Senior Project Manager

DBI Projects’ New York City office is seeking a hungry, humble, and smart Senior Project Manager to take on key ongoing projects and support our continued growth. Senior Project Managers are responsible for ensuring the ultimate success of our projects, leading communication with clients and vendors, managing budget and schedule, creative problem solving, and ensuring that all decisions are advancing the project. Senior Project Managers must be able to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, while also supporting the training and development of junior team members. Required Experience & Skill: The ideal candidate should have 8+ years of experience with owner's project management, architecture, real estate development, and/or related fields; with experience leading project delivery. Candidates should have direct experience in all project phases and should have served in the role of project lead on at least three significant projects from design to occupancy. This experience should include direct involvement in: Site supervision and construction administration Coordinating between or with A/E teams and contractors Schedule and budget management Managing a team Developing presentation material for clients Key capabilities include: Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel) Fluency with Adobe Create Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop) Working knowledge of AutoCAD and Bluebeam Experience with construction scheduling programs such as MS Projects What You’ll Do: Lead all facets of project management (budget, schedule, procurement, quality & risk) at every project stage including pre-development, planning, design, construction, occupancy, and closeout. Consistently monitor the project schedule, macro and micro schedules, tracking all project progress and optimizing the sequencing needed to execute a project efficiently, meeting approved timelines, budgets, and project objectives. Control the project budget, monitoring for any potential challenges, changes, and priorities. Produce complete requisitions for clients and lenders with all required documentation and organization. Review and approve a project budget for issuance. Understand, produce, and oversee production of all key project documents including schedule, budget, phasing, drawings, contracts, leases etc. from concept through completion and delivery. Manage high-level client interactions, day-to-day client expectations, anticipate clients’ needs, and lead complex client meetings. Leverage external project team members, experts, and consultants to provide most accurate information to clients. Identify proper mode of management or operation of each project type. Review deal documents, contracts, PSA, leases, etc. in collaboration with legal team. Build project staffing structure and fee. Balance personal and team workload and project workload month to month. Read and review design drawings for general layout and high-level scope; and produce a written narrative documenting scope. Navigate drawings and understand the tags, callouts, and drawing references. Produce and oversee pro formas, lead all aspects of finance closing, and evaluate, structure, and negotiate financing and public funding. Review funding opportunities like grants and organize submission requirements. Review financing documents and synthesize relevant construction stipulations and requirements. Contribute to company culture by mentoring team members, providing opportunities for learning, interaction, and collaboration within the company, and initiate internal project concepts for company improvement. Applicants should have strong written and verbal communication skills and be prepared to lead project meetings. Location: This position is in our New York Office About DBI Projects: DBI Projects is a growing, multidisciplinary company that plans and manages real estate and capital projects. Since 2002, the organization has grown to a team of 60+ and has partnered with a diverse list of non-profit, educational, cultural, public, commercial, and residential clients to execute ambitious projects around the world. DBI takes full responsibility for the success of each project, regardless of any outside or unexpected factors, and values three core traits in its employees: hunger, humility, and smartness. DBI Projects has offices in New York City, Boston, Austin, and Philadelphia. What We Offer: DBI brings unique clarity and care to the building process. In a complex industry, our unfailing dedication and experience help our team cut through unexpected challenges and share in great successes. We share a strong emphasis on training and continuing education opportunities – our teams’ strengths are our strengths. We have a team-oriented environment with regular social outings and events. We provide a generous compensation package including a biannual bonus program, medical, dental, and vision insurance; disability insurance; life insurance; a company-matched 401(k)/Roth; and parental leave. The salary range for this full-time role is $135-165K per year. Salary is determined by role and level depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications and represents a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. #J-18808-Ljbffr DBI Projects