Millwork Project Manager Austin, Texas (Relocation Required)
About the Role
Dovetail Custom Wood and Metal is seeking an experienced Millwork Project Manager to lead complex, high-end architectural fabrication projects from contract through closeout. This role is responsible for protecting scope, enforcing schedule discipline, coordinating fabrication workflows, and managing client expectations on technically demanding commercial projects.
This is a senior, ownership-driven role. The Project Manager is accountable not just for coordination, but for outcomes.
Relocation to Austin, Texas is required. We provide full onboarding support, including temporary housing for the first ninety days and structured training with senior leadership. After onboarding, you will manage Austin-based projects and may support additional work in Dallas/Fort Worth and other major markets.
About Dovetail Custom Wood and Metal
Dovetail is one of the leading architectural fabrication firms in the Southwest. We specialize in high-end custom millwork, metalwork, and stonework for large-scale commercial projects, including luxury hotels, premier restaurants, elite residential towers, and iconic public venues.
We are known for complex work, high expectations, and a reputation for quality and execution.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage custom architectural millwork, metal, and stone projects ranging from $1M to $10M
- Own contracts, schedules, financial performance, and scope from kickoff through closeout
- Coordinate across engineering, purchasing, production, and field installation teams
- Conduct site visits to verify field dimensions, framing conditions, quality, and installation readiness
- Lead client communication and issue resolution with general contractors, architects, and vendors
- Track RFIs, submittals, approvals, change orders, and deliverables across multiple timelines
- Use project management systems (INNERGY) to maintain schedule, budget, and scope alignment
- Mentor and direct an Assistant Project Manager after onboarding
What Success Looks Like in This Role
- Projects are planned and executed with realistic schedules aligned to engineering and fabrication capacity
- Scope, inclusions, and exclusions are actively enforced, not discovered late
- Schedule risks are identified early and communicated clearly
- Change orders are issued contemporaneously and defended professionally
- Production and field teams trust the PM’s direction, documentation, and decision-making
- Premium labor and overtime are used intentionally, not reactively
Safety Responsibilities
- Ensure all project activities comply with OSHA standards and company safety procedures
- Confirm subcontractors and field teams meet site safety requirements
Qualifications
Required
- Minimum 5 years of commercial architectural millwork project management experience
- Experience managing custom fabrication projects involving cabinetry, architectural millwork, metal panels, or stone
- Strong understanding of fabrication methods, shop drawings, installation sequencing, and field verification
- Proven ability to manage complex fabrication schedules and enforce scope boundaries
- Experience issuing and managing change orders in active construction environments
- Excellent communication, documentation, and follow-up discipline
- Proficiency with productivity and project management software
- Field installation and/or shop floor experience
- Experience with high-end or luxury commercial interiors
Preferred
- Familiarity with INNERGY ERP
What We Offer
- Salary range: $85,000 to $120,000, based on experience and capability
- 401(k) with company match
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Paid time off and holidays
- Relocation reimbursement and temporary housing for 90 days
- Structured onboarding and training with senior leadership
- Clear long-term growth path within a high-performing organization
Work Location and Schedule
- Based in Austin, Texas (relocation required)
- Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Periodic travel to job sites in Austin and Dallas/Fort Worth
Apply If You
- Have successfully managed custom millwork projects where schedule and scope were actively defended
- Are comfortable pushing back on general contractors and design teams when conditions are not ready
- Understand fabrication lead times and refuse to let last-minute field issues become shop emergencies
- Want accountability, ownership, and long-term growth rather than project-by-project firefighting
- Are prepared to relocate to Austin for a long-term leadership opportunity
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $85,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Describe a situation where you pushed back on a GC or design team because conditions were not ready (framing, design, approvals, or field dimensions).
- Briefly describe a project where schedule or scope broke down. What was your responsibility, and what would you do differently today?
- How many years of architectural millwork Project Management experience do you have, and briefly describe the types of millwork projects you have managed.
- List the fabrication scopes you have personally managed as a Project Manager (for example: architectural millwork, metal, stone, casework). Be specific.
Experience:
- Millwork PM: 5 years (Required)
- Woodworking: 5 years (Preferred)
- Project management: 5 years (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Del Valle, TX 78617: Relocate with an employer provided relocation package (Required)
Work Location: In person
