Construction Project Manager - Northeast Region

Responsibilities

• Oversee all responsibilities for construction, remodeling, and miscellaneous CapEx projects.
• Develop and implement strategies to maximize profitability by managing a project's budget, maintaining schedules, delivering quality spaces, and building client/contractor relationships.
• Manage and lead all facets of the construction project from planning to closeout with industry best practices.
• Lead the design team of engineers/architects to develop tenant plans for bidding, permitting, and construction.
• Prepare overall project budgets, manage invitations to bid, and review proposals for a complete scope of work.
• Negotiate, buy out, and create contractor and vendor agreements.
• Create project schedules and achieve tight deadlines while managing simultaneous multi-state projects within budget.
• Analyze constructability and value engineering techniques to provide the best value for projects.
• Review tenant improvement documents and ensure design plans are in alignment with delivery requirements.
• Identify project risks, develop mitigation plans, and implement action plans to reduce or eliminate impact.
• Monitor, control, and track all the change management processes on managed projects.
• Keep the team informed on all significant updates of the project, schedule progress, financial status, and relationships.
• Cook with utility companies for services and municipalities on required inspections and occupancy permits.
• Partner with the Real Estate team to support growth in the RKR portfolio.
• Assist in all maintenance functions with RKR 3rd party tenants and RK Stores as needed to lead or support.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of broad commercial construction management experience with 3+ years of retail construction experience preferred.
• Demonstrated excellent negotiation skills while successfully managing multiple $1,000,000+ projects at the same time.
• Knowledge of construction, including reading plans, familiarity with building specifications, and code requirements.
• Analytical skills include planning, organizing, directing, and controlling workflow and processes.
• Ability to interact with the team in a fast-paced environment, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient.
• Ability to work independently without supervision, supervision of construction superintendents and construction companies.
• Strong work ethic, highly organized, results-driven, with great verbal and written communication skills.
• Have a constant improvement mindset and expect a high level of excellence.
• Flexibility with hours: the ability to work varied hours, days, nights, and weekends as business needs dictate.
• Proficient computer skills, including the use of Microsoft Office Suite, PM Software, and Scheduling software.