Senior Project Manager

Summary
The Senior Project Manager, Design & Construction is responsible for leadership of, and representation on, all new development and construction, redevelopments, and renovation projects for a specific business line.  This position is responsible for oversight of assigned construction projects, including planning, approval, and execution of construction.  Collaborates with Development and Investment teams, Development Partners, Fund Managers, Asset Managers, Operations team, Property Management team, Design Team, and General Contractors to advance Realterm’s mission to build and manage best in class logistics assets. Responsible for all design and construction operations including overall budgeting, cost control, schedules, construction techniques, value engineering, product quality, risk management, design management, conflict resolution, and management of third parties for the assigned projects.  Realterm’s projects include ground-up development and redevelopment, with a wide range of tenant improvement efforts and annual portfolio capital expenditure planning.  Realterm’s prior construction project costs have ranged between $5mm to $150mm, per project. The successful individual in this role will be a process-driven team player who is highly organized, thrives in a fast-paced environment, demonstrates strong creativity and problem-solving skills and people management capabilities.  The successful candidate will have a proven ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, maintain highly detailed budgets, and optimize the use of 3rd party resources within a multi-tasking environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Act as the primary senior level contact with the internal client/fund team throughout the duration of the project.
• Evaluates, manages, and oversees all construction projects, from acquisition/due diligence and design through final project completion, on a fund basis
• Develop and execute project specific and fund driven goals, schedules, budgets, strategies
• Establish detailed assumptions with methodology for accomplishing and/or managing goals and objectives.
• Oversees and actively manages construction management professionals, both internal and/or 3rd party, providing leadership, guidance, and support in order to facilitate best-in-class project management and completion of Realterm’s development and construction projects.
• Collaborates closely with the Realterm Development Team, Fund Managers, Asset Managers, Property Managers, Leasing, and Principals across all aspects of a project’s construction and development lifecycle.
• Brings best-in-class design, critical detailed review, and value engineering leadership and judgment to all projects.
• Organizes and provides accurate and timely reporting of a project’s status, budget, and schedule in acceptable formats to fully inform the Realterm Management Team, Development Team, Fund Managers, Capital Partners, Lenders, and others.
• Works with internal and 3rd party resources to provide timely and accurate job cost budgeting, including initial contractor estimates to full competitively bid general contractor budgets.
• Effectively partners with external and internal parties to lead project design to meet varying department requirements, especially Leasing and Property Management
• Initiates and maintains effective communication with management personnel in departments that have impact on, or are impacted by, the projects throughout the construction process
• Directs the project design and obtains approvals, as necessary, of all product and materials
• Sets up project controls to ensure timely recognition of potential issues, and when issues do occur, thoroughly investigates cause/effect and assesses key factors.  Implements appropriate and adequate action plans to resolve with minimal interruption to project schedule and impact to the budget
• Creates and executes internal project schedules to manage internal and external milestones, commitments, deadlines, etc.
• Coordinate any necessary due diligence efforts on behalf of the internal team, project partners, clients and/or end users, maintaining and delivering all appropriate documentation.
• Develop a detailed project budget based on historical and market data and clearly defined set of budget assumptions.
• Guide the internal client and team through the design implementation process including conceptual, schematic, design development and construction documentation and signoff.
• Develop and maintain Master Project Schedules and manage the successful execution of projects so that completion falls within intended time-frames.
• Prepare various RFP’s needed for vendor and contractor services as well as manage the contractor, vendor selection process.
• Develop procedures for distribution, receipt, opening, levelling and award of projects and services.
• Facilitate initiation of all critical project meetings and coordination exercises with internal staff, key stakeholders and external users to ensure responsibilities are efficiently, accurately and effectively communicated and understood by all concerned.
• Manage project performance against schedules, scheduled milestones, and critical path items on multiple projects.
• Manage vendor and project team performance to ensure compliance with contractual requirements, all regulating entities and client expectations.
• Analyzes all 3rd party reports (environmental, geotechnical, structural, etc.), project progress reports, payment applications, etc. and advises executive team on matters needing executive input
• Conducts conferences with key development personnel and consultants on the construction progress and enacts necessary changes
• Coordinates with leasing personnel to review leasing requirements and timelines, incorporate tenant needs into designs, provide accurate estimates, of work, etc.
• Coordinates tenant improvement construction projects and timely turnover to Tenant(s) based on agreed upon occupancy dates
• Coordinates with property management personnel on design of facilities, existing tenant coordination, facility coordination, etc.
• Represents the Realterm in a professional manner at all times.  Consistently maintains a professional courteous attitude when dealing with 3rd parties, investors, tenants, coworkers and the general public.
• Communicates internal coordination matters and major project milestones through Salesforce and Yardi CM
• Maintains accurate cost records during construction to maintain project budget.
• Organizes project costs to facilitate the creation of a historical project cost database.
• Obtains all necessary permits and municipal approvals utilizing appropriate resources.
• Coordinates all necessary professionals to perform the various aspects of construction projects, e.g. architects, contractors, tenants, code officials, inspectors, lenders, etc.
• Manages pre-construction initiatives including environmental, physical condition assessments, and other existing condition determinations.
• Leads review of physical and environmental assessments during the acquisitions and due diligence phases for new assets.
• Coordinates with the acquisitions and fund teams to create and budget capital improvement programs.
• Coordinates with internal and 3rd party resources to lead contract negotiations.
• Coordinates with Realterm Legal & Risk Management Departments and  3rd party insurance providers and counsel to ensure proper risk management on projects
• Communicates projects’ status, delivering accurate and complete financial reporting, with scheduled regular meetings held with minutes and assigned follow-up action items; 
• Inspects ongoing projects to ensure proper compensation to contractors and timely completion of project milestones.  Project inspections include on-site meetings with the contractor, architect, tenant, and other required parties.
• Coordinates with Realterm Accounting and creates monthly requisitions/draws for lenders/equity for review and approval by SVPC.
• Completes project closure reports and documentation, including all information from architects and contractors, as well as project reporting for internal and tenant use.
• Collaborates with Construction Department staff in the development and continuous improvement of internal and external service delivery processes; leads specific initiatives within an area of continuous improvement.  
• Identifies and communicates opportunities and challenges that impact financial results; while constantly pursuing cost effective alternatives to improve financial performance while adhering to brand standards.
• Maintains brand integrity by ensuring that the products and services offered to Tenants are consistent with the Company’s brand proposition and promise.
• Makes independent judgments related to operating procedures impacting assigned projects; escalates need to SVP for any issue, risk or concern and follow-up.
• Assist SVP in implementing and driving standard operating procedures
• Performs other duties as necessary

