The Project Manager will be responsible for identifying, budgeting, permitting, bidding, contracting, and monitoring construction improvements on newly constructed or existing assets. This role will report to the SVP Development & Construction.
Position Responsibilities- Build and maintain strong relationships, with property managers, designers, and contractors.
- Effectively source design services and construction with current or new consultants or contractors.
- Lead a team of consultants and contractors to implement Capital Projects outlined and approved in the annual budgeting process.
- Manage cost and timeline of capital expenditure projects, large tenant improvement jobs, and larger capex projects as necessary.
- Develop an overall Capital Improvement Execution Plan and establish a strategy of capital savings opportunities.
- Participate in the due diligence investigations of new investment properties.
- Report on the progress and completion of projects established in the budget and any unbudgeted projects required of the portfolio.
- Respond to Build to Suit or Leasing RFP's through establishing site plans, floor plans, and reviewing tenant's specifications while maintaining budgets and schedules to support development projects.
- Maintain and track project management weekly and monthly reporting deliverables.
- Prepare "make ready" improvements upon rollover of any lease termination.
Skills & Experience- Effective written and verbal communicator who can operate within a wide spectrum of internal executives, municipal authorities, tenant executives, community groups, industry professionals and brokers.
- Solid grasp of financial analysis techniques as they apply to development and construction projects.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a fast moving, demanding and dynamic organization.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with a variety of professionals.
- Must have the aptitude to act as a liaison efficiently and effectively between the key team members (Development Manager/Analyst/Market Officers)
- Must act in a professional manner both inside and outside of the work environment.
- An intuitive, creative, market-savvy, Project Manager must demonstrate capacity to recognize market trends and implement forward thinking solutions.
- Collaborative, team-oriented work style, which seeks the benefit of the company, and utilizes the best human resources available to accomplish that.
- Willingness to travel.
- Bachelor's degree required (preference in real estate, construction management or engineering).
- 4+ years of experience in commercial real estate development and construction with an emphasis on industrial product.
- Experience working with various cities and municipalities to process plans and documents.
- A functional understanding on how to prepare and review contractor and consultant proposals, agreements, and contracts.
