Luxury Residential Project Manager

Own the Plan. Lead the Team. Deliver the Vision.

Location: Austin, TX – office and field-based, with regular travel to active project sites throughout Greater Austin, Lake Travis, and nearby Texas Hill Country communities.

Jenkins Design Build is a family-owned, architect-led design-build firm creating exceptional luxury homes across Austin and the Texas Hill Country. Our architects, interior designers, and construction professionals work as one integrated team, reducing miscommunication and protecting the client's vision from concept through completion. Backed by more than 30 years of experience and over 130 industry awards, we are known for craftsmanship, transparency, and a highly personalized client experience.

We are seeking an accomplished Luxury Residential Project Manager (custom home construction project manager) to lead the planning, financial management, purchasing, communication, and overall coordination of complex custom home projects. Working closely with Site Superintendents and the executive, design, accounting, and estimating teams, you will maintain project schedules and budgets while ensuring that each project meets Jenkins Design Build's standards. The ideal candidate combines construction expertise with disciplined organization and outstanding communication.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain overall CPM construction schedules in Buildertrend.
• Establish project baselines and update schedules weekly with Site Superintendents.
• Produce and distribute 30-day look-ahead schedules.
• Coordinate and lead weekly production meetings with project teams.
• Issue purchase orders for labor and materials in advance of scheduled requirements.
• Review scopes of work with vendors and trade partners before work begins.
• Confirm purchase orders remain within the approved project budget.
• Maintain project budgets and prepare monthly variance purchase-order reports.
• Review and approve payment requests according to purchase-order terms.
• Estimate and execute owner, vendor, and trade-partner change orders.
• Coordinate required revisions to plans and drawings arising from change orders.
• Monitor insurance and documentation requirements for trade partners and vendors.
• Coordinate critical material deliveries, returns, and credits.
• Conduct monthly project budget and financial forecast reviews with leadership and the project team.
• Maintain accurate schedules, financial records, notes, and project data.
• Serve as a professional company representative when communicating with clients, consultants, vendors, and trade partners.

Qualifications

• At least three years of custom home project-management experience.