Project Manager

Layton Construction Company•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

BCCI, part of the STO Building Group, is seeking a Project Manager in Orange County, California. The Project Manager provides overall construction and business management direction for one or more projects, ensuring quality control, profitability, and client satisfaction. The role’s primary objective is to understand and communicate the client’s vision and objectives, deliver projects on time, and meet the client’s established budget. The Project Manager directs projects from preconstruction through closeout, including contractual and specification compliance, constructability, quality standards, team collaboration, and achievement of forecasted profit goals. The role also provides training and direction to direct reports and contributes to the company’s culture, mission, and values through thought leadership and actions. The position calls for current experience managing projects with 12–20-week construction schedules in a fast-paced environment, as well as the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously—typically four or more active projects within the past year. Recent corporate interiors or tenant improvement experience should include coordination of millwork, furniture integration, lighting design, and architectural finishes. The candidate should have an up-to-date understanding of standard building codes, city permitting processes, and construction documentation requirements, and current experience working with corporate tenants, ownership groups, designers, and brokers, with an emphasis on communication and client relationships. The role generally works in an office environment with usually minimal to moderate noise. The physical demands include occasional standing, walking, sitting, handling objects or controls, reaching, climbing stairs, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, talking, hearing, tasting, or smelling. The employee may occasionally need to lift or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The salary range is $125,000–$170,000, based on experience. BCCI is an equal opportunity employer and evaluates applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics.

Requirements

College degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience; the posting also encourages candidates with relevant transferable skills and experience even if they do not meet traditional degree requirements.
3–5 years of project management experience with demonstrated progression of increased responsibility.
Current experience managing projects with 12–20-week construction schedules in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, typically four or more active projects at one time within the past year.
Recent corporate interiors or tenant improvement experience, including coordination of millwork, furniture integration, lighting design, and architectural finishes.
Up-to-date understanding of standard building codes, city permitting processes, and construction documentation requirements.
Current experience working with corporate tenants, ownership groups, designers, and brokers, with strong communication and client relationship management.
Knowledge of construction, design, finance, management, estimating, cost controls, scheduling, and contract management.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Timberline, Procore, and CMiC.
Ability to perform the essential duties and meet the described physical demands, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.

Responsibilities

Assume overall project responsibility from preconstruction through closeout, including client and subcontractor relations, constructability, team collaboration, schedules, reports, and budgets.
Set up and maintain project documentation to ensure procedural and contractual compliance.
Initiate and maintain positive working relationships with clients, architectural and engineering contacts, consultants, subcontractors, vendors, project team members, and company departments.
Provide accurate monthly job cost commitment reports, over/under billings, and cash flow projections for active projects.
Manage monthly billing procedures, establish project billing projections, review and approve subcontractor invoices, and verify timely collection of receivables.
Provide job closeout notification and checklist at least two weeks before project completion, and follow up to complete closeout accurately and within four weeks after completion.
Represent BCCI professionally and consistently with company values by maintaining project-specific knowledge, preparing for meetings, communicating proactively, and meeting deadlines and commitments.
Contribute to the company’s culture, mission, and values through thought leadership and actions.
Manage subcontractor performance with Field Operations and take action to resolve performance issues.
Collaborate with the on-site Superintendent to deliver projects on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with quality standards and client expectations.
Adhere to company policies, procedures, and performance standards.
Recommend departmental and project process improvements to increase effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity.
Facilitate internal and external lessons-learned meetings and distribute information to Senior Project Managers, Directors, and team members.
Participate in marketing activities, including presentations, RFP responses, and industry events.
Provide direction and training to develop Assistant Project Managers and administrative support assigned to the team or project.
Perform other projects and duties as assigned.