At David Nice Builders, we craft construction masterpieces through integrity, enduring relationships, and passionate people. Join our growing team and help us deliver exceptional commercial construction projects that exceed client expectations!
Position Overview
We’re hiring a Commercial Construction Project Manager to own the full lifecycle of commercial construction projects from pre-construction through closeout. This is an office and field role with travel to jobsites and client meetings required.
Commercial construction rewards people who are organized, decisive, and comfortable managing complexity across multiple fronts simultaneously. Schedules shift, priorities compete, and clients have real expectations. The best PMs in this environment are the ones who stay ahead of the work rather than reacting to it, hold their commercial position under pressure, and show up as a steady, reliable partner to both the clients they serve and the superintendents they support in the field.
That last piece matters here. Supporting your superintendent is not a secondary responsibility. Once a project leaves the office, your superintendent executes it. How well you resource, communicate with, and back that person has a direct effect on project outcomes, and we treat it that way.
The company manages a range of project complexity and considers candidates from developing PMs through seasoned professionals. Composure, commercial judgment, and organizational discipline are weighted alongside years of experience.
What You’ll Do
Estimating and Pre-Construction:
- Partner with the estimating team on assigned bids, review plans and specifications, flag unusual scope items, and ensure complete subcontractor coverage.
- Confirm permit costs, mall criteria where applicable, and bid-specific requirements are captured before submission.
- Attend bid review meetings and contribute prior-experience input to produce an accurate, competitive estimate.
Project Award and Contract:
- Read and fully understand each contract including pay terms, liquidated damages, period of performance, and special requirements.
- Confirm the contract matches the agreed proposal and ensure a signed contract or LOI is in place before work proceeds.
- Translate contract and specification requirements into subcontract scopes with clear inclusions and exclusions.
Project Start-Up:
- Lead the internal start-up meeting, coordinate permitting, verify insurance and licensing, and confirm the latest plan set with all addenda.
- Develop the safety plan with the safety officer, confirm client billing cycles, and build the schedule of values with the Project Management Assistant and Client Services Manager.
- Include the superintendent from the start and align the full project team before mobilization.
Schedule Management:
- Build the project schedule in MS Project with a preliminary schedule ready at contract negotiation where possible.
- Review and update the schedule weekly with the superintendent, using three-week lookaheads and clear milestones through closeout.
Superintendent Support:
- Once the job leaves the office, the superintendent executes it. Your job is to make sure they can.
- Stay reachable, stay steady, and when problems arise, listen and help.
- Keep direction in writing, confirm daily reports and safety talks are being completed, and maintain communication and alignment between field and office.
Subcontractors and Suppliers:
- Write specific contract scopes, award subcontracts before project start with no scope gaps, and issue purchase orders early for long-lead materials.
- Vet unfamiliar subs, keep qualifier packages current, and accurately review and approve invoices in Vista.
- Drive honorable buyout to meet or beat budget.
During Construction:
- Review budgets daily, submit the weekly PM report by Monday noon covering profit and loss, billing, change orders, issues, and schedule.
- Manage RFIs, submittals, and change orders proactively. Get change order requests signed before work is performed.
- Lead project meetings as productive exchanges and ensure quality control expectations are met and exceeded.
Closeout:
- Manage closeout with the Client Services Manager and Project Management Assistant, producing the closeout binder within 45 days.
- Complete an internal pre-punch one week ahead of the official list, obtain all final sign-offs, and ensure DNB is represented at punch walk and final turnover.
What We’re Looking For
We care more about how you operate than what your last title was. Strong candidates will demonstrate:
- Typically 5 or more years of construction management experience across commercial project types.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in the $500K to $15MM range.
- Composure under pressure. You maintain sound judgment when clients and timelines get difficult.
- Strong commercial instincts: budget management, cost tracking, change order pricing, and scope defense.
- Excellent written and verbal communication with clients, subcontractors, and field teams.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Excel, and MS Project. Procore and Vista experience is a strong plus.
- An organized self-starter who manages time and priorities independently across a portfolio.
- Willingness to travel to jobsites and client meetings as project needs require.
You Might Be a Great Fit If You Are:
- An experienced commercial construction PM ready to join a company that runs structured operations, holds its project teams to a high standard, and backs them up with real support.
- A PM from a specific commercial vertical, retail, healthcare, hospitality, office TI, or industrial, ready to broaden your portfolio with a growing company.
- A strong assistant PM or project engineer who has been running projects in everything but title and is ready to take full ownership.
- Someone who takes genuine pride in delivering projects on time, within budget, and with relationships intact at the end, because that is what integrity in this business looks like.
Why Join Us?
- Compensation commensurate with experience.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Paid time off and company holidays.
- A family-oriented company with a healthy, people-first work culture built on integrity, lasting relationships, quality craftsmanship, and passionate people.
- Work on a diverse portfolio of commercial construction projects with a team that takes client relationships and professional execution seriously.
- A company that invests in its people and promotes from within.