Project Manager – High-End Residential Pools and Landscape Construction

Project Manager – High-End Residential Pools and Landscape Construction JK Consultants
-Sonoma, CA, United States

Do you enjoy managing pools and landscape construction projects for exquisite high-end properties? This role is an opportunity to join a dynamic hands‑on team committed to excellence with a strong reputation for quality in a collaborative and supportive work environment.

Role

Summary:

Manage multiple high‑end pool and landscape design‑build construction projects to consistently deliver highly successful and profitable projects.

Operations:

Manage the full lifecycle of high‑end landscape construction projects from design through close out managing schedules, change orders, and budgets and ensuring high‑quality, safety, profitability, customer satisfaction, and timely project delivery.

Deliver finished projects that meet or exceed client expectations on beauty, functionality, quality and timeline.

Create and implement best practices effectively using technology, labor, and equipment with KPIs.

Optimize projects and personnel to maximize revenue and profitability as well as increase efficiencies, processes, quality, and customer satisfaction.

Coordinate all material and resources including labor and equipment to ensure timely completion.

Collaboration with design, internal and external professionals to ensure the finished project maintains the design integrity in the field.

Manage external specialty subcontractors who maintain high standards for performance, safety and quality.

Serve as the primary point of contact for owners/representatives, external professionals providing updates and promptly resolving issues.

Oversee all financial aspects of each project including tracking the details of budgets, cost controls, change orders, monthly billing, vendors, and subcontractors.

Optimize and analyze project reports, schedules, and performance, reconciliations, and implement corrective actions to increase revenue and profitability.

Build and manage project schedules; anticipate constraints and drive solutions that protect milestones.

Develop and manage budgets; track cost‑to‑complete, forecast variances, and reconcile vendor/subcontractor costs.

Run change order and documentation workflows end‑to‑end (scope review, pricing, approvals, and communication).

Manage monthly progress billing and supporting documentation to enable timely invoicing and collections.

Train, develop, motivate and mentor team members to form high‑performing, results‑oriented project and field personnel focused on safety, productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

3–5+ years of project management experience in residential construction and/or landscape construction.

Working knowledge of construction drawings, exterior scopes of work, and specification documents.

Demonstrated budget ownership (cost tracking, change orders, and billing discipline).

Strong organization and communication; able to run multiple projects simultaneously.

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel required); plan review tools such as Bluebeam/AutoCAD are a plus.