Vice President of Construction Project Management
About The Position
Hughes Marino is hiring a Vice President of Project Management for its Orange County team to support a confidential, high-growth defense technology client. The role is an owner's representative and third-party construction management position, serving as an extension of the client's internal team and advocating exclusively for the client's interests across construction projects. It is not a general contractor or developer role. The Vice President will oversee multiple concurrent commercial and specialty construction projects throughout their full lifecycle, from programming and design through construction completion and closeout. The position has direct accountability to client executive stakeholders and includes responsibility for project budgets, schedules, teams, vendors, and outcomes. The role also involves mentoring up to two Hughes Marino project managers or project engineers, coordinating with the brokerage team on construction-related lease provisions, and working regularly at project sites across markets. Candidates must be local to Orange County, California, or the surrounding Southern California area.
Requirements
- 12 or more years of construction project management experience, including significant experience in a senior owner's representative, third-party construction management, or client-side leadership role.
- Candidates from general contractor or subcontractor backgrounds must demonstrate a genuine shift to owner-side advocacy and perspective.
- Proven ability to manage and hold external vendors and design teams accountable while leading junior internal staff.
- High proficiency with Bluebeam, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Project.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including comfort presenting to and advising C-suite stakeholders.
- Self-directed, deadline-driven, and adaptable across multiple active projects in a fast-moving environment.
- Local to Orange County, California, or the surrounding Southern California area.
- Bachelor's degree required.
Nice To Haves
- Design-Build experience is strongly preferred; candidates with this background will be prioritized.
- Bachelor's degree preferably in Construction Management, Engineering, or Architecture.
Responsibilities
- Provide full-lifecycle owner's representative and third-party construction management oversight for multiple concurrent commercial and specialty construction projects, from programming and design through construction completion and closeout.
- Manage complex, mission-critical projects day to day on behalf of the client, with direct accountability to executive stakeholders.
- Develop and steward project budgets, schedules, and client-directed milestones independently of general contractor or design team interests.
- Assemble, procure, and lead project teams on the client's behalf, including architects, engineers, general contractors, and specialty contractors.
- Mentor and manage up to two internal Hughes Marino project managers or project engineers.
- Review and negotiate change orders; oversee invoicing, tenant-improvement allowance reimbursement, and project closeout from the owner's perspective.
- Review leases and work letters for construction-related provisions in coordination with Hughes Marino's brokerage team.
- Collaborate with Hughes Marino advisors and client stakeholders as project requirements evolve.
- Travel regularly to project sites across markets.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package
- Long-term career growth within Hughes Marino
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
