Senior Project Manager

Company

The company is a dynamic and growing commercial real estate company with a strong focus on development, acquisitions, and asset management. They are a dedicated team of real estate professionals with a shared mission: to create meaningful, sustainable, and impactful projects across the Central United States. They specialize in delivering high-quality, complex commercial projects, shaping communities and their skylines, delivering transformative real estate projects that not only meet today’s needs but also anticipate the future.

Position

The company is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join their team. This role will oversee all facets of the construction and development process, ensuring the successful delivery of commercial real estate projects. From initial planning to project closeout, the Senior Project Manager will manage the project’s safety, scheduling, budgeting, and quality. The ideal candidate will have substantial construction management experience, particularly in the commercial sector (i.e. Hospitality, Mixed Use, Office), the ability to lead a team, maintaining strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, and stakeholders, and excellent project management skills, ensuring that every project is completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects and maintain updated budgets, schedules, and status reports for each project(s) assigned.
• Create/communicate updates on project status monthly suitable for executive review.
• Manage entitlement and permitting needs for each assigned site project(s). Interact with AHJs at the city, county, state, and national levels to ensure requirements are met in design and execution of construction projects.
• Implement and manage multi-phased site development plans to achieve time, budget, and quality standards in a predictable fashion with focus on the strategic planning vs. tactical reaction.
• Write scopes of work for design, construction, commissioning services & participate in procurement and project cost estimates.
• Evaluate and level pricing proposals for design, construction, and owner direct vendors.
• Manage scope, cost, and quality of projects via direct oversight/accountability of design and construction professionals.
• Lead and execute creative solutions for target value management approach.
• Ensure appropriate submittals are coordinated with respective stakeholders.
• Monitor & create project budget / cost-to-date against overall project budget and provide estimated cost to complete on regular intervals.
• Establish project schedules and facilitate schedule updates and accurate projections.
• Review and approve monthly pay applications/invoices and incorporate into the monthly draw.
• Review change order requests from contractors and validate/negotiate pricing.
• Represent the company interests as leader in OAC meetings.
• Aid in due diligence efforts for potential new sites and acquisitions on an as-needed basis to determine value-add or ground up costs and schedules.
• Provide detailed analysis and validation with the contract documents for all changes in scope resulting from owner directed changes, unforeseen conditions, design progression, or FF&E/TI coordination.
• Please note, this position will require some light travel to offices in Omaha and Atlanta as part of the role.

Qualifications

• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of commercial construction industry experience.
• Strong knowledge of current market conditions, pricing conventions, and trends.
• OSHA 30-hour certification is preferred.
• Proficient in construction project management software, specifically Procore, and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Project).

Personal Skills & Attributes

• Strong construction acumen and ability to interpret and analyze construction documents.
• Thorough knowledge of construction procedures, finance, purchasing, engineering, and controls.
• Excellent judgment and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate complex technical and contractual issues.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead, collaborate, and work efficiently with cross-functional teams.
• Detail-oriented with a consistent focus on accuracy and quality.