Commercial Project Manager

Lava Island•Denver, CO

3d•$105,000 - $125,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is responsible for turning project estimates into reality by managing the commercial and contractual aspects of building indoor play oases. The Commercial Project Manager will oversee buyout, budget, and changes from the start of each build through financial close-out, ensuring projects are on budget and on schedule. These projects involve commercial interior tenant improvements in leased retail spaces, requiring serious attention to real budgets, fast schedules, and hard opening dates. The position is based at the Denver HQ with occasional travel to project sites, and is not a live-on-site role.

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, and reconciling the budget.
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 the Program Director.
Hand off the bought-out job to the Superintendent and remain engaged as the commercial owner.
Coordinate across Design, APS, Real Estate, NPO, and Operations on dependencies and milestones.
Run the work through Procore and the company’s systems, managing multiple concurrent builds.