Senior Pre-Design Project Manager

About the job

We are seeking a Pre-Design Project Manager that can work multi-functionally with Landlords, Real Estate, Design, and Construction! Are you ready to work a part of an engaging, fun, and communicative team? As a member of the team, you will lead projects and programs during pre-design phases!

Responsibilities

• Run projects while influencing, negotiating, and connecting with business partners.
• Assist in writing and maintaining construction, landlord, and tenant work letters.
• Perform on site investigations to resolve site suitability for its intended use.
• Fill out and maintain site investigation forms and relay the information to other Team Members.
• Create Tennant Improvement (TI) make-ready scope of work budgets and highlight risks to support site selection and design + construction decision making.
• Mange projects efficiently through the pre-design phase to ensure a timely and detailed hand off to the Design, third party architect of record, and Construction Teams.
• Create and maintain effective hand-off documentation for business partners.
• Advise pre-construction project budgets.
• Act as the single point of contact to Landlords and Developers to agree upon Work Letter and coordinate due diligence.
• Analyze and approve Landlord’s shell drawing against completed leases.
• Coordinate Tenant’s requirements with Landlords including utility requirements.
• Review and confirm Landlord’s site plans and building elevations against implemented leases and internal design criteria.
• Research and communicate information provided in Landlord’s Tenant Handbook and/or required building criteria to the Design and Construction Teams.
• Evaluate site feasibility including truck routing plans.
• Establish relationships along with an understanding of municipalities and permit processes.
• Lead meetings, produce minutes, and strive for a cohesive team environment.
• Travel- up to 50% travel required

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in the construction management or architecture of commercial buildings, demonstrating dynamic responsibility and growth within the construction/architecture industry
• BA/BS degree in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management
• General knowledge of Building Code
• Experience developing and handling budgets
• Proficient with inspecting construction drawings and specifications.
• Proficient with reading and interpreting commercial lease exhibits.
• Ability to work within an ambiguous environment and lead change
• Have strong project management experience
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to meet timelines and prioritize efficiently
• Validated experience demonstrating sophisticated problems clearly to both internal and external customers and approvers.
• Proficient in AutoCAD/REVIT, Bluebeam Revu, Smartsheet, and Asana
• Ability to lead negotiations, and run high level meetings and discussions
• Ability to analyze data make data driven decisions
• Strong prioritization skills
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in reaching agreements for commercial contracts (master agreements / work letters)
• Familiarity with business process documentation and improvement
• Self-motivated, able to work both independently and within a team.
• Experience with Smartsheet, Asana, Procore and similar real estate, project and portfolio management tools

Location and Travel:

• This role is located in Bellevue, WA or Plantation, FL, Boston, MA or Minneapolis, MN with required in-office attendance at 3+ days per week.
• Travel for the position will be up to 50% depending on project needs with average travel around 50% of the time. Depending on the project this is a flexible requirement.