Vice President of Construction Project Management
About The Position
Hughes Marino is seeking a Vice President of Project Management to join its Columbus team and support a confidential, high-growth defense technology client. The role serves as the firm’s owner’s representative and trusted extension of the client’s internal team, advocating exclusively for the client throughout construction projects. It is not a general contractor or developer position. The Vice President will oversee multiple concurrent commercial and specialty construction projects from programming and design through construction completion and closeout. This high-visibility role has direct exposure to client executives and accountability for project outcomes, budgets, schedules, and client-directed milestones. The position also assembles and leads project teams, mentors up to two internal project managers or project engineers, coordinates with brokerage colleagues on construction-related lease provisions, and collaborates with client stakeholders as requirements evolve. Regular travel to project sites across markets is required. Local candidates in Columbus and Central Ohio only.
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 in 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 candidate in Columbus or Central Ohio.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
Nice To Haves
- Design-Build experience; candidates with this background will be prioritized.
- Bachelor’s degree 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 completion and closeout.
- Manage complex, mission-critical projects on behalf of the client and remain directly accountable 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, 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
