Real Estate - Construction Project Manager

United Dairy Farmers • Norwood, OH

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About The Position

The Project Manager will manage all facets of the construction process (budget, schedule, procurement, quality) for individual real estate projects including planning, design, construction, occupancy, and closeout. The Project Manager needs to demonstrate the capability to read and understand standard to moderately complex documents affecting real estate projects, including but not limited to agreements/contracts, surveys, civil and architectural drawings. He/she will prepare scope of work, resource requirements, cost estimates/budget, project schedule, quality control measures, and a jobsite safety program.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) or at least 7-10 years’ experience in project management related to building construction with experience in Retail/C-store construction preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of construction costs, scheduling, estimating, budget tracking, and project delivery phases.
• Must be familiar with the various construction methods and be knowledgeable of architectural, engineering, site development , and design principals.
• Demonstrated ability to identify project risks.
• Demonstrated project management skills and proven ability to balance multiple projects in varying degrees of implementation.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and problem-solving capabilities.
• Proven track record of being able to collaborate with key stakeholders across functions and levels.
• Ability to operate in a complex, rapidly changing environment while adhering to tight schedules and budgets
• Excellent organizational, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to travel regionally, up to 40% of the time
• Ability to use all Microsoft Office software, including: Word, Excel, & PowerPoint including email
• Previous experience with real estate scheduling/planning systems preferred
• Previous experience with site selections tools, software, etc.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Director of Real Estate to assess site conditions and identify costs/risks associated with future new store, tear-down/rebuild, remodel, and expansion projects.
• Select Design team vendor to facilitate designs related to gas systems, retaining walls, bridges, etc.
• Coordinate and monitor procurement activities for all materials and equipment.
• Manage all phases of a project, including design coordination with Architects, Engineers, Contractors, scheduling, construction, inspections, budget, and turnover to end user.
• Identify project delivery resources from pre-qualified lists or through individual project qualification process.
• Serve as liaison between contractors and UDF key stakeholders (Operations, POS, IT, Maintenance, etc.)
• Lead the bidding, negotiation, and award process for assigned projects. Develop contract award strategies amongst General Contractors and UDF self-performed work
• Maintain General Contractor and Subcontractor documents.
• Implement communication plan for keeping internal/external stakeholders informed of progress.
• Partner with key stakeholder groups on training for building equipment and systems.
• Lead the design, procurement, delivery and installation of owner furnished equipment
• Assess change requests to identify impacts to scope, budget, schedule, and quality.
• Resolve field conflicts and implement recovery strategies to mitigate delays.
• Conduct project meetings
• Consistently produce and assess ideas for project improvement and cost savings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager