Production Project Manager — Pool Construction

Craft Master Custom Pools has been building custom gunite pools in Southeast Florida since 1994 — more than 3,000 pools across Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and Broward counties.

Here is the part most job postings leave out. This is a legacy company under new ownership, and we are writing our playbook one day at a time. The reputation and the craft are thirty years old; the systems around them are being built right now, by us, this year. Some of what you need in this role will not exist yet when you start — you will help build it.

That is either exactly the job you want or exactly the one you don't, and we would rather you know which before you apply.

You own job-level profit and loss on 20 pool construction projects simultaneously. You live in Job Tread tracking costs, approving change orders, and preventing scope creep before it bleeds margin. You pair daily with a Field Supervisor who owns execution; you own the P&L. Together, you catch problems early and move fast.

Most pool firms treat this as a scorekeeper role—someone who runs reports after the damage is done. We don't. We need someone proactive about finding cost and schedule risks, then does something about them before they become crises.

• Job P&L ownership. Every job closes at or above the bid margin. You track actual cost vs. estimate in Job Tread daily. You spot variances ($1,500+) in real time, not in month-end reports. You own material-cost coding, labor variance analysis, and warranty claims allocation.
• Change order velocity. You price change orders, not the office. You get them in front of the client within 48 hours of the request. You confirm client signature within 72 hours. You know the contract cold—what's in scope, what triggers a CO, and what doesn't.
• Scope control. You say  no, that's out of scope  to clients and make it stick. You have the contract reference and the cost backup. You prevent the slow scope creep that kills margins on otherwise solid jobs.
• Client communication. You're the first call when a cost risk surfaces, a change is needed, or a delay hits the schedule. You own the tone—honest, factual, fast. You call subs and clients before problems become crises. You listen for what they're not saying (frustration, confusion, unmet expectations).
• Job Tread mastery. You manage job costing and revenue recognition daily. You code purchases by job and cost code correctly on first entry (not catching mistakes weeks later). You run your own cost reports and trend analysis. If you're waiting for the office to run a report, this role isn't right for you.
• Daily partnership with Field Supervisor. You talk to your assigned Supervisor every day. You flag cost risks together. You coordinate change orders and material delivery against the schedule. You're united on scope and timeline—the client hears one message from both of you.

• Pool construction experience. You've worked in pool construction (residential or commercial) for at least 3 years. You understand the materials, the trades, the typical cost drivers, and the schedule rhythms. You can challenge a plumbing sub's invoice or spot an error in a decking estimate. You know what to expect when permits slip or weather delays framing.
• Job Tread mastery. You have hands‑on experience in Job Tread. Not  I've seen someone use it  — you've managed job costing, run cost reports, and coded purchases. You move through Job Tread confidently and know how to find and fix cost variances. If your Job Tread experience is light, we will ask for examples.
• Change order management. You've written, priced, and tracked change orders in a construction business. You understand contract language well enough to spot whether something is in…