Senior Project Manager Construction

Lincoln Property Company

LPC has an opportunity available for a Senior Project Manager for our Portland office. Candidates should have a general understanding of real estate development and construction projects, including ground-up development, first and second-generation tenant improvements, and renovations of existing buildings, with the ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously. The ideal candidate has experience with a real estate company, architectural firm, or general contractor, with speculative development and/or build-to-suit experience in the office, multifamily, retail, and industrial sectors.

Responsibilities:

Ground-Up Development

-Work with Development Executive to coordinate the procurement of necessary due diligence materials and evaluate the materials delivered.

-Provide initial scheduling and budgeting information in the project planning phase, monitoring and updating as information is obtained.

-Evaluate potential development risks associated with a proposed development and investigate impacts or solutions resulting from those risks.

-Manage preparation of site planning and project design with design consultants.

-Assist in scheduling platting, zoning, site plan approvals, building permits and other entitlement related processes necessary for the development of a particular project.

-Coordinate development of Civil, Architectural, Structural and MEP drawings and specifications through completion, evaluating to ensure conformance with desired standards of a particular product type.

-Coordinate bidding, bid leveling and vetting, and General Contractor selection process.

-Support design teams and General Contractor in submittal and procurement of necessary permits to commence construction.

-Assist in preparation and negotiation of construction contracts with the selected General Contractor.

-Manage Owner documentation of the construction process from groundbreaking to completion, providing project status reports, monitoring of construction material testing reports, review of value engineering opportunities, review and tracking of change orders, assist in preparation of monthly draw package, and coordinating of franchise utility services to project.

-Closely monitor construction progress to ensure quality of work, budget and schedule are maintained.

-Coordinate preparation and timely completion of punch list.

-Obtain full and complete closeout documentation upon completion of the work.

-Prepare and track marketing and other exhibits to assist leasing team.

Tenant Improvements:

-Assist leasing team with preparation of GLA exhibits.

-Assess existing vacant spaces to provide input and strategies for effective make-ready improvements, identifying challenges related to access, utilities and other construction constraints.

-Work with leasing team, tenants, design team and general contractors to prepare space plans, pricing plans, concept schedules and overall project budgets for first- and second-generation tenant improvement projects.

-Oversee development of construction documents, ensuring tenant involvement and coordinating tenant vendor information.

-Manage permitting, bidding and job awarding.

-Coordinate other vendors as necessary during the preconstruction and construction phases to ensure all Landlord obligations within the lease are met.

-Oversee the general contractor’s performance of the construction to ensure quality work and timely delivery of space to tenant.

-Manage tenant improvement budget and timely submittal of project invoices.

-Coordinate transition of completed project between tenant and property management team.

-Manage and track necessary reporting and corrections of Texas Accessibility Standards requirements upon project completion.

-Maintain library of current floor plans, CAD files, and construction documents for all new and existing lease spaces throughout development and management portfolio.

-Assist property management with various capital expense projects when necessary.

-Provide document review and construction observation for tenant directed improvement projects.

Desired Competency, Experience and Skills:

-BS degree in construction management, architecture, engineering or related field

-Strong leadership, management, and organizational skills

-Experience working as Project Manager or assistant Project Manager for real estate firm, design firm(civil engineering or architectural preferred), or general contractor with preference given to experience within the office, retail, multifamily, and industrial sectors.

-Experience in the commercial real estate industry.

-Ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously.

- 5-10+ years’ experience in construction management

-Understanding of the development process, from entitlements through construction.

-Technical knowledge of interior and exterior building and site construction components and systems.

-Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite, Bluebeam and CAD software.

Physical Demands:

Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

-While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, walk, sit, and use hands to operate computer keyboard and telephone.

-The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel or crouch.

-The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.