Project Manager

Project Manager – High-End Custom Homes

Roaring Fork Valley / Aspen, CO

About the Opportunity

An employee-owned Colorado general contractor is adding project management capacity in the Roaring Fork Valley as several high-end residential projects move into preconstruction and construction. The work sits at the top of the mountain custom market: homes typically in the 10,000–20,000 SF range, budgets between $20M and $50M, and owners frequently represented by national owners' representatives.

The company builds custom homes and commercial projects across Colorado's mountain communities, and it carries real infrastructure behind its project teams — dedicated preconstruction, VDC and modeling, quality control, safety, and in-house excavation, with project coordination and project engineer support depending on the job. For a Project Manager, that difference is practical: you lead the project instead of rebuilding the platform around it.

The hiring is deliberate rather than opportunistic. The company is explicit that it does not grow for growth's sake — it is adding people because a concentrated wave of work requires it, and it builds roles around the right individuals. There is also flexibility on timing: someone strong who is available now can join an active project first, learn the company's systems, and be ready when their project starts.

The Role

You will own a single, sophisticated mountain residence from preconstruction through closeout — budget, buyout, schedule, design coordination and the client relationship — reporting directly to the executive who leads the custom homes group.

This is a builder-led project quarterback role. It is not a document-routing job, and it is not an RFI factory. When the drawings don't fully resolve a condition, the expectation is that you work the problem with the design team and the trades rather than sending it back and waiting.

What You'll Get to Accomplish

• Take a $20M–$50M custom residence from preconstruction through turnover, with accountability for the outcome rather than a slice of it.

• Own the commercial performance of the project: budget, subcontractor buyout, cost-to-complete discipline, schedule and risk.

• Drive coordination among the owner, architect, designers, engineers and trade partners so decisions get made and the work keeps moving.

• Lead the preconstruction-to-construction handoff, using constructability thinking to remove problems before they reach the field.

• Serve as the responsive point of contact for sophisticated clients and national owners' reps — making complicated issues legible and staying transparent about cost, schedule and decisions.

• Work as one operating unit with your Superintendent, supported by preconstruction, VDC, QC and safety resources.

• Manage pay applications, submittals and shop drawings with preconstruction and VDC support behind you.

What You'll Bring

• Credible leadership on complex, high-end residential projects, with direct accountability for delivery. Ground-up is preferred; renovation experience is accepted where the complexity is comparable.

• Experience at or near this scale is strongly preferred — the ability to speak to a full project story with budget, team, exact responsibility and result.

• Command of preconstruction, estimating and budget control, buyout, scheduling, and field-office coordination.

• The judgment to make decisions with incomplete information and the instinct to solve alongside the design team and trades.

• Steadiness with demanding clients: proactive, low-ego, organized, direct, and transparent when the news is difficult.

• A track record of building durable teams and relationships. This company is looking for someone who intends to stay and build a career here.

A high-end renovation background, or a combined GC / CM / owner's-rep background, can transfer where genuine building knowledge is evident.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• The work. Custom mountain residences at $20M–$50M with difficult sites, refined architectural detail and complex systems. There is a limited amount of work at this level anywhere, and less of it in the Roaring Fork Valley.

• Employee ownership. You share in the outcome of the business you're helping deliver, and ownership is positioned internally as accountability for what the company commits to.

• Support that lets you lead. Preconstruction, VDC, QC and safety are dedicated functions, not something the PM invents on nights and weekends.

• Access. You report directly to the leader of the custom homes group, with a short path between your project and the decision-maker.

• Advancement built around people. The company creates roles around the right people rather than fitting people into fixed boxes.

• Where you live. Mountain-community offices, flexible schedules, and a valley people choose for reasons that have nothing to do with the commute.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: $140,000–$160,000+, with senior-level compensation toward the high $100Ks depending on level and experience.

• Bonus: Annual company-performance bonus — company-wide rather than project-based — typically 8%–10% of salary, varying by year and tenure.

• Health: Employee medical and dental paid at 100%; spouse and family covered at 70%.

• PTO plus paid volunteer time.

• Company vehicle with fuel card, or an allowance, depending on role and preference.

• Discounted employee housing options.

• Dependent scholarships.

• Flexible schedules and company outdoor and community activities.

Candidates must have led complex, high-end custom residential projects with direct delivery accountability to be considered.