Junior Project Manager - Imperial Painting & Coatings LLC

Junior Project Manager Job Description

The Opportunity:
Our Company exists to enhance the beauty of American spaces through unreasonable service and extraordinary craftsmanship. For 30 years, Imperial has served New Jersey by bringing craftsmanship and top-notch service to every project, beautifying spaces and bringing excellence to everything we do.

We are growing and looking for a talented individual to join our team as a Jr. Project Manager. This role is responsible for managing painting projects from assessment to closeout, ensuring work is completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. You will serve as the main point of contact for our clients and be accountable for upholding our high bar for customer satisfaction. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, like to be on your feet, enjoy serving others, managing projects, teams, and client relationships, we’d love to hear from you. This is an entry level role. You will train under our Project Managers until you’ve learned how and why we do things the way we do.

Benefits:

• 401K
• Paid Time Off
• Company Vehicle, Cell Phone
• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance

What You’ll Do:

• Manage painting projects end-to-end, from assessment and scheduling to final closeout, ensuring alignment with contracts and specifications.
• Develop work plans, assign labor, and coordinate site mobilization, daily operations, and material deliveries.
• Monitor project costs against budgets and address potential overruns with corrective actions.
• Build and maintain client relationships to promote repeat business and ensure high level of satisfaction, with full accountability for job quality and budget per account and project.
• Support accurate cost reporting, forecasting, and identification of financial risks.
• Act as primary contact for clients and vendors, providing regular updates and managing change requests.
• Coordinate with superintendents, foremen, subcontractors, and vendors to resolve field issues rapidly and avoid delays.
• Conduct quality inspections, enforce company standards, train painters per the Imperial Way, and ensure compliance with OSHA and safety policies.
• Your primary service areas will be Bergen, Hudson, Essex, Passaic counties in NJ, as well as locations in Manhattan. You will spend a lot of time on the road.

What We’re Looking For:

• Minimum 2+ years of work experience
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to job sites across New Jersey and Manhattan

Necessary skills:

• Fluent written and verbal English; detail-oriented; planning and organization

Bonus if you have:

• Previous experience in project management, hospitality, retail, engineering, or sales-related roles
• Bachelor’s degree or trade school certification
• Fluency in Spanish