Bilingual Remote Project Manager — U.S. Real Estate Rehab Operations (EN/ES)

We're hiring one full-time remote Project Manager to help run our growing rehab pipeline. This is a long-term seat on a small, focused team — not a freelance gig or side project.
About Us
Accountable Home Buyers Inc. is a Chicago-area residential real estate investment firm. We run 6–10 simultaneous gut rehabs across the south Cook County suburbs, working with Spanish-speaking contractor crews, U.S. attorneys, and a U.S.-based field coordinator. Our systems, templates, and SOPs are already built — we need someone sharp and reliable to run them alongside us.
What You'll Own
You'll be the operational backbone of our rehab pipeline, working directly with the owner. Day-to-day:

Drafting bilingual (English/Spanish) Scopes of Work from inspection reports, property photos, and 3D tours — outlining how each line item should be completed in the cheapest but minimum-code-compliant manner
Building material purchase lists from our internal Contractors Guide and Measurements doc (Home Depot, Menards, Amazon)
Outbound outreach to source, screen, and onboard licensed contractors
Vetting contractors (COI, W9, workers' comp, license verification, village registration, references, prior-work photos)
Drafting and tracking contractor agreements using our 7-draw payment template
Coordinating permits with south suburban village building departments (Dolton, Sauk Village, Hazel Crest, Calumet City, Richton Park, South Holland, Lynwood, Maywood, and others)
Daily contractor check-ins, draw request review, and escalation of field issues
Maintaining CompanyCam photo documentation and project trackers

Schedule: 30–40 hours per week, Monday–Friday. Core overlap hours 9 AM–2 PM Central Time. Occasional flexibility for contractor calls.
Pay: $10–$14/hour to start, with room to grow as you take on more ownership.
Who We're Looking For
This role needs real construction operations experience — it isn't a fit for general VA backgrounds. We're looking for someone who can point to:

3+ years in construction project management, construction admin, or rehab/renovation operations
Hands-on experience hiring and managing contractors (GCs, subs, or trades)
Direct experience purchasing construction materials and building takeoff lists from supplier catalogs (Home Depot, Lowe's, Menards, or local equivalent)
Experience writing or contributing to line-item Scopes of Work, with a working knowledge of how to spec repairs to meet minimum code at the lowest reasonable cost
Experience coordinating with municipal building departments on permits and inspections
Fully bilingual English/Spanish — professional business writing in both languages
Comfortable making 20+ outbound calls per day to U.S. contractors
Solid Google Workspace skills (Sheets, Docs, Drive); comfort with CompanyCam, Asana, DocuSign, or similar tools
Reliable high-speed internet, quiet workspace, and a good headset
Based in Latin America (Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Costa Rica, or Uruguay preferred for timezone alignment)

Nice to Have

Prior support work for a U.S. real estate investor, GC, or property management company
Familiarity with Cook County or Illinois municipal permitting
Comfort reading architectural drawings or inspection reports
Paralegal or contracts background

How to Apply
We read every complete application carefully. To be considered, please send all three of the following:
1. Your résumé in English clearly showing your construction and contractor management experience.
2. A 3–5 minute video introduction in English, on camera, speaking naturally (not scripted, not read from a teleprompter, not AI-generated).
This video is the most important part of your application. We need to hear how you speak in English, because you'll be on calls with U.S. contractors, attorneys, and inspectors every day.
In your video, please go through each of the required skills listed in the "Who We're Looking For" section above and tell us, point by point:

Which of those skills you have direct experience with, and
For the ones you haven't done before, explain how your previous jobs or experience would make you a strong fit for this role.

Be specific. Use real examples. For instance:

"For contractor hiring — I sourced and onboarded 14 subs across 6 rehab projects in 2024. Here's how I vetted them…"
"For materials purchasing — I built takeoff lists from Home Depot Pro averaging $20K per project. My process was…"
"For permits — I coordinated with the City of Bogotá building department on 9 residential renovations, handling submittals and inspections."
"I haven't worked directly with U.S. building departments, but my permit work in Mexico City covered the same general process — submittal, plan review, inspections, and final sign-off — so I'd ramp quickly."

We'd rather hear an honest "I haven't done X, but here's how Y prepares me for it" than a vague claim of experience you can't back up.
Also tell us:

Who you are and where you're based
Whether 8 AM–4 PM CST, Monday–Friday works for you long-term
Why you're ready to commit to a full-time, long-term role

Upload your video to YouTube (unlisted), Loom, or Google Drive and share the link.
3. A short written response (150–300 words, in English). Describe the most difficult contractor or construction situation you've personally managed — what went wrong, how you handled it, and what you learned.
If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.