Construction Project Lead Jobs in San Diego, CA
Construction Project Lead jobs in San Diego are concentrated in mission-critical sectors including military construction, commercial development, and infrastructure, with activity centered in Kearny Mesa, Downtown, and Otay Ranch. Demand is strong year-round, driven by ongoing federal projects and a surge in mixed-use and transit-oriented development. Employers hiring right now include General Atomics, ICF, and Lightworks. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Top employerGeneral Atomics
Work type83% On-site
Top credentialBachelor's degree in construction management
Companies hiring17
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Project Manager Construction
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Lightworks
Project Manager Construction
San Diego, California
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Construction Project Manager Facilities
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General Atomics
Construction Project Manager Facilities
San Diego, California
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Construction Project Manager
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Smart Build
Construction Project Manager
San Diego, California
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Project Management Support, Construction Management Support, and Quality Assurance and Project Oversight Support
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LOGZONE, Inc.
Project Management Support, Construction Management Support, and Quality Assurance and Project Oversight Support
San Diego, California
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Sr Project Manager - Healthcare Construction
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Turner & Townsend Pty Limited
Sr Project Manager - Healthcare Construction
San Diego, California
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Project Manager Construction
Lightworks·San Diego, California
Job functions:
$85k - $110k/yr
Experience equivalent to degree accepted
Job Description
Benefits:
- Free uniforms
- Health insurance
- Training & development
- 401(k)
- Bonus based on performance
- Company car
- Company parties
- Competitive salary
- Employee discounts
- Free food & snacks
Project Manager – Luxury Residential Construction
LIGHTWORKS is looking for a highly organized, confident and ambitious Project Manager to help lead complex, high-end residential construction projects.
This role is ideal for someone early in their construction-management career who has strong communication and planning skills, has been exposed to multi-million-dollar residential projects, and is ready for greater ownership.
You may currently be a Project Engineer, Assistant Project Manager or Project Manager working for a luxury residential builder or General Contractor.
What matters most is your ability to bring structure, communication, accountability and forward planning to complicated projects.
Qualifications
You must have either:
A degree in Construction Management or a closely related discipline, or- PMP certification
Experience in high-end residential construction is strongly preferred.
You must also be extremely computer literate and comfortable learning new software quickly.
We are not simply looking for someone who knows Procore, Textura or another standard construction platform. LIGHTWORKS uses multiple project-management, business and proprietary software systems, so you must be naturally comfortable with technology, data, digital workflows and learning unfamiliar platforms.
You do not need experience with residential technology systems. We can teach you our products and systems.
What is harder to teach is the ability to plan ahead, communicate clearly, organize complexity and get things done.
The Role
This is not an administrative Project Coordinator position.
The Project Manager owns the project.
From Sales handoff through completion and transition to Service, you will coordinate clients, builders, field teams, engineering, purchasing, accounting and internal resources around one clear project plan.
LIGHTWORKS projects can include electrical, lighting, lighting control, motorized shades, AV, networking, security, energy management and integrated home technology.
What You Will Own
Your responsibilities will include:
Building and maintaining project schedules and Gantt plans- Working from Builder / GC master schedules
- Understanding milestones, dependencies and critical-path activities
- Planning 30 / 60 / 90 days ahead
- Coordinating procurement and long-lead materials
- Driving decisions and approvals
- Managing Change Orders
- Monitoring labor, materials and financial performance
- Coordinating billing based on project progress
- Managing inspections, commissioning, punch and closeout
- Keeping project information current across our software systems
You should naturally be asking:
Where should we be? What happens next? What could stop us? Who owns it?
Communication Is Critical
You will work directly with General Contractors, Architects, Interior Designers, Owners, Owner's Representatives, Superintendents, Consultants, Subcontractors, field teams and engineers.
We are looking for someone with an exceptionally strong communication style.
You should be comfortable walking into a construction meeting, understanding what matters, documenting decisions, assigning actions and following through.
You communicate early, write clearly, ask good questions and can hold people accountable while maintaining strong relationships.
Commercial Awareness
This is not an accounting role, but you must understand the commercial health of your projects.
You will develop responsibility for contract value, project margin, labor budgets, materials, Change Orders, billing, forecast versus actual performance, profitability and risks to margin.
Ultimately, you should be able to answer:
Are we delivering what we promised, are we on schedule, and are we doing it profitably?
Who We Are Looking For
The ideal candidate has worked on or helped manage complex, multi-million-dollar residential construction projects.
You may have supported an experienced Senior PM and now be ready to take the next step.
We are looking for exposure to areas such as project planning and scheduling, construction drawings, owners and design teams, subcontractors, Change Orders, budgets, SOVs, procurement, field coordination, punch and closeout.
We do not expect someone early in their career to have mastered all of these.
We do expect you to be organized, curious, technologically confident, accountable and capable of learning quickly.
Why LIGHTWORKS?
This is an opportunity to accelerate your development as a Project Manager.
You will work with sophisticated builders, architects, designers, owners and technical specialists while gaining exposure to the complete lifecycle of complex residential projects.
As you demonstrate your capability, the level of ownership you carry can grow with you.
If your communication, planning, technology and organizational ability are ahead of your years of experience, we would like to hear from you.
Tell us about the projects you have worked on, what you personally owned within them, and why you are ready for greater responsibility.
