@Eric Griemsmann A bit vague on details and being your first your setting up for additional problems. With that said, possibly if the individual person is versed in the type and level of your project. What responsibilities you are expecting of the candidate? Will he/she be soliciting, vetting, then recommending trades for hire as your representative-at risk? Will insurance cover this person? What onsite decisions can be made for you, any cap amount for the smaller decisions to keep things moving. Are you expecting field reports and actual budgetary management with some check book allowance or planning to visit every 3 weeks for settlements until done? Who will be filing the permits and signing the inspection sheet? Not impossible but really need to define the role and responsibilities going into it.
Personally, I would first look for a local freelance project manager or one with-in a smaller architectural firm moonlighting, all of whom should have a solid track record with your type of dwelling, budget, schedule. You will start to get the picture and feedback after a number or calls and some due diligence work. Plenty of threads on here for this exact question.
Lastly, if it is a gut rehab there may be a great connection in the Property Management world where ever the property is but I would venture the percentage of those having the actual basket of qualified skill sets is going to take some digging for that person who also, is looking to take on someone else's project. BP is a good place to ask for those leads. Try calling the REIA in the area of your project too. Conversely, during the peak of the previous economy I visited a few high end new construction sites as a visitor where pretentious design/build type companies were hired and using their in-house Project Manager. A couple PMs could barely get past basic building processes or proper vocabulary when asked deeper questions than a homeowner would but they had a nice knit shirt with a logo and wrinkless khakis. Point being you really need to be there as much as possible, especially the first one.
Good luck
-G
