Construction Project Manager- ESL

Key Responsibilities

• Cook up the owner-purchased and owner-furnished scope of each project—FF&E, appliances, low-voltage and technology, signage, window treatments, and other vendor-direct packages procured outside the GC contract.
• Track owner-vendor lead times, deliveries, and installation schedules against the construction schedule.
• Serve as the owner’s on-site point of contact for owner-direct vendors, coordinating their access, sequencing, and staging with the GC and subcontractors.
• Confirm site readiness for owner-purchased installations and flag conflicts between owner scope and GC scope early.
• Provide hands-on coordination at and ahead of community openings, working alongside the general contractor and subcontractors to drive punch, cleaning, and turnover.
• Walk units and common areas to identify open items, track them to closure, and confirm spaces are move-in ready.
• Cook up final deliveries, installations, and setup so each community opens on schedule.
• Coordinate final deliveries, installations, and setup so each community opens on schedule.
• Support the operations team’s pre-opening and move-in activities in the field.
• Travel periodically to Ohio and other project sites to shadow construction progress and report status back to Evergreen leadership.
• Conduct regular site walks and document progress, open issues, and schedule observations.
• Help coordinate resolution of field issues between the GC, design team, and internal stakeholders.
• Track schedule, quality, and safety observations and escalate concerns to senior construction leadership.
• Support the construction and development team during pre-development and design phases.
• Attend OAC and project coordination meetings; capture decisions, risks, and action items.
• Help maintain the project schedule for the owner-purchased and opening-related scope.
• Cook up FF&E procurement and installation.
• Help assemble project close-out packages, including warranties, manuals, and as-built documentation.
• Support the transition to operations to ensure continuity and issue resolution after opening.

Required Education & Experience

• 5+ years of construction, construction coordination, or project coordination experience, ideally on new-construction projects.
• Preferred experience with senior living, multifamily, or hospitality construction or community openings.
• Exposure to owner’s-representative or owner-side project coordination.
• Technical & Physical Skills:
  • Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications.
  • Comfortable working on active job sites and conducting regular site walks.
  • Familiarity with construction scheduling and Microsoft Project (preferred).
  • Experience coordinating FF&E, vendor deliveries, or owner-furnished scope (preferred).

Other Requirements

• Willingness to travel periodically, including to project sites in Ohio (up to one week per month) and to Evergreen’s corporate office in Chicago, Illinois, as needed.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to track deliveries, schedules, and open items across multiple vendors.