Project Manager, Tenant Coordination

Howard Hughes•Las Vegas, NV

61d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Manager will represent Owner/Landlord to manage projects across the Summerlin real estate portfolio, including current and future projects in Retail, Office, Commercial, Multi-Family, and Hospitality based on project requirements. Primary focus will be reviewing, approving, and managing both Landlord and Tenant-directed buildouts. Candidate is to possess leadership, communication, analytical and problem-solving skills to ensure Landlord and Tenant schedule, design, permitting, construction, and overall work quality meets project standards and expectations while collaborating with multiple stakeholders. The ability to manage multiple construction efforts in a high pressure, fast-paced environment is critical. Candidate will act as the Landlord’s representative to outside stake holders including but not limited to Architectural & Engineering Design Teams, General Contractors, Vendors, Building Departments, local municipal utility districts, local health department and other local governmental authorities and constituents having authority, Commercial Tenants, and Tenant teams. Candidates are required to use clear, concise and professional verbal and written communication at all times. Additionally, candidate may act as Tenants’ representative to internal departments including but not limited to: Leasing, Operations, Property Management, Accounting, Development, Construction, Design & Production, and Company executives on as needed bases. The Project Manager may also be required to act as Tenants Construction Manager in turn-key lease opportunities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in architecture, Engineering, Construction Management and/or related fields preferred. Candidates with other disciplinary backgrounds who have experience in this specific field and type of work may be considered.
Minimum 3-5 years’ experience and ability managing multiple design (architectural/engineering) and general contractor teams, including organizing workflow, delegating, and providing direction or instructions.
Knowledge and working experience with commercial leases is highly preferred.
Knowledge and working experience with property management, building operations, and facilities management is a plus.
Thorough knowledge and utilization of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint).
Experience with Bluebeam, AutoCAD, Salesforce, SharePoint, and E-Builder preferred.
Detail oriented with strong technical knowledge and ability to read/decipher technical drawings and BIM models.
Thorough working knowledge of all construction trades (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural, fire/life safety), with particular emphasis on building systems.
Knowledge of architectural practices, construction processes, and construction safety standards.
Familiarity with local construction codes, health codes, and ADA regulations.
Experience working on mixed-use projects, including office, retail, and residential spaces.
Thorough understanding of contractual issues and ability to negotiate agreements.
Strong communication and negotiation skills, both verbal and written.
Strong leadership, organizational, communication and relationship management skills.
Strong planning and project management skills.
Ability to foster a culture of excellence, innovative thinking and positive attitude.
Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
Ability to build effective relationships with internal team members, design team, specialty contractors, utilities, city/county planning and building departments, inspectors, suppliers, and user groups that reflect and support company core values.
Must be able to meet deadlines and professionally communicate when under pressure of multiple demands.
Ability to accommodate varied work hour requirements.
Position requires access to construction sites, which may involve multiple buildings and levels. Some areas may only be accessible via stairs or scaffolding.
Travel: Will require regular visits to multiple construction sites and tenant spaces as needed to oversee project progress, ensure quality control, and address on-site issues.
Curiosity about artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, with a strong desire to continuously learn and apply new tools to work more efficiently.

Responsibilities

Communicate effectively with all team members, internal and external, to facilitate lease execution or project release. This may include multiple architects, engineers, vendors, leasing agents, brokers, and general contractors.
Representing the Landlord, coordinate all construction in operational buildings to ensure the operational Tenants can function with little to no interruption.
Review drawings, schedules, and construction documents to ensure premises delivery standards are consistent with lease agreement and deliverables and resolve any conflicts with tenant or project team.
Effectively communicate technical and design requirements with procedural milestones to Tenant representatives.
Conduct design and constructability reviews of project document submissions and communicate corrections and modifications to meet established criteria.
Coordinate and /or facilitate project meetings, including but not limited to: design “kick-off”, pre-construction and construction site meetings.
Ensure project compliance with governing construction codes and building regulations.
Conduct field verifications of tenant premises to ensure agreed-upon deliverables are met and manage corrective actions when necessary. Monitor and enforce project safety standards throughout the construction process.
Prepare, solicit, and track Change Orders, Request for Proposals (RFP) and Requests for Information (RFIs), to include thorough analysis and review with bid evaluation meetings and recommendation of awards.
Manage effective value engineering exercises to reduce cost without sacrificing program quality.
Assist in design and track the installation of base building systems (structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire/life safety) to ensure lease obligations are met.
Assist with creating Lease Exhibits and review Landlord Work Exhibits and communicate conflict resolution options to the Leasing and Development Group as needed to support lease execution.
Produce schedule scenarios to support leasing and legal efforts during lease negotiations
Prepare and coordinate contracts with internal Legal team.
Review Letter of Intent (LOI) with ability to determine scope beyond standard delivery and communicate information with internal Pre-Construction Department to estimate differential costs.
Review and process Invoices and Tenant Allowance (TA) to include Lien Waivers with internal payment procedures.
Maintain and regularly update tracking systems utilizing Howard Hughes IT platforms, to include milestone schedule updates, budget, tenant allowance and project updates.
Effectively manage all aspects of the Tenant Coordination process including design and project management for both Tenant buildouts and Landlord Work, in accordance with schedule/deliverables and notices documented in the lease
Work in collaboration with the Operations team on capital projects and special projects as assigned.
All other responsibilities may be determined by the needs of the project to meet the projected opening date and budgets.