Project Manager- Life Science (Design and Construction)

Project Manager- Life Science (Design and Construction)

Project Management Advisors, Inc. (PMA) is a national real estate advisory firm providing consulting services as the owner's representative, including development management, project management, program management and investor representation. Recognized among the commercial real estate industry's top professional services firms, we partner with our clients as their unbiased advocate to provide leadership and strategic guidance for increasingly sophisticated real estate needs and challenges, minimizing risk while maximizing outcomes.

Project Management Advisors, Inc. (PMA) is hiring a Project Manager to work with one of our Life Science clients in the San Francisco Bay Area. Accelerate both your professional and personal growth by joining our team!

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 experience in the real estate design and construction industry, including large-scale Life Sciences and/or Mission Critical campus projects, with deep expertise in civil engineering and site development coordination and delivery
• 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 that it is fundamental to transparency and consensus building.

Your Success

• 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
• 401(k) plan with employer match

The salary range for this position is $100,000-150,000 annually; the base pay offered may vary depending on location, experience, skills, relevant education, and training.