Project Manager

JACKSON LEROY was founded with the vision of building homes that matter—to clients, to our environment, and to the community.  We are committed to making the creation of a new home an exceptional experience.  Our focus is not only to build award winning homes, but to also build lasting, meaningful relationships with everyone we interact with along the way.

THE PROJECT MANAGER IS responsible for creating an exceptional home building experience for Jackson LeRoy clients.  Your main objective as a project manager is to provide extraordinary customer service through continual communication and quality control.   You are the primary source of interaction with Jackson LeRoy clients, designers, and architects throughout the building process.  Your effectiveness will be directly measured by the success you have in keeping our customers extremely satisfied.  You will ensure our homes are built using the best construction techniques and practices. You will be expected to market Jackson LeRoy to prospective future clients by representing the company in a professional and courteous manner at all times.

THE PROJECT MANAGER WILL be responsible for the following tasks, duties, and responsibilities:

     CLIENT RELATIONS

• Create an exceptional home building experience for Jackson LeRoy clients
• Communicate with clients daily
• Provide information for weekly progress update
• Conduct a weekly job site meeting with the homeowner
  • Create and distribute a meeting agenda prior to meeting
  • Maintain meeting minutes
  • Follow-up meeting by distributing Action Item List
  • Update and review five week look ahead schedule
  • Cross reference five week look ahead schedule with overall job schedule (update completion date)
  • Review project budget. Communicate budgetary updates and forecasted amounts

     SUPERVISION

• Complete the items on the pre-construction checklist (see checklist in in project binder)
• Review and help create preliminary and final project budget forecasts
• Help Construction Manager and Project Financial Manager select Trade Professionals
• Spend as much time as required at the jobsite daily to maintain quality, schedules, and cleanliness
• Conduct a weekly onsite progress meeting with the homeowner
• Coordinate regular onsite interaction of production team, designers, architects, and homeowners
• Schedule and project updates to be distributed to management and clients weekly
• Create and keep an updated five week look ahead schedule
• Update the project schedule and related action items
• Coordinate trade contractors’ schedules and interface with field to coordinate work
• Act as liaison with suppliers and trade professionals
• Ensure all necessary project specifications, selections, and plans are communicated to field personnel and trade professionals
• Use discretion in hiring and firing of trade professionals as needed
• Review, approve, and code all trade professional invoices weekly by the end of the day on Tuesday
• Invoices should be coded in accordance with the forecasted budgets
• Coordinate forecasted budget amount updates with the Project Financial Manager
• Coordinate carpenters work with them as needed
• Approve carpenters timecards and confirm accurate cost codes are used
• Ensure warranty work is promptly assigned and thoroughly completed
• Schedule necessary inspections
• Maintains harmonious working relationships with co-workers, clients, vendors, trade professionals, and any other external resources
• Complete items on the post construction checklist (see checklist in project binder)
• Keep owner’s manual and warranty cards until the end of the project to hand over to the Estate Care team

THE PROJECT MANAGER MUST HAVE

• 10 years of project management experience in the residential construction and remodeling industry
• Experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines, procuring materials, and working with subcontractors, vendors and clients
• Organized, self-motivated, able to work independently, with a commitment to excellence
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Excel
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and customer relation skills

A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT MANAGER WILL meet the following goals:

• Exceed clients’ expectations on every project
• Average a score of 4 or better on project surveys
• Maintain an organized and professional job site
• Communicate effectively with clients
• Manage clients’ expectations of the job schedule
• Resolve and address problems effectively
• Follow through on all commitments
• Complete action item lists in a timely manner