Project Manager- General Trades- Starlite Building Services - Military veterans preferred

Project Manager- General Trades- Starlite Building Services

US-MA-Boston

Job ID: 2025-6317
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Construction Operations
Boston

Overview

Starlite Building Services is a construction services operation that serves clients throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York City, Miami, Bentonville, AR and Los Angeles. Our team is made up of hundreds of talented and dedicated craft workers providing valuable assistance with project scope, budgeting, scheduling, site logistics, and materials.  Join our team to bring exceptional building experience via assurance, control, efficiency, cost and time savings, quality, and—of course—safety.

We are currently seeking a Boston based Project Manager to manage all Self Perform projects as well as manage all carpentry and labor staff for self perform operations. The Starlite Project Manager will work together with the team to ensure quality, execution, growth and development of new talent, internal and external relationships and profitability.  This role is responsible for project set up, estimating, project execution, financial management, and relationship management.

Knows the Job:  Seeks to gain and use information regarding the job to produce a quality estimate.

• Completes a thorough review of all documents to ensure that they accurately reflect the conversations and agreements with the client, Architect and Engineer.  This includes matching specs to drawings.
• Inspects site to be fully versed on how the site will affect contract scope.  This includes working with Operations to understand site logistics plan.
• Identifies and ensures trade timeframes/execution is consistent with project schedule and approach.
• Clearly identifies areas of risk and profitability to focus project team decision making.
• Identifies long lead items utilizing industry, Sub and manufacturer knowledge and knowledge of timeframes.
• Ensures discussion of all pertinent issues with all Shawmut project team members through the Scope Review meeting.
• Proactively, provide notes and clarifications to explain any deviations from the project document.

Estimate Preparation: Prepares estimates using Starlite’s policies, procedures and tools.

• Works with Manager of Safety & Estimating to prepare bids.
• Prepares budgets for all phases, as requested.
• Ensures discussion of all pertinent issues with all Starlite project team members.
• Visits job sites and participate in pre-project walk throughs.

Project Set Up – Ensures that proper tools are in place prior to the beginning of a project.

• Develops comprehensive understanding of project strategy and deploys this throughout the project.
• Sets up projects to insure profitability and client satisfaction

Project Execution – Leads job and job team to deliver projects the Starlite way.

• Executes each project phase including pre-construction, construction, closeout, and post-construction services.
• Works in partnership with the Site Foreman to:
• Maintains an updated and accurate schedule.
• Identifies and focuses on critical issues related to constructability including associated costs and logistical issues.
• Fills in gaps, in all areas, as needed to ensure that project control and execution requirements are met (i.e. Extra work order slips, etc.)
• Looks for opportunities to increase company profitability on each project.

Financial Management – Achieves financial control and profit goals for each project.

• Ensures timely and accurate completion of all Starlite financial processes, controls, and reports.
• Uses financial reporting data to quickly identify potential and existing issues that could lead to subpar financial performance and immediately addresses these issues.
• Drives change order process to ensure the extras presented to the owner get approved and are fair.

People Development – Drives the growth and development of staff always looking to improve and enhance team

• Serves as a coach and mentor.
• Sets expectations and goals and provides ongoing support and feedback.

Relationship Management:  Develop critical relationships. 

• Promote positive relations by dealing professionally, respectfully and fairly with all subcontractors instilling this philosophy in project team at all times;
• Work closely with all team members (internal and external) to keep and insure effective communication of all project information, issues and opinions. 

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in construction related field or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years of experience in construction management 
• Detailed knowledge of all trades: scope, time frames/field execution, typical missed scope/exposures
• Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of estimating processes and delivery methods
• Experience managing a variety of projects in a rapidly growing organization is critical
• Extensive experience maintaining project budgets and schedules
• Knowledge of contract types and deal structures
• Management experience: coaching, feedback delivery, delegating and mentorship preferred
• Demonstrated communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• General Contractor or subcontractor experience preferred 

Starlite prohibits discrimination against any staff member or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, disability, creed, citizenship status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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