Luxury Residential Project Manager

Jenkins Design Build • Austin, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Jenkins Design Build is a family-owned, architect-led design-build firm creating exceptional luxury homes across Austin and the Texas Hill Country. Our architects, interior designers, and construction professionals work as one integrated team, reducing miscommunication and protecting the client's vision from concept through completion. Backed by more than 30 years of experience and over 130 industry awards, we are known for craftsmanship, transparency, and a highly personalized client experience. We are seeking an accomplished Luxury Residential Project Manager (custom home construction project manager) to lead the planning, financial management, purchasing, communication, and overall coordination of complex custom home projects. Working closely with Site Superintendents and the executive, design, accounting, and estimating teams, you will maintain project schedules and budgets while ensuring that each project meets Jenkins Design Build's standards. The ideal candidate combines construction expertise with disciplined organization and outstanding communication.

Requirements

• At least three years of custom home project-management experience.
• Experience managing complex residential schedules, budgets, purchasing, and change orders.
• Strong understanding of high-end residential construction methods and sequencing.
• Ability to interpret architectural plans, specifications, scopes of work, and contracts.
• Strong financial awareness and experience tracking project costs and variances and forecasting cost at completion.
• Excellent leadership, negotiation, documentation, and communication skills.
• Self-directed, accountable, and able to solve problems before they affect the project.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation are required for regular travel between the office and project sites.

Nice To Haves

• Four-year degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, business, or a related discipline preferred.
• Proficiency with Buildertrend or comparable construction-management software preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain overall CPM construction schedules in Buildertrend.
• Establish project baselines and update schedules weekly with Site Superintendents.
• Produce and distribute 30-day look-ahead schedules.
• Coordinate and lead weekly production meetings with project teams.
• Issue purchase orders for labor and materials in advance of scheduled requirements.
• Review scopes of work with vendors and trade partners before work begins.
• Confirm purchase orders remain within the approved project budget.
• Maintain project budgets and prepare monthly variance purchase-order reports.
• Review and approve payment requests according to purchase-order terms.
• Estimate and execute owner, vendor, and trade-partner change orders.
• Coordinate required revisions to plans and drawings arising from change orders.
• Monitor insurance and documentation requirements for trade partners and vendors.
• Coordinate critical material deliveries, returns, and credits.
• Conduct monthly project budget and financial forecast reviews with leadership and the project team.
• Maintain accurate schedules, financial records, notes, and project data.
• Serve as a professional company representative when communicating with clients, consultants, vendors, and trade partners.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Company-matching 401(k).
• Professional development and advancement opportunities.
• Relocation assistance may be considered for an exceptional candidate on a case-by-case basis.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior