The Opportunity
Position Overview
MatchBuilt is an executive search firm partnering with a growing regional home builder seeking a Project Manager for its Northeast Florida operations, reporting to the Director of Construction. The role is based in the Amelia Island area: you work from a home office and are on site daily where the homes are being built.
The Project Manager owns assigned vertical construction projects from preconstruction handoff through closeout and early warranty: schedule, field execution, trade sequencing, workmanship, inspections, safety, documentation, and the homebuyer experience. The homes are luxury residences in the $1M+ range, in communities clustered closely together.
You need a strong background in residential field construction. Only candidates with homebuilding experience will be considered. This is a field role, and you’ll be on site daily across your assigned communities.
You join a growing division with a real path to broader responsibility as it expands.
At a Glance
Job Highlights
- Own Your Projects: Day-to-day ownership of your assigned homes and communities, from start through closing and turnover.
- Schedule Truth: Build and maintain the schedules every trade works from: baselines, weekly look-aheads, and recovery plans that keep cycle time on target.
- Trade Leadership: Direct daily trade sequencing, deliveries, and even-flow progress home to home across your communities.
- Homebuyer Contact: Serve as the primary construction contact for your buyers, with dependable weekly updates.
- Quality and Safety: Hold the line on workmanship, inspections, and a safe, clean, organized jobsite.
What You'll Lead
Project Manager Responsibilities
- Participate in preconstruction reviews and accept formal project handoffs, confirming plans, permits, site conditions, budget status, long-lead items, and open risks before mobilization.
- Build and maintain baseline schedules and rolling look-aheads in the construction management platform, refreshing them to reflect actual progress, deliveries, inspections, and constraints.
- Direct daily trade sequencing and jobsite logistics, including access, staging, deliveries, storage, temporary facilities, and site cleanliness.
- Verify installed work against plans, specifications, and product approvals; use pre-installation reviews and hold points before work is concealed, and document critical conditions with photos.
- Schedule jurisdictional inspections, maintain permit documents on site, and drive prompt correction and reinspection when needed.
- Enforce jobsite safety and stormwater controls; stop unsafe work immediately and document incidents, damage, and near misses.
- Provide Purchasing with accurate percent-complete verification and cost-to-complete input, and review project bills for work performed before recommending acceptance.
- Identify changes and unforeseen conditions early, documenting scope, photos, and schedule impact, and obtain approval before added work proceeds.
- Communicate with homebuyers at least weekly, lead site walks at key milestones, and document decisions and follow-ups in the project record.
- Complete an accurate daily log for every active job covering manpower, work performed, deliveries, inspections, weather, delays, and decisions needed.
- Drive rolling punch, final inspections, and closeout documentation through homebuyer orientation, turnover, and early warranty.
What You Bring
Project Manager Qualifications
- 5+ years of residential construction experience, including field leadership of single-family homes as a Project Manager, superintendent, or builder.
- Demonstrated ability to run multiple homes or phases at once while holding schedule, quality, and budget discipline.
- Working knowledge of the Florida Building Code, local inspection processes, and coastal construction requirements.
- Experience coordinating trades, deliveries, and inspections across several homes at different stages.
- Proficiency with construction management software; Buildertrend experience is a plus.
- Strong, professional communication skills with homebuyers, trade partners, inspectors, and internal teams.
- High school diploma or equivalent required; a degree in construction management or a related field is a plus.
- Reliable field presence, sound judgment, and a no-surprises communication style.
The Benefits
Industry-Leading Benefits
- Competitive salary plus bonus
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Professional development and growth opportunities
- Supportive, team-oriented culture within a privately held organization