Job Description

PATCO CONSTRUCTION is actively seeking a Residential Project Manager. The Residential Project Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of the project beginning at the selection of materials through construction and warranty. The Project Manager ensures customer satisfaction, construction quality, site safety and timely construction completion. The position is a combination of visiting jobsites in the morning and working in the office in the afternoon, approving invoices, scheduling subcontractors and responding to emails.

Qualifications and Essential Skills

Professional

· Demonstrated energy, passion and interpersonal skills to establish relationships with customers and subcontractors

· Well-developed communication skills

· Good organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks and issues

· Personal drive, initiative and resourcefulness

· Ability to self-manage daily activities and priorities

Technical

· Good knowledge of materials and construction details with residential construction

· Able to use project management software platforms (e.g., Buildertrend, ACT, Sage, Microsoft Project, Word and Excel)

· Experience scheduling of projects including sequencing of activities and durations

Experience

· Associates degree in construction or significant residential construction experience

· Two years or more of construction project management experience

Important Position Metrics

· Meet cycle time targets set for each house

· Overall effectiveness regarding organizing and scheduling, minimizing pre-walkthrough inspection items and warranty items

· Accuracy, completeness and timeliness of reports

· Team player and proactive communication

Responsibilities

Preconstruction

• Review plans and specifications
• Meet with customers for color and material selections
• Prepare and acquire building and other permits required to build home
• Coordinate excavators and framing crews before job starts
• Prepare a construction schedule

Construction

• Oversee job sites daily, insuring timely completion of job
• Keep job sites clean
• Make sure job sites are plowed of snow as needed
• Call clients once a week to provide updates on status of job, completion schedule and date of homeowner orientation; answer questions and set expectations
• Timely response to customer and Trade Partner calls or emails
• Notify trade contractors and material suppliers far enough in advance to assure materials are delivered and trade contractors arrive on schedule
• Schedule municipal inspections as required
• Schedule portable toilets, dumpsters and job clean-up
• Keep job files updated and correct
• Prepare and manage change orders and billing for all extras and allowances
• Produce and process invoices with cost codes and budgets in a timely manner. Control payment to Trade Partners by valuation or percentage of completed work
• Schedule all Trade Partners within 5 days of the start of framing
• Input, maintain and update Buildertrend (production scheduling program) including change orders, plans and specifications, and job site photos (twice a week)
• Keep track of all budgets in Sage (job costing software)
• Notify and get supervisor approval for all budget overages before approval of invoices
• Responsible for giving supervisor weekly update on jobs at Production Meetings
• Maintain compliance with Company Safety policies
• Fill out job inspection forms as subcontractors complete their work and maintain the Burn List on each job

Close-out and Warranty

• Make sure job is complete before walk-through with minimal defects per house
• Prepare extras and allowances for approval one week before closing
• Make sure Home Warranty package at walk-through is complete
• Ensure all punch-lists items are completed within allotted time
• Responsible for all warranty requests on residential jobs and completion of warranty items within a timely manner
• Communicate status and changes to help Administrator keep the warranty log current
• Prepare and distribute the Project Variance Report on a timely basis

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

Reports directly to Residential Executive Vice President.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hours Monday to Friday – Weekends if required
• Or 9 Hours Monday -Thursday, 4 Hours Friday

Supplemental pay types: Bonus pay

Education: Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience: Project management: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Multiple Locations -Southern Maine

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Ability to Commute:

• Sanford, ME 04073 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Sanford, ME 04073: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person