Commercial Project Manager

Lava Island•Denver, CO

1d•$105,000 - $125,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is responsible for turning estimates into real, on-budget, and on-schedule parks. The Commercial Project Manager will hold the contracts, manage the money, and oversee changes from the start of each build through financial close-out. This involves ensuring subcontractors are bought out at the right price, the budget is maintained, changes are handled cleanly, and the Superintendent can focus on the field operations. The successful candidate will be responsible for commercial interior tenant improvement (TI) builds in leased retail space, with serious budgets, fast schedules, and hard opening dates. This is an in-house role at a growing company, offering a steady pipeline of builds and the opportunity to own the commercial side of the entire build process end-to-end. The position is based in Denver, with occasional trips to active project sites, and offers real authority over buyout, budget, and change orders. The company utilizes a repeatable park model that improves with each build, and offers competitive pay and full benefits.

Requirements

Several years of construction project management experience, typically seven or more, ideally in tenant improvement, interior build-out, commercial retail, hospitality, or themed environment work.
A track record buying out and managing subcontracts and purchase orders across all trades.
Experience owning project budgets, cost tracking, change orders, pay applications, and financial close-out.
Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, and lease exhibits.
A strong understanding of construction means, methods, sequencing, and cost drivers.
Comfort with Procore, scheduling tools, spreadsheets, and cloud collaboration tools (Microsoft 365 and Outlook).
Strong attention to detail, organization, and time management.
Willingness to become a Procore power user is required.

Nice To Haves

Procore experience preferred.
Bilingual (Spanish / English) is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

Buy out the job by selecting, negotiating, and contracting subcontractors and suppliers across every trade.
Issue subcontracts and purchase orders, managing scope, terms, insurance, and compliance.
Manage procurement of long-lead materials and equipment.
Own the project budget from buyout through close-out, tracking commitments, actuals, and forecasts, and flagging variances.
Manage the change order process, including pricing, processing changes, working with the estimator, and keeping the budget reconciled.
Run subcontractor pay applications, vendor invoices, and end-of-project financial close-out in partnership with Finance.
Build and hold the project schedule with the Superintendent and Program Director.
Hand off the bought-out job to the Superintendent and remain engaged as the commercial owner without taking over field operations.
Coordinate dependencies and milestones with Design, APS, Real Estate, NPO, and Operations.
Manage work through Procore and the company’s systems, handling multiple concurrent builds.