Managing Director, Design & Construction (4 days onsite-Brentwood, TN)

About the role

The Managing Director, Design and Construction is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of major construction projects for a publicly traded company. This position requires 4 days onsite in Brentwood, TN.

Responsibilities

• Directs the development of reliable cost estimates and time schedules for building construction and infrastructure improvements for new projects.
• Manages and leads the design and construction project management staff in the planning, organization, and controls for separate activities in the department.
• Formally supervises individual employees and/or subordinate supervisors within the Real Estate department.
• Identifies training needs, tracks performance, coaches, and motivates direct reports.
• Directly or indirectly responsible for hiring, terminating, and performance management of assigned staff.
• Directs architects, engineers, consultants, and contractors to coordinate the planning, scheduling, and implementation of capital projects.
• Consults with and involves other staff and facility personnel to achieve optimum scheduling, oversight, and control of work processes.
• Supervises and performs all aspects of contract administration including owner contracts, vendors, change orders, project start-up, and closeout.
• Supports Partnership Development in developing information to support proposals and development opportunities.
• Supports Strategic Development in assessing the real estate assets of potential acquisition targets.
• Acts as single point of contact for assigned construction project management team to collect and disseminate information.
• Applies company and internal client specific policies/procedures and ensures compliance to contract requirements.
• Affords vendor compliance with contract documents and prepares progress and performance reports; follows up on problem situations that may impact timely project completion or project quality.
• Assists in planning for long range construction needs through research and consultation with department, facility, and executive management; assists in developing goals and objectives for the department based on the company’s business plans and goals.
• Assists in developing goals and objectives for Real Estate Department and department personnel including conducting performance reviews and career development plans for succession planning.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or other related construction or design field is required.
• 10+ years of progressive construction project management experience, to include three years in a senior management role with a General Contractor or Program/Construction Management firm is required.
• An advanced degree such as a Master's in Business Administration or other related field is preferred.
• Ideal candidate experience includes working in a national real estate developer environment, large national general contractor firm or a REIT that is responsible for large development projects such as prisons, military housing, hospitals, warehousing distribution centers, process manufacturing or other large physical plant structures.
• Strong working knowledge of real estate development (municipal approvals, site selection, design development, etc.), programming, design process, cost estimating, project planning, construction law, interior fit-up and base building construction techniques, critical systems infrastructure, contract administration, portfolio and program management is required.
• Must have strong presentation, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical abilities along with strong planning and organization skills are also required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications is required.