Project Manager

TopOut CM

San Diego, CA

Full Time

Expires On: 02/15/2026

Company Description

TopOut CM, located in San Diego, is a construction management firm dedicated to delivering exceptional service. With over 40 years of combined experience in managing projects both on-site and from the office, the team is equipped with extensive expertise. TopOut CM emphasizes understanding client objectives and providing expert guidance to exceed expectations. They are committed to helping clients achieve successful outcomes for all their projects.



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Role Description

This full-time, Project Manager role is based in San Diego, CA. The Project Manager will oversee and coordinate construction projects through all stages of planning and execution. Responsibilities include expediting workflows, supervising project progress, managing logistics, ensuring inspections compliance, and effectively managing overall project timelines, budgets, and deliverables. The individual will collaborate closely with clients, contractors, and team members to ensure project success while maintaining high-quality standards.


Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Develop and manage project budgets and scopes
  • Track and report project anticipated costs
  • Identify potential budget problems and ensure budgets are met
  • Prepare project schedules
  • Ensure milestones are identified, tracked and communicated to all team members, and that scope changes and other issues affecting projects are identified and managed
  • Prepare scope documents and proposals that identify project objectives, scope of work, resources, project team roles, budgets, schedules, assumptions, risks and constraints
  • Track invoicing, including ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant turnaround of invoice approvals, dispute resolution, change order negotiation, and issuance
  • Assist in the preparation of consultant, contractor, and vendor contracts and purchase orders - ensuring complete, enforceable scopes of services, terms and conditions, costs, and payment processes
  • Ensure that project teams meet all procedural requirements for code, safety, permitting, and audit compliance
  • Chair regularly-scheduled project team meetings for all projects; prepare and track meeting minutes and action item lists
  • Provide timely and continual communication to clients and team members
  • Exercise discretion and judgment when managing the projects and daily tasks, and working with clients and the project team
  • Strong leadership skills, must be able to create and manage a productive and effective team environment
  • On-site coordination with contractors, consultants, and vendors
  • Regular site visits with observation reporting


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering or comparable experience
  • Minimum of five years of project management experience
  • Experience in multifamily projects is a plus
  • Strong project management and organizational skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficiency in contract assemblage and administration, automated project scheduling and spreadsheet applications
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project
  • Ability to manage deadlines
  • Valid California Driver's License
  • Valid California registered vehicle


GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information; Develops solutions; Uses reason
  • Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Gives and welcomes feedback
  • Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively; Listens and gets clarification when necessary; Responds informatively to questions
  • Written Communication - Writes clearly and concisely; Edits work; Varies writing style to meet specific needs; Presents data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information
  • Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives
  • Reasoning Ability - Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
  • Language Ability - Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; Ability to write routine reports and correspondence; Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees. xhqgsiq
  • Computer Skills - To perform this job successfully, an individual should have strong knowledge of the following: Office, including Excel, Word, Project, PowerPoint, Outlook, along with Bluebeam, and Procore


Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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