Your Role
As a Project Manager, you will interface with PMA clients and project teams through a successful process of strategic real estate planning, design, and construction of new buildings, tenant improvement buildouts, and facilities assignments. Some of the ways you will support our projects:
• 5+ years of development and project management experience within the life sciences sector
• You have a Bachelor's degree or higher in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Urban Planning, Real Estate Finance or a related field
• You demonstrate skills in managing successful projects and consistently meeting/exceeding client expectations and deadlines
• You competently review and evaluate qualitative program aspects with the owner and verify program conformance with project goals
• You easily establish partnerships and serve as a liaison between the client and design and construction professionals
• You initiate and manage the procurement of design, construction, and consultant services
• You responsibly draft, review, communicate, negotiate, and enforce contractual documents for design, construction, and consultant professionals
• You consistently direct and monitor project budget and schedule, including updating and maintaining web-based project controls
• You create meaningful analysis of budgets and schedules and their effect on the financial objectives of the project
• You oversee and review the development of architectural and engineering construction drawings and bid documents
• You effectively establish, direct, and/or document project meetings
• You successfully engage with clients, city officials, architects, engineers, contractors, and consultants to present the project status and anticipate issues
• You actively anticipate potential changes to the budget or schedule and provide solutions on the review and analysis of changes when presented
• You organize and review value engineering alternatives with the owner
• You determine requirements and facilitate procurement of peer reviews and specialty consultants
• You motivate and direct internal resources (Assistant Project Managers and Project Managers), as required
• You oversee the architect in their review of contractor and vendor onsite activities to verify they are in contractual compliance with design specifications, schedules, and workmanship standards
• You are responsible for authorizing the issuance of contracts, purchase orders, as well as developing and processing scheduled progress draw packages for payment
• You observe and report on the construction process and construction-related issues
• You manage the project close-out process to a successful completion
• You proactively seek out and represent PMA in networking and business development opportunities in addition to assisting PMA leadership in project proposals and subsequent interviews.

Your Values and Skills
• You are a motivated self-starter with a positive attitude
• You operate with a high level of personal integrity and business ethics, thriving in a collaborative team environment
• You have a polished presence and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• You have strong interpersonal skills (i.e., high emotional intelligence)
• You exercise enthusiasm and curiosity, committed to seeking creative solutions
• You practice diligence and discipline to refine options into the optimal result
• You exude confidence and courage to cultivate yourself as a leader
• You value fairness, understanding it is fundamental to transparency and consensus building

Your Success

The day-to-day experience at PMA promises challenge, collaboration, and growth, while our comprehensive benefits create opportunities for you and your family to prosper, including:
• Being part of a respected company with high-caliber clients and projects
• A workplace that is values-based and consciously practices its values every day
• A culture that respects work/life balance
• Competitive salary and bonus program
• Formal and informal training, leadership development, mentoring programs, and other opportunities for growth and advancement
• Quality benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurances, education reimbursement, and much more

The salary range for this position is $150,000-180,000 annually; the base pay offered may vary depending on location, experience, skills, relevant education, and training.

PMA is comprised of over 150 project professionals experienced and licensed in nearly every aspect of the real estate industry with multi-disciplined backgrounds that are heavily rooted in the built environment, including architecture, development, asset management, brokerage, construction, engineering, finance, and urban planning. Our local market knowledge and ability to leverage broad and diverse experience across a national portfolio of projects is unmatched in the industry, including assignments in civic, cultural, education, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, life sciences, multi-family residential, office and retail.

PMA is headquartered in Chicago, with offices in Austin, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, San Diego and San Francisco, delivering expertise to a broad range of clients from developers to institutional investors based on 30 years of practical experience, allowing our teams to consistently anticipate issues, understand potential impacts and provide proactive solutions.