Job Advertisement: Senior Residential/Commercial Project Manager

Company: Crosskeys Built

Location: Adelaide, South Australia

Salary: $110,000 – $135,000 p.a. + Performance Profit Bonus

Employment Type: Full-Time

About Us

Crosskeys Built is a well-established local Adelaide building company specialising in residential home renovations, bathroom/kitchen upgrades, house extensions, and major residential refurbishments.

We have a solid in-house team including Sales Consultant, Estimator, Marketing Officer, multiple Site Supervisors, and full site operation teams.

We are currently expanding and looking for an experienced, hands-on Senior Project Manager to own our entire renovation project workflow, control budgets, manage subcontractors, and run jobs profitably.

Why This Role Is Different (Not a Graduate PM Role)

We are not looking for office-based paperwork-only PMs.

We need a true senior builder-minded PM who understands construction, knows how jobs are built, can spot defects, control costs, and protect company profit.

Key Role Responsibility (The Core Work You Will Do)

1. Full Project Ownership

Manage 3–5 concurrent active residential renovation & extension projects from pre-construction, scheduling, construction, variation management, through to practical completion and handover.

2. Strict Budget & Cost Control (Most Critical)

- • Track every project’s original quoted budget
- • Monitor all onsite costs, labour and subcontractor expenses
- • Identify overspend risks early
- • Ensure every project runs profitable
- • Stop unapproved site works and uncontrolled variations

3. Subcontractor & Workmanship Management

- • Oversee all trade subcontractors onsite
- • Inspect workmanship quality, identify poor work and defects
- • Hold subcontractors accountable for mistakes, delays, and rework
- • Schedule trades efficiently to avoid downtime and clashing




- • Be the main point of contact for all client updates, queries, complaints, and variations
- • Control client expectations on timeline, scope, and pricing
- • Resolve onsite issues professionally and protect company reputation
- • Accurately document all scope changes
- • Raise formal variations with client approval BEFORE extra work
- • Work closely with Estimator and Sales team to align project scope and pricing
- • Maintain clear project files, daily site progress notes, and project records

6. Project Scheduling & Timeline Management

- • Monitor progress weekly / daily
- • Fix delays proactively and keep projects on track
- • Lead and direct Site Supervisors
- • Require daily site reporting, photo evidence, and issue logging
- • Oversee site safety, cleanliness, and workflow efficiency

Must Have Requirements (Non-Negotiable)

- • Minimum 5+ years hands-on Australian residential renovation / extension project management experience
- • Strong practical building knowledge: you know how construction works, not just theory
- • Proven experience managing multiple live renovation projects at once
- • Robust budget tracking, cost control, and profit awareness
- • Ability to assess trade workmanship quality and identify defects
- • Excellent communication skills with clients, designers, and subcontractors
- • Highly organised, accountable, proactive, and solution-focused
- • Ability to work independently and take full ownership of projects
- • Experience using site progress tracking, project documentation, and variation systems
- • QBCC / SA Builder Registration or relevant building qualification
- • Experience working with renovation sales and estimating teams
- • Experience working in small-medium builder business structure
- • Experience in commercial renovation projects

What We Offer

- • $110k–$135k p.a. based on real skill level
- • Profit-based performance bonus (the more profitable jobs you run, the more you ear

📌 Project Manager (Adelaide)
🏢 Crosskeys Built
📍 Adelaide