Construction Project Manager

Corporate Office•Boston Heights, OH

12d

About The Position

The Construction Project Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, executing, and delivering new store development, relocations, remodels, expansions, and capital improvement projects across the retail portfolio. The role acts as a key liaison among internal departments, landlords, architects, contractors, consultants, and vendors to help ensure projects are completed on schedule, within budget, and in alignment with company brand standards and operational requirements. The position supports the full project lifecycle, including due diligence, preconstruction, design coordination, budgeting, permitting, construction, turnover, and post-opening support. It requires strong project management and organizational skills, financial acumen, construction knowledge, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. The role involves approximately 30–40% travel to project sites, stores, landlord meetings, company events, and other business-related locations.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, Real Estate, Business, Project Management, Interior Design, or a related field is preferred; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
Three to five years of progressive experience in retail construction, commercial construction, facilities management, project management, commercial real estate, or a related discipline is preferred.
Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent projects, including responsibility for budgets, schedules, construction coordination, and stakeholder communication.
Strong understanding of commercial construction processes, project scheduling, budgeting, contracts, permitting, and project closeout.
Ability to read, interpret, and effectively communicate information in construction drawings, specifications, leases, contracts, and related project documents.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, including the ability to prioritize competing deadlines and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to travel approximately 30–40% as required by the project portfolio.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Procore or other construction/project management software.
Prior Arhaus experience.

Responsibilities

Manage multiple new store, relocation, expansion, renovation, and capital improvement projects from lease execution through grand opening and project closeout.
Develop, maintain, and communicate detailed project schedules, identifying critical milestones, dependencies, and potential impacts to opening dates.
Coordinate project activities among internal stakeholders, architects, consultants, landlords, contractors, and vendors throughout the project lifecycle.
Monitor project progress and identify risks, delays, scope issues, and budget impacts; develop and implement corrective action plans as needed.
Manage project budgets, commitments, change orders, contingency usage, forecasts, and overall project financial performance.
Review project costs and invoices for accuracy, scope alignment, and appropriate coding, and maintain current project financial records.
Participate in contractor and consultant selection, bidding, scope reviews, value engineering, and contract negotiations as needed.
Coordinate permitting, inspections, utility activations, certificates of occupancy, landlord requirements, and other regulatory or turnover requirements necessary for store openings.
Conduct regular site visits and project meetings to monitor construction progress, quality, schedule adherence, safety, and compliance with company expectations.
Review construction documents, shop drawings, RFIs, submittals, and project correspondence for alignment with design intent, scope, and operational requirements.
Help maintain design standards, materials, specifications, and selections across projects; streamline design communication and documentation; and support cost-saving and value-engineering opportunities.
Coordinate project closeout, punch lists, turnover documentation, warranty requirements, and transition to Store Operations and Facilities.
Serve as a primary point of contact among Real Estate, Construction, Store Operations, Design, Facilities, Visual Merchandising, Finance, IT, Marketing, and external project partners.
Provide leadership and project stakeholders with status updates on schedules, budgets, risks, decisions, and action items.
Partner with Facilities and Store Operations to support the transition from construction through store opening, ongoing maintenance, and warranty management.
Ensure projects comply with company brand standards, design intent, operational requirements, lease obligations, and business objectives.