Construction Planning Manager

About You

You are a systems-minded construction leader who connects planning, cost, schedule and field conformance into one cohesive workflow. You're comfortable managing and coordinating across internal teams, external partners and the jobsite to keep projects moving with first-pass quality and no-excuse schedules.

Role Overview

The Construction Planning Manager leads enterprise-level planning for single-family residential projects, utilizing Procore in daily workflow for core information management. This role is responsible for preparing and managing the master budget, orchestrating downstream changes in project schedule, as well as cost and conformance. The Construction Planning Manager is a keystone figure driving on time delivery, technical accuracy and client satisfaction while enabling predictable cost control and throughput across projects.

Key Responsibilities

Documentation & Technical Coordination

• Own Procore project workflows and data integrity; ensure drawings, models, submittals and field reports flow cleanly between teams and the jobsite
• Translate inputs from team members into clear change directives and coordinated work plans; track resolution to closure
• Maintain a standardized WBS, coding and document compliance approach across projects to support accurate forecasting and reporting
  
  

Accuracy & Consistency

• Enforce company planning standards, templates and documentation best practices across schedules, budgets and change management logs
• Run routine QC on cost/schedule updates and conformance records; ensure master data matches field reality and approved changes
• Publish consistent dashboards and weekly status reports (scope, cost, schedule, conformance) to leadership and stakeholders
  
  

Schedule

• Build and maintain the integrated master project schedule; sequence work packages with PM's to meet milestones
• Anticipate risks and constraints; propose recovery plans and orchestrate resequencing when vendor capacity, inspections or field conditions shift
• Drive a cadence of production meetings with clear look-ahead plans and commitments; monitor percent-complete and remove blockers early
  
  

Team Coordination & Collaboration

• Serve as the central interface between GC, PM's, Quality Manager, Accounting facilitate best alignment of cost, schedule and conformance
• Champion clarity of responsibility between the various teams and individuals, helping to ensure proper project cohesion while minimizing opportunity for overlap of responsibility
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or related field
• 10 years of construction planning or project controls experience, including residential projects; design-build or self-perform environments preferred
• Procore expert level required; strong proficiency with scheduling and cost control tools (e.g., MS Project/Primavera, Excel)
• Working knowledge of Revit-based BIM for construction coordination; ability to interpret architectural/MEP drawings and specifications
• Proven cadence leadership, communication and cross-functional coordination skills; disciplined approach to standards and data hygiene
  
  

Reporting Structure

• Reports to: Executive leadership
• Direct reports: functional leadership over PM's. Directive authority over Site Assistants assigned to their projects
  
  

Travel

Local travel to Westside Los Angeles-area jobsites as needed for planning meetings, field walks and conformance reviews required.