Project Manager - New Development

About the role

We are seeking a full-time New Development Project Manager to join our team at the Stellar Resource Center in Midvale, Utah. Stellar Senior Living is a premier assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing provider in the Western United States, founded in 2012, with consistent growth and a commitment to providing a Stellar life for residents, families, and employees.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Stellar's primary day-to-day owner's representative from project handoff through certificate of occupancy and final close-out
• Manage a portfolio of roughly two to four active ground-up construction projects at a time
• Lead weekly Owner-Architect-Contractor (OAC) meetings, driving decisions, action items, and open issues to resolution
• Build and actively manage project schedules, identifying delays early and holding contractors accountable to contractual milestones
• Track budgets, commitments, contingencies, and forecast-at-completion, keeping budget-to-actual reporting current
• Prepare monthly draws and review contractor pay applications and supporting documentation before approval
• Manage change orders within Stellar's approval thresholds and monitor cumulative exposure against the Guaranteed Maximum Price
• Oversee construction quality, coordinate inspections, and manage punch list, substantial completion, and certificate of occupancy
• Coordinate turnover to Operations, including warranties, as-builts, closeout documentation, and systems training
• Escalate material schedule, budget, and quality risks to leadership in time to act on them

Qualifications

• Significant experience in construction project management, owner's representation, or ground-up commercial or multifamily delivery, including projects carried from notice-to-proceed through certificate of occupancy and turnover
• Strong command of construction schedules, budgeting, cost control, and contracting, including change orders, pay applications, and draws
• Ability to read and interpret construction documents, plans, and specifications, and assess progress and quality against them
• Proven ability to lead OAC meetings and hold general contractors, architects, and consultants accountable for scope, schedule, cost, and quality
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple active projects and competing priorities
• Preferred: bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, real estate development, business, or a related field
• Preferred: senior living, healthcare, or hospitality project experience; familiarity with lender draw processes; working knowledge of Procore, MS Project, or similar; PMP, CCM, or equivalent credential

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous paid holiday and time off policies
• Company 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Company-sponsored training, development, and tuition reimbursement
• Career growth opportunities across a growing network of senior living communities

Pay

Starting salary of $120,000 - $160,000 per year, depending on experience; annual target bonus of $15,000 - $30,000, based on the number of projects completed.

Schedule

Full-time position.