Ambassador Group completed this search for an owner's representative firm serving high-end residential clients in the San Francisco Bay Area. The firm works on behalf of owners with general contractors building multi-million-dollar homes. It is a smaller team where the Project Manager works closely with the firm's owner, and the role suited someone who works well from home.
Role SummaryThe Project Manager provides owner representation on high-end residential projects. They keep contracts, budgets, schedules, and vendors organized on the owner's behalf, coordinate the project team, and report progress to the client every week.
Key Outcomes- The project plan is established early, anchored in the client's priorities, program, budget, and schedule goals.
- Clients are supported in due diligence, selection, and hiring of architects, designers, engineers, contractors, and other specialists.
- Project contracts are administered and tracked, and a detailed project budget defines all known and projected costs.
- Invoices and pay applications are checked against contracted amounts, and clients receive a weekly summary for approval.
- Change orders are reviewed and negotiated, with clear recommendations back to the client.
- A milestone schedule tracks critical tasks and dates so the project executes on time.
- Vendor NDAs and certificates of insurance are current and logged, and project documents are organized in one shared folder.
- Meetings are scheduled, led, and documented, and weekly status reports summarize design, budget, and schedule and flag where the client needs to step in.
- A few years of experience in the construction industry, with working knowledge of how projects are designed, bid, and built.
- A relational style that builds trust with clients, consultants, and contractors.
- Comfort working on a smaller team, and the self-direction to do well working from home.
- A strong interest in working with high-end clients on multi-million-dollar homes.