Forward Planning (Vertical) Project Manager

Description

Tim Lewis Communities has been dedicated to building high-quality homes in Northern California and Nevada for over four decades. Known for its innovative and distinctive architecture, the company emphasizes superior customer service and steadfast commitment to energy efficiency and sustainability.

The company is proud to uphold a legacy of excellence, delivering value and satisfaction to homeowners.

We have an opening in our Land Team
- This is a fulltime benefited role with auto allowance, paid holidays, and generous paid time off.

The Forward Planning Vertical Project Manager responsible for the coordination and management of information required during the start-up of a new home residential community. Multitasking and managing information from various departments to meet milestone dates is essential. This includes forward planning and project management involving architectural design and approvals, consultant coordination and tasks to reach the first construction start in a timely manner.

• Liaison between various departments to coordinate and manage information to meet milestone dates from architectural approvals to first construction start.
• Work closely with the land development, purchasing, sales, marketing, and construction teams to ensure project timelines are met.
• Coordinate and direct a team of consultants through the architectural plan development and design review and city approval process as well as all aspects of the project through community build out.
• Manage and maintain weekly schedules of projects from small single-family developments to larger master planned communities. Manage numerous projects simultaneously.
• Analyze site data and due diligence efforts to effectively anticipate and resolve potential obstacles or issues that may arise during construction or throughout the residential project or active community process.
• Manage and coordinates submittal to local municipalities leading up to and preparing for first building permit prior to project start.
• Facilitate internal hand off and sign off from land acquisition and development to sales and construction on all projects.
• Effectively communicate with all internal and external team members to facilitate successful projects.
• Manage bi-weekly pre-starts meetings to provide necessary project updates and proactively manage processes to hit target start dates.
• Lead, manage, and direct consultants in design development and finalization of architectural and related plans including structural, plumbing, HVAS, truss, energy, landscape architecture, retaining walls, plot plans, sales trailer, and sales office permits.
• Plan submission for master plans, field plan changes and redline responses to City and County agencies through agency approval.
• Manage the Starts process with Construction, all documents required for starts and reporting for business plan.
• Manage the permitting process for all starts, coordination with the different jurisdictions and consultants.
• Able to coordinate information and follow up on structured deadlines from various departments.
• Review architectural, civil, and landscape plans for accuracy and consistency across disciplines prior to submittal; identify and resolve discrepancies before they reach the field or municipality.
• Track frame-walk red-line items through resolution, verifying that called-out change are completed and documented.
• Maintain and distribute current, approved plan sets to consultants, the field, and internal teams to ensure no work proceeds from an outdated version.
• Travel is regularly required to jobsites, potential jobsites, and to carry out position related and company business.

Other duties may be assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bachelor’s degree in construction management or civil engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience, with:

3+ years of residential construction project management experience…