Project Coordinator

R&J Construction is an award-winning, full service custom residential and commercial building company located in Danville, California. We passionately create custom, one-of-a-kind high quality personal and professional environments for our clients and are currently fortunate enough to only take projects within a 30-mile radius of our headquarters. As a testament to our high-quality work, for the last 15 years, over half of our projects have been new collaborations with existing clients. Our staff is comprised of long-term employees, it is more of a family environment than a corporate environment. We operate on a 5-day work week (M-F) with all the normal holidays off. We offer full benefits (health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, 401k) and currently have a 401k match. Personal Time Off vests up to a maximum of 3 weeks plus 3 sick days. We also provide a cell phone and allow reasonable personal use. All work mileage is tracked and reimbursed at the maximum allowed IRS rate. Superintendents and office staff meet in the office, early, every Monday morning to plan the week. We operate on a weekly pay period.

Reporting directly to the owners, the position is classified as non-exempt – acting as a bridge between the sales team and the field production team, with direct access to the client. Effectively interact with others in a small office environment. Act as direct support for field superintendents. Second in line of communication with clients after superintendent. The position requires the employee to visit jobsites and to physically navigate a jobsite that is under construction with reasonable accommodations.

• Participate in the project hand-off meeting with field staff.
• Evaluate/review job packet, understand plans.
• Define, order, track, ensure delivery, and notify superintendents of all special-order items.
• Lead weekly client meetings to discuss progress, changes, upcoming decisions, and selections; keep meeting notes & distribute to stakeholders.
• Notify client of schedule changes; maintain schedule and document files in BuilderTrend software.
• Communicate with superintendents weekly to stay ahead of decisions.
• Review selection options and pricing from material suppliers and sub-contractors with management and present changes to client.
• Provide client decision list; assist in design and selection process where applicable.
• Meet with clients & designers to ensure that material selections are made in a timely manner relative to the construction schedule.
• Obtain sign-off’s on material selections and change orders from clients and forward to the accounting department.
• Support field personnel with relevant job/design information as job progresses.
• Explore and research new and relevant products and processes to maintain continuously improved vendor lists.
• Maintain and organize all relevant hard copy files, computer files and paperwork.

• 5 years of superintendent, estimating, project engineering or project coordination experience on residential projects.
• An enthusiastic attitude toward the use of all available technology to perform duties efficiently.
• Attention to detail and quality.
• Strategize, plan and problem solve.
• Interpret all levels of drawings from the conceptual through the construction phase of design, narratives, outlines, and specifications.
• Knowledge of current residential construction methods and products.
• Perform constructability reviews.
• Visualize how things are built.
• Perform physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting up to 40 pounds, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, both oral and written.
• Organize, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks.
• Read, analyze, and interpret business correspondence.
• Write comprehensive business correspondence such as reports, letters, and emails.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft applications including skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.