Junior Project Manager​/Developer

Building Talent Foundation, Houston, TX 77001

Houston-based project delivery for BTF's Texas workforce initiatives

Full-time, Exempt (Permanent Role)

Houston, Texas

$65,000-$70,000 annually

Houston-area and Texas travel based on project needs

Building Talent Foundation (BTF) is a national nonprofit organization founded by the Leading Builders of America to address the acute and persistent talent shortage across residential construction. BTF recruits, trains, mentors, coaches, and places new talent into residential construction careers while connecting employers, training providers, community organizations, and job seekers through Jobs To Build  and hands-on workforce support.

The Junior Project Manager/Job Developer is an execution-focused role responsible for moving BTF's workforce initiatives across Texas, beginning with Houston, from planning through delivery. This person will bring structure, follow-through, and day-to-day coordination to projects involving employers, training providers, community partners, social investors, and BTF staff. The role combines project coordination with job development. It will help translate project commitments into clear plans, cultivate relationships with residential construction employers in Houston and other assigned Texas markets, support candidate-to-employer connections, monitor results, and keep multiple stakeholders aligned around deliverables and deadlines.

The position works closely with the Fund Development Manager, VP of Operations, regional leaders, Engagement Managers, and the Jobs To Build  team.

• Translate partner and funder commitments into clear project plans with deliverables, owners, milestones, dependencies, and deadlines.
• Maintain project workplans, decision logs, meeting records, risk registers, and status updates for assigned initiatives.
• Coordinate meetings, follow-up, and cross-functional handoffs; identify delays and risks early, recommend practical solutions, and elevate issues that require leadership decisions.

• Serve as a consistent day-to-day coordination point for BTF's workforce projects across Texas, beginning with Houston.
• Develop and maintain relationships with residential construction employers, industry partners, training providers, and community-based organizations.
• Work with employers to clarify hiring needs, job requirements, candidate qualifications, interview processes, and anticipated hiring timelines.
• Support partner onboarding, employer outreach, hiring events, and other activities that move participants toward employment.

• Coordinate with BTF Engagement Managers and Jobs To Build  staff to support candidate referrals, interviews, placements, and post-placement follow-up.
• Help ensure employer opportunities and candidate requirements are documented accurately and communicated consistently across the team.
• Track participant movement from partner referral through employment and support timely intervention when barriers arise.

• Maintain accurate and timely project, partner, employer, and outcome records in Salesforce, Jobs To Build , and other approved systems.
• Build concise status reports and dashboards that show progress, upcoming milestones, risks, decisions needed, and performance against commitments.
• Collect and organize documentation needed for partner updates, social investor reporting, project evaluation, and internal learning.

• Coordinate implementation across BTF's assigned Texas projects, beginning with Houston.
• Support local partner rollout planning, meeting preparation, stakeholder follow-up, and project activities across Texas.
• Help standardize tools, timelines, and processes so BTF's Texas projects are executed consistently.

• At least two years of relevant experience in project coordination, workforce development, employer engagement, nonprofit programs, industry partnerships, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders, priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with consistent follow-through.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with employers, community partners, training providers, and internal leaders.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, sound judgment, and comfort using CRM,…