Starlite - Project Manager

Shawmut Design and Construction; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

ESOP

401(K) with company match

Paid Time Off

Summer Fridays

Volunteer day

Job summary

Starlite Building Services is seeking a Boston-based Project Manager to lead self-perform projects, manage carpentry and labor staff, and drive profitability.

You will oversee project setup, estimating, execution, and financials, ensuring quality, safety, and on-time delivery for clients across multiple locations. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of construction management experience.
• Experience managing budgets and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Leads Self Perform projects and oversees carpentry and labor staff.
• Manages project setup, estimating, execution, and financials.
• Ensures schedules, profitability, and client satisfaction.
• Collaborates with the Site Foreman on constructability and logistics.
• Drives change orders to ensure extras are approved and fair.
• Develops staff through coaching and mentoring.
• Fosters relationships with subcontractors and internal teams.

Skills

Construction management

Budgeting & scheduling

Communication skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction related field or equivalent experience

Job description

Starlite - Project Manager

US-MA-Boston

Job ID: 2026-6974

# of Openings: 1

Category: Construction Operations

Boston

Overview

Starlite Building Servicesis a construction services operation that serves clients throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York City, Miami, Bentonville, AR and Los Angeles. Our team is made up of hundreds of talented and dedicated craft workers providing valuable assistance with project scope, budgeting, scheduling, site logistics, and materials.Join our team to bring exceptional building experience via assurance, control, efficiency, cost and time savings, quality, and—of course—safety.

Here’s a glimpse into what we offer:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)–Be an employee-owner!
• 401(K) with Company Match – Receive a company match up to 4% of your eligible pay.
• Generous Paid Time Off – vacation and sick time, 12 holidays, summer Fridays, and a yearly volunteer day.
• The Extras – Cell phone, laptop, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, financial planning services, and more

Responsibilities

We are currently seeking a Boston based Project Manager to manage all Self Perform projects as well as manage all carpentry and labor staff for self perform operations. The Starlite Project Manager will work together with the team to ensure quality, execution, growth and development of new talent, internal and external relationships and profitability. This role is responsible for project set up, estimating, project execution, financial management, and relationship management.

• Knows the Job: Seeks to gain and use information regarding the job to produce a quality estimate.
  • Completes a thorough review of all documents to ensure that they accurately reflect the conversations and agreements with the client, Architect and Engineer. This includes matching specs to drawings.
  • Inspects site to be fully versed on how the site will affect contract scope. This includes working with Operations to understand site logistics plan.
  • Identifies and ensures trade timeframes/execution is consistent with project schedule and approach.
  • Clearly identifies areas of risk and profitability to focus project team decision making.
  • Identifies long lead items utilizing industry, Sub and manufacturer knowledge and knowledge of timeframes.
  • Ensures discussion of all pertinent issues with all Shawmut project team members through the Scope Review meeting.
  • Proactively, provide notes and clarifications to explain any deviations from the project document.
• Estimate Preparation: Prepares estimates using Starlite’s policies, procedures and tools.
  • Works with Manager of Safety & Estimating to prepare bids.
  • Prepares budgets for all phases, as requested.
  • Ensures discussion of all pertinent issues with all Starlite project team members.
  • Visits job sites and participate in pre-project walk throughs.
• Project Set Up – Ensures that proper tools are in place prior to the beginning of a project.
  • Develops comprehensive understanding of project strategy and deploys this throughout the project.
  • Sets up projects to insure profitability and client satisfaction
• Project Execution – Leads job and job team to deliver projects the Starlite way.
  • Executes each project phase including pre-construction, construction, closeout, and post-construction services.
  • Works in partnership with the Site Foreman to:
  • Maintains an updated and accurate schedule.
  • Identifies and focuses on critical issues related to constructability including associated costs and logistical issues.
  • Fills in gaps, in all areas, as needed to ensure that project control and execution requirements are met (i.e. Extra work order slips, etc.)
  • Looks for opportunities to increase company profitability on each project.
• Financial Management – Achieves financial control and profit goals for each project.
  • Ensures timely and accurate completion of all Starlite financial processes, controls, and reports.
  • Uses financial reporting data to quickly identify potential and existing issues that could lead to subpar financial performance and immediately addresses these issues.
  • Drives change order process to ensure the extras presented to the owner get approved and are fair.
• People Development – Drives the growth and development of staff always looking to improve and enhance team
  • Serves as a coach and mentor.
  • Sets expectations and goals and provides ongoing support and feedback.
• Relationship Management: Develop critical relationships.
  • Promote positive relations by dealing professionally, respectfully and fairly with all subcontractors instilling this philosophy in project team at all times;
  • Work closely with all team members (internal and external) to keep and insure effective communication of all project information, issues and opinions.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in construction related field or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years of experience in construction management
• Detailed knowledge of all trades: scope, time frames/field execution, typical missed scope/exposures
• Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of estimating processes and delivery methods
• Experience managing a variety of projects in a rapidly growing organization is critical
• Extensive experience maintaining project budgets and schedules
• Knowledge of contract types and deal structures
• Management experience: coaching, feedback delivery, delegating and mentorship preferred
• Demonstrated communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• General Contractor or subcontractor experience preferred

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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