Senior Residential Construction Project Lead

Jobot; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & vision

Life insurance

Holidays & personal day

PTO & sick time

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

401(k) with match

Employee Assistance Program

Workers’ compensation

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a Project Manager II to lead residential construction projects from procurement through close-out, owning budget performance, schedules, subcontractor coordination, and customer experience.

Responsibilities include end-to-end management, CPM scheduling, vendor coordination, and proactive client communication, with a focus on on-time, within-budget delivery and quality control across multiple trades.

Qualifications

• Four to six years of residential or light commercial construction project management experience.
• Proven ownership of budgets, forecasting, profit margins, and vendor cost control.
• Experience reading architectural, structural, and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) plans.
• Strong contract, scope writing, and change order management skills.
• Proficiency with Excel including basic formulas and CPM visualization.
• 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 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

Strong communication

Organization

Customer service

Budget management

Education

Associate’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Bluebeam

OneDrive

SharePoint

Job description

Jobot is seeking a Project Manager II to lead residential construction projects from procurement through close-out, owning budget performance, schedules, subcontractor coordination, and customer experience.

Responsibilities include end-to-end management, CPM scheduling, vendor coordination, and proactive client communication, with a focus on on-time, within-budget delivery and quality control across multiple trades.