Lightworks
Project Manager Construction
San Diego, California
Added 3d ago
Job functions:
$85k - $110k/yr
Experience equivalent to degree accepted
Job Description
Benefits:
- Free uniforms
- Health insurance
- Training & development
- 401(k)
- Bonus based on performance
- Company car
- Company parties
- Competitive salary
- Employee discounts
- Free food & snacks
Project Manager – Luxury Residential Construction
LIGHTWORKS is looking for a highly organized, confident and ambitious Project Manager to help lead complex, high-end residential construction projects.
This role is ideal for someone early in their construction-management career who has strong communication and planning skills, has been exposed to multi-million-dollar residential projects, and is ready for greater ownership.
You may currently be a Project Engineer, Assistant Project Manager or Project Manager working for a luxury residential builder or General Contractor.
What matters most is your ability to bring structure, communication, accountability and forward planning to complicated projects.
Qualifications
You must have either:
A degree in Construction Management or a closely related discipline, or- PMP certification
Experience in high-end residential construction is strongly preferred.
You must also be extremely computer literate and comfortable learning new software quickly.
We are not simply looking for someone who knows Procore, Textura or another standard construction platform. LIGHTWORKS uses multiple project-management, business and proprietary software systems, so you must be naturally comfortable with technology, data, digital workflows and learning unfamiliar platforms.
You do not need experience with residential technology systems. We can teach you our products and systems.
What is harder to teach is the ability to plan ahead, communicate clearly, organize complexity and get things done.
The Role
This is not an administrative Project Coordinator position.
The Project Manager owns the project.
From Sales handoff through completion and transition to Service, you will coordinate clients, builders, field teams, engineering, purchasing, accounting and internal resources around one clear project plan.
LIGHTWORKS projects can include electrical, lighting, lighting control, motorized shades, AV, networking, security, energy management and integrated home technology.
What You Will Own
Your responsibilities will include:
Building and maintaining project schedules and Gantt plans- Working from Builder / GC master schedules
- Understanding milestones, dependencies and critical-path activities
- Planning 30 / 60 / 90 days ahead
- Coordinating procurement and long-lead materials
- Driving decisions and approvals
- Managing Change Orders
- Monitoring labor, materials and financial performance
- Coordinating billing based on project progress
- Managing inspections, commissioning, punch and closeout
- Keeping project information current across our software systems
You should naturally be asking:
Where should we be? What happens next? What could stop us? Who owns it?
Communication Is Critical
You will work directly with General Contractors, Architects, Interior Designers, Owners, Owner's Representatives, Superintendents, Consultants, Subcontractors, field teams and engineers.
We are looking for someone with an exceptionally strong communication style.
You should be comfortable walking into a construction meeting, understanding what matters, documenting decisions, assigning actions and following through.
You communicate early, write clearly, ask good questions and can hold people accountable while maintaining strong relationships.
Commercial Awareness
This is not an accounting role, but you must understand the commercial health of your projects.
You will develop responsibility for contract value, project margin, labor budgets, materials, Change Orders, billing, forecast versus actual performance, profitability and risks to margin.
Ultimately, you should be able to answer:
Are we delivering what we promised, are we on schedule, and are we doing it profitably?
Who We Are Looking For
The ideal candidate has worked on or helped manage complex, multi-million-dollar residential construction projects.
You may have supported an experienced Senior PM and now be ready to take the next step.
We are looking for exposure to areas such as project planning and scheduling, construction drawings, owners and design teams, subcontractors, Change Orders, budgets, SOVs, procurement, field coordination, punch and closeout.
We do not expect someone early in their career to have mastered all of these.
We do expect you to be organized, curious, technologically confident, accountable and capable of learning quickly.
Why LIGHTWORKS?
This is an opportunity to accelerate your development as a Project Manager.
You will work with sophisticated builders, architects, designers, owners and technical specialists while gaining exposure to the complete lifecycle of complex residential projects.
As you demonstrate your capability, the level of ownership you carry can grow with you.
If your communication, planning, technology and organizational ability are ahead of your years of experience, we would like to hear from you.
Tell us about the projects you have worked on, what you personally owned within them, and why you are ready for greater responsibility.
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Construction Project Lead Jobs in San Diego: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a construction project lead job in San Diego?
San Diego's strongest hiring comes from federal defense contractors, commercial developers, and public infrastructure agencies managing port, transit, and utility projects. Roles concentrate in Kearny Mesa, Chula Vista, and the Downtown core. Candidates with experience coordinating subcontractors on large-scale commercial or government builds stand out here. A PMP or OSHA 30 certification gives a measurable edge in San Diego's compliance-conscious federal and municipal project environment.
Which companies hire construction project leads in San Diego?
San Diego construction project lead roles are posted by General Atomics, ICF, and Lightworks and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. The local market includes a strong mix of federal defense contractors, regional commercial builders, and public agencies managing transit, port, and municipal infrastructure projects across the county.
Are there remote construction project lead jobs in San Diego?
Yes, though only in limited capacities, since hands-on site oversight is core to most construction project lead roles. About 17% of construction project lead openings tied to San Diego are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, and those positions tend to focus on scheduling, budgeting, and stakeholder reporting rather than active site management. San Diego's technology and defense sectors occasionally post hybrid leads overseeing distributed project teams.
How can I get a construction project lead job in San Diego with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in San Diego is starting as a project coordinator or assistant superintendent with a regional commercial contractor or public works firm. San Diego's active military base construction and affordable housing pipeline regularly absorb entry-level coordinators who can demonstrate scheduling or estimating fundamentals. Volunteering with Habitat for Humanity San Diego or pursuing an internship through a local community college construction management program can build the site-hour record that local employers want to see.
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