Competencies

Accountability

Character, Trust, Integrity

Planning, Decision-Making & Initiative

Development & Learning

Collaboration, Communication & Teamwork

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership skills, attention to detail, and management of multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
• Excellent and effective written and oral communication skills
• Ability to regularly communicate analyzed data to client and team to achieve project goals
• Strong working knowledge of civil and architectural design and land planning concepts.
• Highly organized with strong analytical skills
• Strong proven experience as lead negotiator on contracts
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to interact with executive level external and internal clients as well as external team members (architects, contractors, client’s representatives, etc.)
• Ability to manage all aspects of construction projects effectively and efficiently including, but not limited to budgeting, scheduling, submittals, change orders
• Fully competent at managing all types/sizes of projects with minimal supervision

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, Real Estate, or Business from an accredited institution
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years of progressive experience in construction and project management, preferably with industrial and/or commercial properties
  Software Proficiencies – Intermediate to Advanced experience in Suretrak/P6, Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, CAD and PowerPoint.  Additionally, familiarity with Yardi Elevate, Salesforce, Bluebeam, punch list software (e.g.: Latista, Vela, etc.), and construction management software (e.g.: Procore, Prolog) is preferred

Realterm US, Inc.is an equal opportunity employer, as we value and respect diversity. We encourage diversity in ideas, opinions, experiences and identities. We do not discriminate in our employment practices based upon protected class, to include race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetic information.