What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Project Manager – Luxury Custom Home Builder position at NW Recruiting Partners?
Bellevue, WA
Our client, a leading luxury custom home builder, is hiring a Senior Project Manager to lead a portfolio of high-end custom home projects from precon through closeout. You’ll be the quarterback—owning schedule, budget, subcontractor performance, quality, and client communication across multiple builds.
With 30 years of combined construction experience, this team brings commercial-grade process and organization, paired with the attention to detail and white-glove service expected in luxury residential.
The ideal candidate has built luxury homes in the greater Seattle area, is client facing, organized, calm under pressure, and a strong communicator who can manage multiple projects while maintaining exceptional finish quality.
Senior Project Manager Responsibilities
Our client, a leading luxury custom home builder, is hiring a Senior Project Manager to lead a portfolio of high-end custom home projects from precon through closeout. You’ll be the quarterback—owning schedule, budget, subcontractor performance, quality, and client communication across multiple builds.
With 30 years of combined construction experience, this team brings commercial-grade process and organization, paired with the attention to detail and white-glove service expected in luxury residential.
The ideal candidate has built luxury homes in the greater Seattle area, is client facing, organized, calm under pressure, and a strong communicator who can manage multiple projects while maintaining exceptional finish quality.
Senior Project Manager Responsibilities
- Coordinate and supervise all construction activities on 4-5 projects per year.
- Own master schedules, lookaheads, and coordination to keep projects on track
- Manage subcontractors and vendors: scope clarity, performance, quality, and accountability
- Maintain budget discipline: review invoices/POs, track costs, manage change orders, and forecast to completion
- Ensure work conforms to plans, specs, and quality standards; drive punch list completion and closeout
- Coordinate inspections and work closely with local municipalities, inspectors, utilities, and officials
- Provide consistent project reporting (daily/weekly updates) to internal stakeholders and clients
- Enforce jobsite safety and maintain compliance with applicable codes and requirements
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, subs, suppliers, and internal partners
- Support preconstruction needs as required (estimating input, trade buyout support, constructability feedback)
- 7 years of project management experience in custom residential and/or commercial construction (luxury custom strongly preferred)
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with high expectations for finish quality
- Strong working knowledge of construction documents (drawings, specs, scopes, schedules)
- Experience with permitting/inspections, including over-the-counter permits
- Solid understanding of change orders, purchase orders, and cost controls across trades
- Comfortable coordinating with municipalities, inspectors, and utility providers
- Proficient in Microsoft tools (Outlook, Excel, Word); MS Project a plus
- Interest/experience in estimating and client development is a plus
- Base Salary: $130,000 – $150,000
- Annual performance bonus: 10-30%
- 401(k) with 3% match
- Vehicle allowance
- 100% employer-paid medical insurance for employees
Salary : $130,000 - $150,000