Project Manager- Life Science (Design and Construction)

Project Management Advisors • New York, NY

3d • $100,000 - $150,000

About The Position

Project Management Advisors, Inc. (PMA) is a national real estate advisory firm providing consulting services as the owner's representative, including development management, project management, program management and investor representation. Recognized among the commercial real estate industry's top professional services firms, including being named to Engineering News-Record top CM firms for the past four years in a row, we partner with our clients as their unbiased advocate to provide leadership and strategic guidance for increasingly sophisticated real estate needs and challenges, minimizing risk while maximizing outcomes.
CREATE YOUR FUTURE WITH PMA
Curious to stimulate your career growth through meaningful mentorship and thoughtful training? Are you interested in collaboration, working as an integral part of a team to deliver complex real estate projects across the country? Are you diligent, enthusiastic, and eager to work with clients having an impact?
Project Management Advisors, Inc. (PMA) is hiring a Project Manager for our New York office who will work with one of our Life Science clients. Accelerate both your professional and personal growth by joining our team!
Our Work and Culture
PMA is a national real estate advisory firm providing consulting services as the owner’s representative, meeting sophisticated real estate needs across a diversity of markets and project types. Recognized among the commercial real estate industry’s top professional services firms, including being named to Engineering News-Record Top Lists for three years in a row, PMA is headquartered in Chicago with offices in Austin, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, Tampa, San Diego, and San Francisco.
We know that where you work matters. The people on your team. The culture of the environment. The client and project opportunities. The potential for learning, growth, and evolution. These all impact the quality of your work and the quality of your life. We get it.
Fit is critical for you and for us. That’s why we’re curious to learn about you and to help you discern if a career with PMA is a good fit for you, your values, and your goals.
Your Role
As a Project Manager, you will interface with PMA clients and project teams through a successful process of strategic real estate planning, design, and construction of new buildings, tenant improvement buildouts, and facilities assignments. Some of the ways you will support our projects:
You demonstrate skills in managing successful projects and consistently meeting/exceeding client expectations and deadlines
You manage the procurement of design, construction, and consultant services
You understand contractual documents for design, construction, and consultant professionals
You understand and monitor project budget and schedule, including updating and maintaining web-based project controls
You oversee and review the development of construction drawings and bid documents
You effectively establish, direct, and document project meetings
You successfully engage with stakeholders to present the project status and anticipate issues
You actively anticipate and document potential changes to the budget or schedule
You review and approve monthly invoices for contractors and consultants
You observe and report on construction and safety-related issues
You proactively manage the project close-out process to ensure successful completion
You proactively seek out and represent PMA in networking and business development opportunities

Requirements

• You have 3+ years of Life Sciences, Wet Lab, or Healthcare experience within the design, construction, development, or project management space
• You have a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Urban Planning, Real Estate Finance, or a related field
• You have a polished presence and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• You are a motivated self-starter with a positive attitude
• You operate with a high level of personal integrity and business ethics, thriving in a collaborative team environment
• You have strong interpersonal skills (i.e., high emotional intelligence)
• You exercise enthusiasm and curiosity, committed to seeking creative solutions
• You exude confidence and courage to cultivate yourself as a leader
• You value fairness, understanding that it is fundamental to transparency and consensus-building

Nice To Haves

• Vivarium Lab experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• managing successful projects and consistently meeting/exceeding client expectations and deadlines
• manage the procurement of design, construction, and consultant services
• understand contractual documents for design, construction, and consultant professionals
• understand and monitor project budget and schedule, including updating and maintaining web-based project controls
• oversee and review the development of construction drawings and bid documents
• effectively establish, direct, and document project meetings
• successfully engage with stakeholders to present the project status and anticipate issues
• actively anticipate and document potential changes to the budget or schedule
• review and approve monthly invoices for contractors and consultants
• observe and report on construction and safety-related issues
• proactively manage the project close-out process to ensure successful completion
• proactively seek out and represent PMA in networking and business development opportunities

Benefits

• Being part of a respected company with high-caliber clients and projects
• A workplace that is values-based and consciously practices its values every day
• A culture that respects work/life balance
• Competitive salary and bonus program
• Formal and informal training, leadership development, mentoring programs, and other opportunities for growth and advancement
• Quality benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, education reimbursement, and much more
• 401(k) plan with employer match

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees