Project Manager, Residential Construction

About the role

The Project Manager / Superintendent provides hands-on leadership of all on-site construction activities for complex high-end residential projects in the Pacific Palisades. The role is responsible for driving execution through detailed look-ahead planning, coordination of inspections, management of site access, and proactive risk mitigation to keep projects on track for high-end residential homes in the Los Angeles Palisades.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee all day-to-day onsite construction activities for high-end custom residential projects.
• Direct and coordinate subcontractors, vendors, and field crews to ensure productivity, quality, and accountability.
• Develop and maintain detailed short-term look-ahead schedules aligned with the overall project schedule and key milestones.
• Coordinate trade sequencing, material deliveries, equipment, inspections, and manpower to maintain uninterrupted project flow.
• Proactively identify potential schedule, quality, coordination, and constructability issues and drive timely solutions.
• Conduct regular jobsite walks to monitor progress, workmanship, safety, site conditions, and overall project readiness.
• Maintain exceptional standards of craftsmanship, finish quality, cleanliness, organization, and protection of completed work.
• Manage subcontractor performance, including scope execution, manpower, schedule adherence, workmanship, and completion of corrective work.
• Cook up complex trade interfaces and resolve field conflicts to maintain project momentum and minimize rework.
• Enforce company safety standards, OSHA requirements, PPE compliance, housekeeping, and jobsite safety protocols.
• Maintain accurate daily logs and project documentation, including manpower, progress, deliveries, inspections, weather, safety, and significant field activities.
• Communicate project status, field conditions, risks, and critical issues clearly and proactively to the Project Manager and project leadership.
• Aid in RFIs, submittals, change orders, field directives, inspections, and other project documentation as required.
• Lead punch-list execution, final inspections, corrective work, site cleanup, and project closeout activities.
• Support the successful turnover of the completed residence, including as-builts, warranties, O&M manuals, and other final project documentation.
• All other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or related field preferred.
• 10+ years of field construction experience, including 5+ years as a Superintendent for a residential General Contractor (GC).
• Excellent client liaison, project lead, and relationship building and problem solving skills.
• Strong knowledge of construction methods, scheduling, and subcontractor coordination.
• Experience with Procore, Microsoft Office, and construction scheduling software (MS Project or Primavera P6 preferred).
• OSHA 30 certification.
• First Aid / CPR certification (or ability to obtain).
• General Contractor license or LEED experience is a plus.