Painting Company- Project Manager

About Cover Pro Painting:

We're an established and rapidly growing painting company serving residential and commercial clients throughout the Puget Sound area. We specialize in interior and exterior painting with a strong focus on expanding our multi-unit properties, property management partnerships, and commercial project portfolio.

But here's the thing—we're at an inflection point. We've proven the business model, we've got the client base, and now we're building the team and infrastructure to scale smartly. This isn't a corporate machine with 47 layers of management. This is a small, nimble company where your ideas actually matter and you'll help shape what we become.

What This Role Really Is:

This is not a typical "come execute our established playbook" PM job. You're going to help us write the playbook.

You'll be managing 5-10 subcontractor painting crews across active jobsites throughout the Puget Sound region—but you'll also be collaborating with the owner to build systems, refine processes, test ideas, and scale operations as we grow. You'll start remote for admin work (think: laptop in your truck, café stops between jobsites), but as we scale, we'll establish a permanent office in the Edgewood area. Even then, this role will always include significant time onsite at jobsites—managing crews, meeting with customers, and ensuring quality.

We're looking for someone who's been in the trenches, seen what works (and what doesn't), and has a notebook full of ideas they never got to implement in their last role. Someone who wants to help build something, not just run someone else's system.

What You'll Do:

Crew & Jobsite Management:

• Assign and manage subcontractor painting crews (2-4 laborers each, primarily Ukrainian-speaking) across multiple active projects
• Visit jobsites daily to oversee work quality, troubleshoot issues, and keep things moving
• Communicate job specs, customer expectations, and quality standards clearly to crews
• Earn respect from seasoned subcontractors who've been painting longer than most of us have been alive—because you know the work and they can't BS you
• Manage both single-family residential projects and multi-unit/commercial properties

Customer & Stakeholder Relations:

• Be the primary contact for customers, property managers, and our sales team once projects are underway
• Handle day-to-day concerns, scope changes, surprises, and the inevitable curveballs with professionalism and confidence
• Manage customer expectations with the technical knowledge to explain why certain prep work, processes, or techniques actually matter
• Conduct final walkthroughs that leave customers thrilled and ready to refer us
• Navigate property management firm expectations, timelines, and communication for both residential and commercial accounts

Quality Control & Problem-Solving:

• Inspect work in progress and at completion to ensure it meets Cover Pro standards
• Address quality issues immediately with the technical chops to coach crews on proper technique
• Read jobsite conditions—damaged substrates, weather delays, access issues—and pivot accordingly
• Spot the issues a crew might try to slide past because you know exactly what to look for

Logistics & Operations:

• Schedule jobs based on crew availability, weather, material lead times, and customer/property manager deadlines
• Order materials and ensure they show up at the right jobsites on time
• Coordinate logistics across the Puget Sound area including Kitsap, Thurston, Pierce, King, Snohomish, and Whatcom Counties
• Manage seasonal workflow swings (quieter winters, all-hands-on-deck spring/summer)

Admin & Financial Tracking (Remote/Mobile):

• Track job costing and monitor profitability to keep projects in the black
• Document scope changes, add-ons, and any deviations from the original plan
• Keep the CRM updated with accurate, timely project info
• Maintain clean records of materials, labor, and expenses
• Handle admin work remotely—between jobsites, from your truck, wherever you can pull over with a laptop

Cross-Training & Collaboration:

• Work closely with the owner and operations to refine processes, test new ideas, and build systems that scale
• Cross-train in sales and estimating while company grows
• Bring ideas from your previous roles—the processes you wish you could've implemented, the efficiencies you saw but weren't empowered to build
• Help define what this role becomes as we scale—this isn't a fixed job description, it's a starting point.

What You Must Bring:

Industry-Specific Experience (Non-Negotiable):

• Deep, working knowledge of painting and finished carpentry—either from hands-on labor experience OR from years of crew management where you've built the kind of technical understanding that usually only comes from doing the work yourself
• You know prep work, application techniques, why certain processes matter, what quality looks like, and how to troubleshoot on the fly—a crew could never tell you hadn't painted before
• Proven track record managing subcontractor crews (1099s, not W2 employees)—In residential and commercial painting/construction. Managing subs is a completely different game than managing employees, and you need to know how to earn respect and hold people accountable without direct authority.
• Experience managing both residential and commercial/multi-unit projects—our bread and butter right now is exterior residential, but we're actively growing our multi-unit and property management business (both residential and commercial), and we need someone who can handle both
• Exterior painting experience, especially multi-unit properties, HOAs, or property management accounts
• The kind of knowledge where if a customer raises a concern about process or quality, you can handle it with confidence, manage expectations, and know whether the crew is right or the customer needs education

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong project management skills—scheduling, resource juggling, keeping multiple plates spinning
• Excellent communicator with customers, crews (including those with language/cultural differences), property managers, and internal team
• Comfortable working remotely and mobile—laptop in the truck, admin between jobsites, no office (yet)
• Can read proposals, plans, and specs without breaking a sweat
• Comfortable with tech—CRM systems, scheduling tools, mobile apps
• Valid driver's license with a clean record (you'll be on the road daily across a large service territory)

What You Should NOT Bring:

Let's be honest—this role isn't for everyone. If any of these describe you, this probably isn't the right fit:

❌ You need a highly structured environment with clear lanes and established processes
❌ You want a "show up, do the tasks, go home" job
❌ You're uncomfortable with ambiguity or figuring things out as you go
❌ You prefer to keep your head down and not rock the boat with new ideas
❌ You need an office and a set routine to feel productive

Our Culture:

We're building a company where collaboration isn't a buzzword—it's how we operate. The owner works closely with the team to solve problems, test ideas, and build systems together. We value people who bring their experience, challenge assumptions constructively, and are open to testing new approaches and pivoting when needed.

If you want to be part of a team where your ideas actually get heard, where you help shape the role as the company grows, and where showing up with a growth mindset and strong work ethic gets rewarded with real opportunity—we want to meet you.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Base Salary: $60,000/year ($28.85/hour)
• Expected Total Compensation: $70,000–$85,000/year (including consistent overtime)
• This is a salary non-exempt position—you'll be paid for every hour you work, including overtime at 1.5x your hourly rate
• Typical workweeks range from 50-55 hours during busy season (spring/summer), with slower periods in winter
• Gas Card/ Company Vehicle will be part of the full time role once training is complete.

Position Details:

• Full-time, salary non-exempt
• Monday–Friday with frequent Saturday hours (not always a full day)
• Hours typically fall within 7am–6pm range (with OT compensation)
• Starting setup: Remote for admin work daily travel to jobsites across Puget Sound / Meet and train with Operations /Owner 1-2x a week at a mutually agreeable location typically Edgewood or Puyallup.
• Future setup: Permanent office in Edgewood area as we scale (role will always include significant onsite jobsite time)
• Ideal start date: ASAP