Project Engineer / Assistant Project Manager

An established high-end residential general contractor has spent three decades building custom homes across San Francisco and down the Peninsula. The company is large enough to take on complex custom residences, up to roughly $30M a project, alongside the remodel and maintenance work that keeps long-term clients close, yet small enough that the principals stay personally involved on every job. The team works hand in hand with many of the Bay Area's leading residential architects.

This role is based in the company's San Francisco office, with regular time on job sites across the Peninsula. Plan on roughly two-thirds of your week in the office and the balance on site, so a comfortable commute to Peninsula projects matters.

We are hiring a Project Engineer, and depending on your experience the role can be set at the Senior Project Engineer or Assistant Project Manager level. You are the hub of the project: you keep information, documentation, and schedule moving between the principals, the project managers, the field, the architects, and the trade partners. You run the work in Procore and grow into broader project-management responsibility as you prove yourself.

• Documentation stays current and complete. Punch lists, project photos, site-walk notes, and files are tracked in Procore, so the team always has an accurate picture of where each project stands.
• Contracts and insurance stay clean. Subcontractor contracts are updated as scope changes, insurance requirements are monitored, and nothing lapses or slips.
• Scope is documented before it becomes cost. You conduct site walks, capture project scope, and surface changes early so they get priced before the work is done.
• Trades stay organized and on schedule. You help organize and schedule trade subcontractors so the field has what it needs when it needs it.
• The schedule stays honest. You maintain schedule inputs and look-aheads in MS Project, integrating inspections, submittals, and long-lead items as conditions change.
• Senior leadership is supported, not chasing updates. You handle project administration for the principals and project managers so they can stay focused on clients and the build.
• You grow into more of the numbers. As you take on the Assistant Project Manager level, you own more of the budgeting, owner billing, and cost tracking.

• One to five years of commercial or residential construction experience, or a recent degree, within about five years, in construction management or architecture.
• Working proficiency with Procore, MS Project, and Excel.
• Clear written and verbal communication, and a process-minded, detail-oriented way of working.
• A collaborative, adaptable, and reliable approach in a fast-moving project environment.
• A valid driver's license and reliable transportation for regular site travel across the Peninsula.

• Salary: $70,000 to $150,000 depending on level and experience.
• Annual bonus tied to company and individual performance.
• 401(k) with company contribution of up to 10 percent of eligible pay.
• 21 days of paid time off.
• Gas card and mileage support for project-related travel.
• Company laptop, cell phone, and tablet.
• Healthcare support.