Construction Manager

Berkshire Group, LLC • Los Angeles, CA

55d • $115,000 - $150,000

About The Position

Berkshire Residential Investments is a people-first real estate investment company that values the impact they make as a company and the time spent in high-performing teams. They value individual skills and perspectives to best serve their employees, investors, residents, and other stakeholders. They are looking for individuals interested in a workplace where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work each day. The environment of entrepreneurial spirit, culture of expertise, and people-first approach will allow employees to thrive while continuing to grow in their careers.

Under the general direction of the VP of Construction Operations, the Construction Manager will own and drive Capital and Redevelopment Projects for Berkshire owned or operated apartment communities. The Construction Manager will assume all industry standard construction manager duties, overseeing multiple capital projects and newly acquired multifamily apartments.

Requirements

• At least two years construction management experience
• Aptitude for organizing, prioritizing, and managing multiple priorities, using critical thinking and problem solving
• Demonstrated multi-modal communication style that reaches every stakeholder, specifically excellent verbal, and written communications
• Ability to communicate with and manage up to senior management
• Collaborative working style with inclusive work and thinking behaviors, commitment to excellence in teams and work product, with a strong work ethic
• Demonstrate emotional intelligence in high pressure and sensitive situations
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information and communications of information
• Develop productive working relationships with all team members including internal clients and external third parties
• Demonstrated high level of ethics and integrity with a straightforward and honest approach
• Demonstrated management skills with track record of building teams and identifying, mentoring, and growing talent in-person and virtual
• Demonstrated ability to use and learn new technology (e.g., computers/hardware, mobile, software, cloud- based programs)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite of Products (e.g., Word, Outlook, Excel, Teams, Power Point)

Nice To Haves

• Construction Management degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Assisting in development of scope of work
• Assist in due diligence for prospective new acquisitions and convert underwriting to Company budget formats
• Aid Manager in coordinating and sharing all asset redevelopment plans marked for execution with our operations group (managers and AVP, Property Management) to set vision and expectations of a planned redevelopment
• Aid Manager in developing multiple improvement scenarios for consideration as a result of market research and VP-Operations directives
• Aid Manager in developing relationships with major redevelopment contractors/vendors and apply those relationships early in the process for bidding and strategizing purposes
• Aid Manager in creating execution (and implementation) strategy/schedule for optimum redevelopment plan (interior & exterior)
• Negotiating and finalizing the bid process
• Awarding contracts
• Value engineering of scopes
• Overseeing onsite construction and redevelopment projects
• Accept work
• Manage reporting process including review and approve change orders and pay
• Have understanding and assist in development of pro-forma and capital budgeting

Benefits

• Excellent benefits package, focusing on our employees’ total health and wellness.
• Programs and incentives that promote physical, mental, financial, and behavioral wellbeing both within and beyond our workplace.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree