Project Manager - Real Estate Development

Western Governors University • Salt Lake, UT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As WGU expands its national headquarters in downtown Salt Lake City, this role supports a once in a generation, multi year real estate development program. You will help ensure our multi phase, 1 million square foot project progresses smoothly toward an anticipated 2030 first-phase move in. This is a great opportunity to grow your career in large scale commercial development while contributing to a mission-driven organization.

Requirements

• Ability to work with confidential information with sound judgment and discretion
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize work across multiple concurrent deadlines
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to collaborate across teams and provide empathetic support when approached for help
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and experience creating presentations and spreadsheets
• Ability to evaluate data, synthesize insights, and identify trends

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting real estate, development, construction, or capital projects
• Experience responding to correspondence or managing communication workflows
• Demonstrated success working in operational or project coordination roles

Responsibilities

• Coordinate strategic deliverables and track follow‑up items to ensure timely completion
• Maintain accuracy of project management tools, including AtTask
• Meet project deadlines and escalate project risks when appropriate
• Manage vendor and consultant contract execution timelines
• Lead and support project tracking, milestone management, data analysis, and project communications
• Organize inputs from development partners to confirm deliverables and timelines
• Document decisions, task assignments, and approvals in project management systems
• Review, resolve, or redirect items received through the COS feedback system
• Partner across teams to complete ad hoc requests with creativity and efficiency
• Coordinate department events, including meeting logistics, catering, and travel arrangements for annual training
• Complete other duties as assigned

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
• health savings account and flexible spending account
• basic and voluntary life insurance
• disability coverage
• accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
• legal and identity theft coverage
• retirement savings plan
• wellbeing program
• discounted WGU tuition
• flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
• flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
• 11 paid holidays
• other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed