glimpse into what we are offering:

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)-be an employee owner!
• 401K with Match - receive company match up to 4% of your eligible pay.
• Paid time off
• The Extras: cell phone, laptop, pet insurance, financial planning services and many more.

Responsibilities

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager with a great attitude, strong client focus, and the ability to work in a collaborative environment to join our Irvine, California team.

• Lead Project Managers and their teams in the execution of multiple hospitality renovation projects.
• Manage team assignments, resource allocation, workloads, project schedules, and key milestones.
• Hold teams accountable for safety, quality, financial performance, documentation, and First Finish operating procedures.
• Review project plans and documentation to anticipate trade conflicts, operational challenges, and schedule risks.
• Maintain strong relationships with clients, hotel management, design professionals, subcontractors, vendors, and other project partners.
• Oversee project financials, including budgets, buyout, forecasting, billing, change orders, invoicing, expenditures, and profitability.
• Lead project, client, financial, preconstruction, closeout, and lessons-learned meetings.
• Coach and develop project management staff through training, feedback, performance management, and ongoing support.

Qualifications

• 10 or more years of construction project management experience with a commercial general contractor.
• Experience leading multiple project teams in hospitality renovations, commercial interiors, occupied spaces, or similarly complex renovation work.
• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong knowledge of construction operations, scheduling, procurement, safety, quality control, project financials, and closeout.
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, forecasts, change orders, client billing, and overall project profitability.
• Ability to read and interpret architectural, structural, civil, MEP, and interior-design plans and specifications.
• Strong leadership, client-service, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with Procore, Microsoft Office, and construction accounting or project-management systems, with flexibility to travel as required.

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