Director - Construction

LivCor, a Blackstone portfolio company, is a real estate asset management business specializing in multi-family housing. Formed in 2013 and headquartered in Chicago, LivCor is currently responsible for a portfolio of over 400 Class A and B properties comprising more than 150,000 units in markets across the United States. Our business is focused on making real estate more valuable. But for us, it’s more than that. It’s people first, community always. It’s a life-filled career, not just a career-filled life. It’s doing good work, with good humans, and making a difference. It’s excellence in all its forms. Ultimately, we create great places to work, live, and grow. We do that by focusing on leaving people – and places – better than we found them.

Whew! Still with us? Cool. Let’s talk about where you’d fit in:

The Director - Construction is responsible for the daily management, coordination and oversight of multi-family construction projects including successful project planning, cost management, execution, and closure. This role plans and directs all construction activities and administrative processes in order to deliver high quality projects on time and within budget.  The Director - Construction successfully achieves objectives related to cost management, bidding, contract administration, schedule tracking and facilitation.

We are looking for a candidate to support our assets in Phoenix or Seattle.

Only read further if you are:

• Kind
• Humble
• Honest
• Relentless
• Smart with Heart

You should be:

• Authentic. You do you. Together, we’ll do something amazing.
• A passionate person with a love for real estate and investing; and believes that helping others win is a noble cause, essential to our success.
• An excellent team player who enjoys working with others and has strong interpersonal skills.
• Highly motivated, energetic, and organized
• Gumby. Things change.

What you will do:

• Work closely with our real estate team to lead redevelopment, renovations, and potentially large capital projects.
• Oversee and coordinate Architect(s), Engineer(s), Consultant(s) and other members of the project team.
• Provide constructability, value engineering and cost feedback during design and throughout construction. 
• Identify and prepare project scopes of work, resource requirements, budgets, milestone schedules and risk management strategies. Ensure all stakeholder concerns are addressed  in the final project documents.
• The Director of Construction will coordinate and act as liaison with local municipalities for processing of architectural and engineering drawings and assist in the preparation of submittal packages.
• Lead interviewing and qualifying of Contractor /Vendor candidates for the specific project need.
• Director of Construction is responsible for the bid process including RFP development, bidding, review, negotiation, and recommendation of award. 
• Preparation and execution of design and construction contracts.
• Director of Construction will oversee all contractors and vendors during construction including staging, temporary facilities, startup, and progress of the project.
• Teams with all project personnel to ensure adherence to OSHA safety requirements and company policy and procedures.
• Lead design team coordination and OAC (owner-architect-contractor) meetings during construction.
• Maintain and report in the assigned company systems to track budgets, cash flow forecasts and project schedules. 
• Director of Construction will review and approve all payment applications.  Verify payment affidavits, lien releases and other contractually required documents are included with the payment application.  
• Oversee QA/QC (quality control / quality assurance) during  construction and verify finished work meets quality expectations set forth in the project documents. 
• Develops and maintains successful relationships with design team, operating partners, and internal stakeholders. 
• The Director of Construction will report to the Vice President of Construction.

What you should have:

• 5+ years’ construction management experience in the same role or 10+ years in multi-family related construction or equivalent combination.
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or related field. Equivalent experience may be considered as well.
• Experience with construction cost estimating, proposal development, contracts management and construction administration for multi-disciplined; multi-contract, sophisticated redevelopment projects. 
• Experience managing multidisciplinary design teams for multifamily renovations and redevelopment.
• Ability to write and issue RFP’s, scopes of work and contracts.
• Ability to review, track and approve project budgets and contractor payment applications.  
• Ability to effectively communicate with design consultants, contractors, vendors, operating partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to create and drive design aesthetics in a taste and style desirable to ownership and consistent with our brand.
• Ability to identify, manage and mitigate risk issues. 
• Ability to lead, influence and direct others as needed.
• Demonstrated ability to understand, analyze and communicate complex documents affecting projects including construction drawings, surveys, and contracts.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong detail orientation.
• Proficiency with construction management software.
• Must demonstrate attention to detail and possess a strong ability to set strategic priorities.
• Ability to travel 50% annually based on business requirements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite of products (Word, Excel, Outlook, MS Project).

What we offer:

We know that if we take care of our team everything else will fall into place. We aren’t perfect, but we will try to set very clear expectations, always let you know where you stand, and do everything in our power to help you get where you want to go.

Our culture and values matter to us. A lot. We’re definitely not serious but we take this stuff seriously, if you get what we mean. We want a place that is an ego-free zone. A place where good people do good things together. It shouldn’t be rocket science in workplaces, but for some reason it still is? We’re absolutely determined to be different, and we think we’re doing a pretty good job at it. We have a CEO who makes fun of himself, and who will encourage you to tell him when he is wrong. In fact, he needs people to – we all do. Supportive challenge is good, it’s how we get better. We like getting better. We also love diversity, of all kinds. We need people who look, sound, speak, love, and exist differently from one another. This isn’t at the end of this paragraph because it’s an afterthought. It’s SO important to us we want it to stand out.

Right. On to the technical stuff that we know matters to you. We offer competitive pay that is commensurate with the market and relevant experience, and a full slate of benefits that even includes things like paid parental leave.

If any of this sounds interesting, then maybe we are a fit. Life is too short to work with people you don’t like. So whatever you do, don’t make that mistake.

The LivCorian Values

1. Be you. Be Real. Be Open. You do you. Together, we will do something amazing.
2. Care, Always. We don’t want to let anyone down.
3. Courageously Curious. We love to learn, even when it hurts.
4. Help Others Win, Be A Good Neighbor. This is about ‘We, not Me.’
5. Relentless Hustle, Heart & Humility. Work hard. Be Kind. Make Better.

LivCor is proud to be a US EPA ENERGY STAR® Partner

EEO Statement

Our company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our employment decisions are based on individual qualifications, job requirements and business needs without regard to race, color, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, religion, disability, citizenship status, national origin, pregnancy, veteran status and or any other legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations.

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