What are the responsibilities and job description for the Roofing Portfolio Manager position at Trueline?
We are seeking a Roofing Project Manager to join the Milwaukee team. This role will oversee a nationwide roofing program spanning reroofs, overlays, repairs, coatings, storm response, contractor management, material procurement, and roof asset planning across hundreds of industrial buildings.
What You'll Do as the Roofing Program/Project Manager:
- Manage multiple roofing projects across a national industrial property portfolio
- Source, vet, and onboard commercial roofing contractors across multiple regions
- Build and maintain a qualified contractor bench for future project needs
- Solicit, review, level, and award bids for reroofs, overlays, repairs, coatings, and related scopes
- Normalize contractor scopes so proposals can be compared accurately
- Prequalify contractors for licensing, insurance, safety, bonding, and manufacturer certifications
- Manage subcontracts, change orders, lien waivers, and pay applications
- Coordinate crew deployment across multiple states based on urgency, weather, project readiness, and cost
- Track project schedules and maintain a reliable source of truth for status across all active work
- Review progress photos, completion documentation, and closeout packages
- Coordinate emergency leak response and storm-related repairs
- Manage roof warranty registration, tracking, and enforcement
- Support insurance claims related to hail, wind, and other storm events
- Coordinate with adjusters, contractors, ownership, and internal teams during claim resolution
- Order roofing materials and support bulk purchasing strategies to improve pricing
- Track material systems, costs, and usage across properties
- Maintain a detailed roof inventory including roof sections, system type, installation dates, warranties, and square footage
- Evaluate ponding, secondary drainage, overflow conditions, and other roof performance risks
- Help develop drainage improvement recommendations including tapered insulation, drains, scuppers, crickets, and saddles
- Support roof condition assessments and multi-year capital planning
- Reconcile invoices, purchase orders, and completed work
- Track program budgets and communicate cost and progress updates to ownership
- Travel approximately 10-15% for post-completion reviews, quality checks, and contractor site visits
Must-Haves as the Roofing Project Manager:
- 3-7 years of relevant construction, project management, roofing, facilities, or capital improvement experience
- Strong project coordination and multi-project tracking skills
- Ability to manage projects across multiple locations and schedules
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to read commercial roof plans, specifications, and construction details
- Proficiency with spreadsheets and project or scheduling software
- Comfort working directly with contractors, vendors, accounting, and ownership
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work onsite in Milwaukee five days per week
- Willingness to travel approximately 10-15%
- Ability to safely access roofs, climb ladders, work at heights, and walk large roof areas
Nice-to-Haves as the Roofing Project Manager:
- Commercial roofing project management experience
- Roofing estimating experience
- Field roofing experience
- Knowledge of low-slope commercial roofing systems
- Experience with TPO
- Experience with EPDM
- Experience with PVC
- Experience with Modified Bitumen
- Experience with Built-Up Roofing
- Experience with fluid-applied roof coatings
- Familiarity with commercial roofing manufacturer warranty programs
- Knowledge of manufacturers such as GAF, Carlisle, Holcim/Elevate, Johns Manville, or Sika/Sarnafil
- Contractor prequalification experience
- Vendor management experience
- Roofing material procurement experience
- Insurance claim or storm restoration experience
- Drainage design or roof condition assessment experience
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field
Benefits Offered:
- High-visibility role with ownership over a nationwide roofing program
- Exposure to a large industrial property portfolio
- Opportunity to manage projects across multiple climates and regions
- Ability to influence contractor strategy, procurement, warranty management, and capital planning
- Direct interaction with ownership and internal leadership
- Opportunity to build systems and processes that improve long-term roof performance
- Broad exposure to reroofing, coatings, repairs, storm response, and drainage improvement projects
- Long-term career growth within a large industrial real estate platform
Trueline and its clients are unabashed equal-opportunity employers committed to a diverse workforce. We welcome smart and ambitious applicants and recruit, refer, hire, place, and promote without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.
Salary : $90,000 - $115,000