Project Executive

Paradise Door and Service is a subcontractor in the construction industry. We help customers achieve their vision to execute high-end architectural entrances within agreed upon budget and schedule. End-users of past and current project include but are not limited to: Google, LinkedIn, Facebook, Netflix, and Nvidia.

Executive Project Manager — Role Overview

• Location: Livermore, CA (office and field, with regional travel to job sites)
• Type: Full-time, exempt

The Executive Project Manager owns our construction and installation portfolio from contract award to closeout. You will lead multiple concurrent commercial door projects, manage project managers and field leads, and make sure every job finishes on time, on budget and to spec.

Key Responsibilities

Project leadership

• Oversee a portfolio of concurrent commercial and industrial door projects, from kickoff through punch list and closeout
• Build and manage master schedules; coordinate with general contractors, architects, owners and other trades
• Run pre-construction meetings, site walks and progress meetings; represent Paradise Door on major jobs

Financial control

• Own project budgets, job costing, forecasts and margin for every job in the portfolio
• Review and approve change orders, pay applications, billing and purchase orders
• Partner with estimating on bid reviews, scope letters and hand-off from sales to operations

Submittals, procurement and compliance

• Manage submittals, shop drawings, door hardware schedules and RFIs
• Oversee material procurement and lead times with manufacturers and distributors
• Ensure work meets code, fire-rating, ADA and prevailing wage or certified payroll requirements where applicable

Team and field operations

• Lead, hire and mentor project managers, coordinators and field foremen
• Allocate crews and equipment across jobs; resolve conflicts between service and construction work
• Enforce safety programs and Cal/OSHA compliance on every site

Business growth

• Build long-term relationships with GCs, property managers and repeat customers
• Report project and portfolio KPIs to the CEO; recommend improvements to processes, software and staffing
• Help develop standard operating procedures that scale as the company grows

Requirements and Qualifications

Required

• 8+ years of construction project management, including 3+ years in a senior or multi-project leadership role
• Direct experience in commercial doors, Division 08 (openings, frames, hardware), or a closely related specialty trade
• Proven record managing budgets, schedules and change orders on projects of $250K+ and portfolios of $5M+ a year
• Strong command of submittals, RFIs, shop drawings and door hardware schedules
• Working knowledge of building codes, fire-rated assemblies (NFPA 80), ADA and Cal/OSHA safety standards
• Experience leading and developing project managers and field supervisors
• Proficiency with project management and estimating software (e.g., Procore, Raken, Bluebeam, MS Project) and Microsoft 365
• Clear, professional communication with GCs, owners, architects and crews
• Valid California driver's license and ability to travel to job sites across the region

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering or a related field (equivalent experience considered)
• PMP, DHI credentials (AHC, CDC or FDAI), or OSHA 30 certification
• Experience with prevailing wage, certified payroll and public works projects
• Familiarity with automatic entrances, access control and loading dock equipment
• Bay Area construction market relationships

Success in the first year looks like

• Every active project on a current schedule and cost forecast
• Gross margin on construction work at or above target
• A documented project delivery process the team follows