Project Manager - Commercial Development

Key Responsibilities

• Manage commercial development projects from lease execution through rent commencement.
• Maintain project schedules, budgets, and critical milestones.
• Cookordination entitlement, permitting, and agency approval processes.
• Review civil, architectural, structural, MEP, and landscape plans for completeness, constructability, and consistency with lease requirements.
• Review jurisdiction comments and agency requirements; coordinate responses with consultants and design teams.
• Solicit, analyze, and level contractor bids to ensure competitive pricing and complete scopes of work.
• Review contractor scopes, proposals, value engineering opportunities, and project budgets.
• Track project costs and assist with budget management throughout the development process.
• Cookordinate with architects, engineers, surveyors, geotechnical consultants, contractors, utility providers, and governmental agencies.
• Communicate project status, risks, schedule impacts, and recommended solutions to the Development Manager and project team.
• Ensure project documentation, permits, approvals, and project files remain accurate and current.
• Identify potential schedule or budget risks early and proactively develop solutions.
• Assist in maintaining project schedules and ensuring critical deadlines are achieved.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Real Estate Development, or a related field preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience managing commercial development or commercial vertical construction projects.
• Experience with entitlements, planning approvals, permitting, and municipal review processes.
• Understanding of commercial construction documents, project scheduling, and preconstruction activities.
• Experience coordinating multiple consultants and contractors simultaneously.
• Ability to review plans, identify discrepancies, and communicate solutions effectively.
• Strong understanding of project budgeting, bid analysis, and scope review.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; experience with Microsoft Project, Bluebeam, Procore, or similar construction management software is a plus.
• Valid driver's license and ability to visit project sites as needed.

Preferred Experience

• Candidates with experience developing projects for national retail tenants are strongly preferred.
• Experience working with convenience stores, quick-service restaurants, automotive retail, or other single-tenant commercial developments is highly desirable.

Desired Characteristics

• Self-disciplined and highly organized.
• Diligent with exceptional attention to detail.
• Proactive and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced development environment.
• Professional when interacting with municipalities, consultants, contractors, brokers, and tenants.
• A collaborative team player with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.