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Bald Cypress Builders

Senior Project Manager - Residential Design-Build Construction

Location: Lexington, South Carolina. Serving projects throughout Lexington, Columbia, and the surrounding Midlands area.

Build Great Projects. Lead Great People. Raise the Bar.

Bald Cypress Builders is a locally owned residential design-build remodeling company serving Lexington and Columbia, SC. We guide homeowners through the entire remodeling experience, from early planning and design through construction and final completion, with a strong focus on craftsmanship, transparency, and exceptional service. We are a growing, close-knit team built around three core values: People First, Leave Things Better, and Raise the Bar. We believe construction can be both highly professional and deeply personal, and we are looking for someone who shares that mindset.

Bald Cypress Builders is looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to take a leadership role within our active construction team. This is more than a traditional project management position. You will manage residential remodeling projects of your own while also leading, mentoring, and supporting members of our construction team. You will help strengthen our systems, improve project execution, increase our project capacity, and ensure every homeowner receives the high-touch experience that sets Bald Cypress Builders apart.

The right person combines strong construction knowledge with true project management ability, leadership experience, and excellent client communication. You know how to keep schedules, budgets, trades, clients, and team members moving in the same direction, even when a project becomes complicated. As the company continues to grow, this position has the opportunity to evolve into a Director of Construction leadership role.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage residential remodeling and addition projects from active construction through completion.
• Oversee project schedules, budgets, quality standards, subcontractors, materials, and day-to-day execution.
• Personally manage one or more projects while providing leadership across the broader construction department.
• Supervise, mentor, and support current construction team members, including Project Management, Superintendent, and Carpentry functions.
• Coordinate closely with trade partners, vendors, designers, and internal team members.
• Maintain proactive, professional communication with homeowners throughout construction.
• Anticipate project challenges, solve problems quickly, and keep projects progressing toward established goals and deadlines.
• Help improve construction systems, processes, documentation, and team accountability. 
• Ensure jobsites and completed work meet Bald Cypress Builders' expectations for quality, professionalism, and client experience.
• Use Buildertrend and Google Workspace to maintain project information, communication, schedules, and documentation.
• Help build a construction department capable of supporting additional projects and future growth.

Qualifications

• Strong project management experience with demonstrated responsibility for schedules, deadlines, budgets, and multiple project variables.
• Residential construction, remodeling, custom home, or closely related construction experience strongly preferred.
• Previous experience supervising, leading, or developing other employees.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, trades, jobsite coordination, and quality control.
• Exceptional communication and client-service skills.
• Ability to communicate calmly and professionally during challenging or high-pressure situations.
• Highly organized, accountable, proactive, and solutions-oriented.
• Comfortable balancing hands-on project management with department-level leadership responsibilities.
• Experience working with construction management software; Buildertrend experience is a plus.
• Comfortable working within Google Workspace and other technology used for project management.
• Licensed South Carolina builder or similar professional credential is a plus, but not required.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel between the Lexington office and local project sites.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Ability to successfully complete company pre-employment screening and satisfy driving requirements.

Pay & Benefits

• Full-Time, W-2 Employment
• Base salary: $85,000 - $95,000 per year, depending on experience
• Bonus potential depending on defined goals and results
• Vehicle or vehicle allowance support
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Health insurance stipend 
• Retirement contribution opportunities
• Company-provided technology, including the equipment needed to perform the role
• Mileage reimbursement when applicable
• Significant opportunity for professional growth and expanded leadership responsibility
• Opportunity to grow into a future Director of Construction role
• Schedule: Monday-Friday, with occasional early morning, evening, or weekend work as project schedules require. 

Why Bald Cypress Builders?

At Bald Cypress Builders, you won't be another number inside a large construction company. You'll join a small, established team where people support one another, strong performance is recognized, and your ideas can directly influence how the company grows. We put people first while still holding ourselves to high standards, and we want this leader to help us build better systems, stronger people, and an even better client experience. If you're energized by meaningful responsibility and the opportunity to help shape the future of a growing design-build company, there is plenty of room to make an impact here.

Bald Cypress Builders is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.