Senior Construction Project Manager – Production Homes

Hittle Landscaping•Westfield, IN

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Lead the delivery of landscape and applicable irrigation installation packages for production homebuilders, including Pulte and Lennar. Own builder relationships, multi-community execution, job financial performance, and development of the Assistant Project Manager. Establish reliable processes for readiness, scheduling, quality, documentation, and closeout.

Requirements

Five or more years of relevant construction project management or field leadership experience, with demonstrated ownership of schedules, customer communication, and job costs.
Experience coordinating multiple crews, subcontractors, or concurrent jobs; ability to read plans and interpret scope and quantities.
Strong budget management, prioritization, documentation, negotiation, and follow-through skills.
Proficiency with project or ERP systems and Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Teams; ability to learn company software.
Valid driver’s license and ability to travel among local communities and job sites.

Nice To Haves

Production homebuilder or builder-facing subcontractor experience; landscape, irrigation, sitework, or land development background.
Experience leading an assistant PM or field supervisors and improving underperforming operations.
Construction Management or related education, or equivalent practical experience; OSHA 30 training.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary operational contact for builder construction leadership; establish clear commitments and promptly resolve escalations.
Manage the portfolio by community, lot, scope, and required completion date; maintain a forward view of demand, capacity, and risks.
Validate scope, plans, quantities, budgets, and installation requirements before mobilization; identify estimate or work-ticket discrepancies early.
Confirm lot readiness, access, grading, utilities, and coordination with other trades before committing crews and materials.
Coordinate landscape crews, irrigation teams, subcontractors, vendors, and the shared scheduler to deliver work safely and on time.
Manage labor, material, and subcontractor costs against budgets; review job-cost trends and forecasts, investigate overruns, and implement corrective action.
Document scope changes and obtain required approvals before additional work; provide complete information for timely, accurate billing.
Establish quality checkpoints, builder acceptance standards, punch-list ownership, and warranty follow-through; reduce avoidable rework.
Ensure accurate job and lot status, labor coding, material records, and completion documentation in company systems, including Aspire as applicable.
Coach the Assistant PM, clarify field accountability, and lead regular production reviews covering safety, schedule, cost, quality, and constraints.
Identify and address watering, establishment, and post-installation obligations in the scope, schedule, and approved pricing.
Escalate capacity gaps, unresolved builder issues, and material financial risks with a recommended action.