Construction Manager

Job Description

About our Client

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Our client is a well-established, full-service real estate firm that develops, invests in, builds and manages properties across several urban markets, mainly in the New York Tri-State area. They’re known for affordable and mixed-income housing, and they measure success by the impact they have on the communities they work in as well as by financial returns.

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Summary

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You’ll run your own retail tenant projects from start to finish, with full responsibility for budgets, contracts, GCs and schedules. It suits an experienced PM, or a senior APM who already runs jobs on their own.

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You’ll manage construction for new and existing retail tenants, including Tenant Improvements (TI) and Tenant Allowances (TA). Reporting to the Retail Construction Project Manager, you’ll be the tenant’s main point of contact from lease signing until the space is handed over, final documents are in and the last TIA payment has been made.

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Responsibilities

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• Own construction budgets and pricing for each tenant deal
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• Advise the leasing team on construction costs and issues during lease negotiations
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• Track all deals through to lease execution
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• Act as the main contact for tenants and their contractors once the lease is signed
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• Collect and review insurance documents from tenants and their contractors
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• Write the landlord’s scope of work, run the bid process and award contracts
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• Manage outside GCs, or direct the landlord’s GC, on all required improvements
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• Review and approve tenant construction drawings
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• Track permitting and bidding for each tenant
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• Oversee tenant work for code compliance, safety and protection of base building systems
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• Manage key milestone dates and keep work on schedule
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• Close out all open permits and inspections
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• Let the leasing team know when work is complete so rent commencement letters can go out
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• Review and process TIA payments
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• Work with property management to transfer utility accounts to tenants
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Qualifications

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• Experience running projects on your own, from budget and buyout through closeout
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• Confident managing GCs and holding them to scope, cost and schedule
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• Strong writing skills and attention to detail
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• Well organized, with good project management skills
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• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
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• Comfortable working with senior management and the leasing team
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• Able to adapt to changing schedules
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• Outgoing, with good communication skills
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• Strong time management
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• Works well as part of a team
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Requirements

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• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture or construction management preferred, or equivalent relevant experience
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• 10 years of directly relevant experience in commercial real estate, ideally retail
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• Experience reviewing documents such as certificates of insurance, contractor indemnities and lien releases
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• Able to read and understand construction drawings
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• Retail real estate construction experience strongly preferred
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