Overview

A busy family of 7 in the Sherwood Forest area of San Francisco, CA, is seeking a part-time, temporary House Manager to relieve them from a backlog of household-related projects. The general schedule will be Monday through Friday with a guarantee of 20 hours per week. The position will be a combination of remote and on-site work as needed. The family has a second residence in Sheep Ranch, CA, which is about 3.5 hours East of San Francisco, that will require on-site attention occasionally. The estimated timeframe for the position is 3 months upon hire, however, there is a possibility of extension if the candidate is a good fit and proves to be an asset to the family. Local candidates only. Looking to hire immediately.

Responsibilities

• Vetting, scheduling, overseeing, and liaising with various vendors, including contractors
• Quality control of workmanship, ensuring the highest standards are met
• Proactively schedule maintenance
• Prepare maintenance logs
• Acquire bids
• Track expenses
• Assist with family schedules as requested
• Household organization
• Proactively prioritize and execute tasks
• Update family weekly with a comprehensive report of project status, including projections and estimations, in addition to daily or as-needed check-ins
• Ad hoc assignments

Qualifications

• Excellent time management and interpersonal skills
• Trustworthy, professional, dependable, and discreet
• Highly organized and works intuitively and collaboratively
• Ability to pick up where the principals left off
• Takes direction well and can also work autonomously
• Comfortable in an active household with children
• No job is too big or too small mentality
• Communicative and thoughtful
• Light footprint when working in the family home

Requirements

• General knowledge of construction and maintenance costs
• 5+ years of experience in a similar role, which included overseeing construction projects
• Ability to be on-site at both residences when needed
• Capable of working remotely and in a productive manner without the need to be micromanaged
• Ability to use Google docs and other common applications for optimum efficiency
• Legal to work in the U.S.

Salary and Benefits

The family is offering $55 to $65 per hour, depending on experience.