$60,000–$100,000 Per Year
Communication Skills, Construction, Construction Design, Construction Management, Construction Project Management, Customer Experience, Customer Relations, Dental Insurance, Detail Oriented, Leadership, Organizational Skills, Painting (Facilities and Maintenance), Project Schedule, Project/Program Coordination, Project/Program Management, Quality of Care, Remodeling, Residential Construction, Schedule Development, Vision Plan
Pay: $60,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
Why This Is a Great Opportunity
- Lead beautiful, high-end residential painting and finishing projects across the North Shore and Chicagoland area.
- Join a growing, design-forward company that values craftsmanship, detail, professionalism, and pride in the work.
- Work closely with ownership, clients, designers, and skilled crews to bring premium residential projects to life.
- Step into a highly visible role where your leadership, organization, and eye for quality directly shape the client experience.
- Earn a strong base salary with bonus opportunities tied to performance and impact.
- Be part of a company that is building something special, not just trying to be another volume painting contractor.
Location: This is an on-site, field-based role serving high-end residential projects throughout the North Shore and greater Chicagoland area, with the company based in Northbrook, IL.
Note: Candidates must have proven experience managing high-end residential painting, finishing, remodeling, construction, or design-focused residential projects. Sponsorship is not available now or in the future.
About Us
We are a family-founded, high-end residential painting and wallpaper company built on craftsmanship, trust, accountability, and attention to detail. Our team serves homeowners across Chicagoland with a level of professionalism and care that reflects the pride behind our family name. Confidential Employer.
Job Description
- Manage high-end residential painting, wallpaper, and finishing projects from start to finish.
- Lead crews on-site while maintaining a high standard for quality, professionalism, pace, and client experience.
- Coordinate daily project flow, scheduling, materials, communication, and job-site execution.
- Work closely with ownership, homeowners, designers, and team members to ensure every project is delivered beautifully.
- Oversee detailed work involving fine finishes, high-gloss applications, wallpaper, and design-sensitive residential spaces.
- Identify and solve job-site issues in real time to keep projects moving efficiently.
- Hold teams accountable to timelines, cleanliness, craftsmanship, and client expectations.
- Ensure every detail is dialed in, from preparation and finish quality to final walkthrough.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of project management, field management, or superintendent experience in high-end residential painting, finishing, remodeling, construction, or a related trade.
- Strong understanding of luxury residential standards, job-site professionalism, and client-facing service.
- Experience leading crews, managing schedules, and coordinating multiple moving parts on active projects.
- Strong eye for detail, quality, aesthetics, and what finished right should look like.
- Excellent communication skills with homeowners, designers, ownership, vendors, and field teams.
- Highly organized, accountable, proactive, and comfortable taking ownership of results.
- Experience with fine finishes, high-gloss work, wallpaper, or custom residential interiors is strongly preferred.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
Why You Will Love Working Here
- You will work on high-quality residential projects where craftsmanship actually matters.
- You will have direct access to ownership and a real voice in how projects are run.
- You will join a company with high standards, a strong reputation, and a family-driven culture.
- You will lead meaningful projects instead of being stuck in a basic administrative PM role.
- You will have the opportunity to grow with a company that is intentionally building a best-in-class brand.
- You will be surrounded by people who care about doing the work the right way.
JPC-1162
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Requirements: Must haves: 3+ yrs exp of high-end residential project management experience. Must be U.S citizen, no sponsorship avail.
Submission Email: Name / Danny -
danny@gallagherpaintandpaper.com
Quick Recruiter Reference
High-end residential painting, wallpaper, and finishing company in Northbrook serving the North Shore and Chicagoland area. Needs a field-facing Senior Project Manager to run luxury residential projects, lead crews, coordinate clients/designers, and ensure premium finish quality. Best candidates come from high-end residential painting, finishing, remodeling, interiors, custom homes, or luxury residential construction.
Recruiters Submission: To submit, cancel - Senior Project Manager - High-End Residential Painting & Finishing - Gallagher Paint and Paper LLC - JPC 1162 - Source
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Client job title: Senior Project Manager - High-End Residential Painting & Finishing
Location: Northbrook, IL
On-site, hybrid, remote: On-site
Experience: 3
Good fit job titles/keywords for candidates: Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, Residential Project Manager, Painting Project Manager, Construction Project Manager, Field Project Manager, Project Superintendent, Residential Superintendent, Finish Superintendent, High-End Residential, Luxury Residential, Painting, Wallpaper, Fine Finishes, High Gloss, Custom Homes, Interior Finishes.
# of hires needed: 1
Open or not to recruiters on TE: No
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