Project Manager - Special Projects Construction
$149k - $175k/yr+ Performance-based bonuses
Senior
Bachelor's
Milpitas, CA, USA+3 moreMore locations: San Francisco, CA, USA | Oakland, CA, USA | Sunnyvale, CA, USA
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Architecture & Civil EngineeringConstruction Management
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Engineering is required.
- At least 6 years of progressive experience in construction special projects is required.
- Proficiency with MS Office, MS Project or P-6, PowerPoint, and Timberline is required.
- Expert knowledge of Vista is required.
- Ability to develop detailed project schedules is required.
- A solid understanding of the building permit process and all building trades, including mechanical, electrical, and plumbing, is required.
- Experience establishing and maintaining high-level safety practices is required.
- Proficiency in a negotiated, customer-service-based project delivery environment is required.
- OSHA 10 Certification is required.
- A strong skill set as a builder and in project management, with a solid record of success, is required.
Responsibilities
- Ensure positive project results by planning, controlling, and safely executing projects to meet budget, quality, and schedule commitments.
- Use effective estimating, cost control, and forecasting techniques.
- Communicate project status, manage client and partner expectations, communicate changes to owners and project and field teams, and build and maintain client relationships.
- Develop project team members by ensuring they have technical and soft-skill development opportunities.
- Participate in and potentially lead aspects of Middle Game and End Game business development activities, including developing responses to requests for qualifications and proposals.
- Review contracts, address risks, and communicate them to the project team.
- Manage bidding for new projects, including creating, managing, and distributing detailed bidder instructions for all scopes, ensuring coverage and accuracy, and identifying risks and mitigation options.
- Plan and execute subcontractor buyout and selection, including developing and executing subcontract agreements and exhibits, and resolve subcontract issues with minimal oversight.
- Create, assemble, and manage project control estimates.
- Perform or supervise project management activities, including estimating, preconstruction, scheduling, procurement, submittals, change orders, requests for information, budgeting, financial reporting, cost forecasting and management, billing, schedule adherence, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, quality control, and turnover and close-out.
- Identify and plan for required project permits, inspections, and tests.
- Manage project procurement plans and logs, identify risks, and determine mitigation options.
- Take responsibility for client management and owner-architect-contractor activities, including meetings and communications with the owner and design team and leading site walks.
- Ensure timely and accurate document control.
- Use available resources, including virtual design and construction, sustainability, Lean practices, Bradley, SPW, and XL Shop, to improve team and project efficiency and effectiveness.
- Collaborate with superintendents and field management to plan, organize, and direct site activities, resolve field issues, and determine risk mitigation measures.
- Build and maintain positive relationships with project teams, clients, owner representatives, design teams, subcontractors, and others.
- Supervise and take responsibility for training and developing project staff, including project engineers, project coordinators, project accountants, and other personnel.
- Promote company culture, policies, and procedures and demonstrate ethical and professional conduct.
- Promote the company's safety culture and practices and provide insight and supervision on construction safety policies, procedures, and practices.
About the company
XL Construction builds and renovates technically complex facilities for businesses and public institutions. Its work spans new buildings, occupied-site renovations and campus improvements, including office complexes and research laboratories as well as schools. The contractor earns revenue from construction contracts, coordinating project designers and specialized trade partners from early planning through field delivery. Its teams estimate costs and review designs before managing site logistics and the quality of construction, then handing over finished spaces ready for use. XL Construction was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Milpitas, California
Founded
1992
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- XL delivered Elkhorn Village's classroom buildings for August 2026 reopening ahead of schedule.
- XL advertises employee equity participation opportunities through Graham's ownership program.
- August 2026 ENR awards recognized XL's Golden West school project for education delivery and safety.
What critics are saying
- XL's published office base centers on Milpitas, Oakland and Sacramento, concentrating its operating presence in Northern California.
- XL's Milpitas business systems analyst role is explicitly on-site, limiting remote-work options.
- Mass timber pushes XL's design decisions and procurement into the conceptual stage, increasing early coordination demands.
What makes XL Construction unique
- XL's TimberQuest solution uses California-prechecked mass timber building designs to streamline public-school and community-college approvals.
- XL's self-perform offering combines Bradley Concrete's concrete crews with Elevated Construction Services' carpentry and mass timber work.
- XL reports nearly 90% repeat-client business, making existing customer relationships central to its contract pipeline.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- 401(k) Company Match
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Parental Leave
- Professional Development Budget
- Training Programs
- Performance Bonus
- Hybrid Work Options