Project Manager

Cairn Collaborative ( provides healthy, comfortable, and responsible low-energy, low-carbon residential design and construction on California's Central Coast. Cairn is looking for a full-time  Project Manager to join our team. This position will be responsible for customer and crew satisfaction and act as the point person between the client, crews, officials, and trade partners. Our ideal candidate has an ongoing knowledge of best practices in residential construction and the managerial skills to actively manage and supervise all the different people who work on the job site. $90,000 - $120,000/year on payroll (not 1099) with an additional benefits package.

We foster a respectful and inclusive workplace culture, where everyone can thrive and contribute in meaningful ways to company operations, and we are fortunate to work for homeowners who share our values. Cairn is committed to developing a diverse team and providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees. People of color, women, trans and gender-nonconforming people, people from poor and working-class backgrounds, queer people, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Job Description

Overview

A Cairn Project Manager is the point person between the client, crews, officials, and trade partners. Our PM is responsible for customer and crew satisfaction; take-offs and orders and deliveries; maintaining site efficiency and cleanliness through delegation and oversight; productivity; efficiency; supervising; scheduling trade partners and inspections; and all assigned paperwork. Our PM needs to have an ongoing knowledge of best practices in residential construction and the managerial skills to actively manage and supervise all the different people who work on the jobsite. Respect towards all staff and trade partners is expected.

Outcomes

● Projects are completed in timely manner;

● Projects are completed on budget;

● Projects are completed to the company's satisfaction; to the client's satisfaction; and aligned with company values.

Responsibilities

● Maintains a good facility with a range of communication methods and devices: text; email; tablet; laptop; and all appropriate software: Google Drive/Sheets/Docs; Good Notes; iPhotos and Google Photos.

● Maintains exceptional customer service and consistent communication with all team members;

● Works closely with Cairn staff, client, design team, and field positions on all phases of project development to assure there is adequate project documentation in place prior to construction start;

● Works closely with Cairn staff, client, design team, and field positions on all phases of construction to assure adherence to project documentation, budget, and schedule;

● During both project development and construction, develops and maintains project schedules for client decision-making, material ordering, subcontractor coordination, crew scheduling, and construction tasks; participates in and/or leads team meetings with Cairn staff, drafters, designers, architects, clients, site leads and subcontractors;

● Produces RFI's, RFP's and work order documents as needed and in a timely fashion;

● Supports site teams with material procurement and subcontractor and inspection coordination;

● Tracks and monitors all project costs for comparison to sold budgets;

● Oversees safety and quality control processes;

• Ensures achievement of agreed-upon building performance standards and goals;
• Ensures carpenters and trade partners leave job sites and neighboring areas in clean and orderly fashion at the conclusion of work days. Keeping neighborhoods happy is just as important as keeping clients happy (and sometimes…more important).
• Cairn PM's are anticipated to be able to pick-up physical work on a site when deemed necessary to move a project forward to completion; i.e. if a hole must be dug, and a PM is available to dig the hole while others are busy, our PM should be unafraid to dig that hole OR be resourceful in finding an alternative solution.

Compensation range: $90,000 - $120,000/year payroll position with an additional benefits package described below - depending on capacity to produce to-and-above outcome standards.

Benefits Package: Platinum PPO - Medical, Dental, Vision after 6 months; Paid Vacations - 1 weeks after first year; 2 weeks each subsequent year; 10 holidays (NYSE/bank holidays); 2% matching into IRA, Monthly health reimbursement allowance of $100; Paid training and continuing education; phone compensation; uniform compensation; transportation compensation; company vehicle after reviews.

Other benefits to be outlined in employee's job-offer letter.