Construction Project Manager

Moontower is looking for a Project Manager to join our team in our Austin office. This person will lead the successful execution of a variety of residential, custom, architect-designed projects from start to finish.

The ideal Project Manager candidate is a self-starter with excellent time-management, impeccable written and verbal communication skills, and tenacious problem-solving abilities who thrives in high stakes, fast-paced environments. Candidates will be leaders with a personality that is even keeled, patient, and wise. Project Managers at Moontower guide detail oriented superintendents and designers, along with emotionally invested clients through the ups and downs of custom home construction to a smooth finish.

Ideal candidates should have experience managing the "paper" side of projects, and will have thorough understanding of project planning, reading architectural drawings, specifications, engineering drawings, and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.

Moontower is not looking for someone to drive around to projects and drink coffee.

Candidates previous experience must show growth of project complexity, quality, and value of projects under management over time. Ability to manage $4-6M/yr is necessary. Special consideration will be given to candidates with work history that shows a pattern of architectural or historically significant homes, infill construction, or commercial projects with residential scale, or intimate, bespoke design details.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver on-time, in-budget projects - Execute projects within the intended scope, timeframe and budgets. We are a fixed price contractor delivering finely crafted homes on budget and as specified.
• Communicate with clients - Drive contact with clients throughout the project lifecycle to understand/set expectations, establish timelines and grow the relationship. Our clients trust us with their biggest investment and we do not take that lightly.
• Manage resources - Coordinate with internal teams and external vendors to identify and allocate the necessary resources for each project. Evaluate subcontractors with the estimator to ensure the right fit for each job.
• Develop project plans - Create detailed plans for each project to outline execution strategy including deliverables, schedule, and cost. Develop work breakdown structures, build and maintain schedules, financial forecasts, constantly assess risks, constraints, and assumptions and discuss pitfalls and opportunities to compress the critical path with the project team.
• Track and communicate progress - Measure progress and team performance for presentation to internal leadership, and to summarize and report to clients regularly in order to fine tune their expectations to match progress in the field.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, architecture, construction management, project management
• 5 years experience in project management, architect designed custom residential specifically
• PMP Certification is a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communications
• Advanced skillset in time management and task prioritization
• Passion for managing teams and driving results
• Ability to multitask and identify opportunities for process improvement

About Moontower:

Moontower is a team of licensed architects, builders, landscape specialists, and interior designers drawn together by our desire to enjoy building better while creating custom, thoughtful homes in Austin. In the world of construction knowledge is often siloed, and teams are fragmented by specialty. We invite you to break down those barriers and join a team that's different.

Our flagship service is turn-key design build, but we also work as a general contractor for outside architects, in both cases we are building high quality projects for great clients!

With all our services we approach our work with our values in mind:

• Have fun and build with craft

• Be a generous team player

• Be clear, concise, consistent, and accountable

• Work thoughtfully with compassion and respect for diversity

Our employees enjoy a work culture that promotes constant learning, having fun, making friends, caring for others, and good stewardship of Austin and beyond. Work life balance is championed, and bi-weekly goal setting and review meetings with the build director provide ample access to leadership to make any adjustments necessary for you to hit personal and work goals together.

The base Salary Range is $75,000-90,000 based on experience.
Additionally Project Managers have a production incentive bonus calculated as a % of revenue under management that is guaranteed to pay. The bonus is NOT discretionary, and has no maximum.
Moontower benefits include 10 holidays, 10 vacation days, 6 sick days, and ad-hoc unpaid time off, company health plan with United Health Care, optional HSA, disability insurance, 401K program (non-matching), supportive professional development and flexible parental leave environment, mileage reimbursement, and a company cell phone, computer, and ipad.

Employees can also take advantage of opportunities to work remote, a comfortable dress code policy, an inspiring and creative collaborative office environment, and centrally located job sites. Organized volunteer opportunities, free or discounted tickets to architectural tour events, support for attending networking events, as well as opportunities to attend conferences or industry continuing education events annually.