Responsibilities

• Serve as the owner's representative for commercial tenant improvements, retail repositioning projects, office buildouts, and capital improvement initiatives.

• Lead project planning activities including budgeting, estimating, scheduling, scope development, and feasibility assessments.

• Manage architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and vendors throughout design, permitting, construction, and project closeout phases.

• Review construction drawings, specifications, and project documents to identify potential risks, constructability concerns, and cost-saving opportunities.

• Coordinate with leasing, asset management, property management, and operations teams to align project objectives, tenant requirements, and business goals.

• Facilitate tenant improvement projects from lease execution through turnover, ensuring a positive tenant experience and successful project delivery.

• Oversee procurement, contract administration, change order management, RFIs, submittals, inspections, and project documentation.

• Monitor project budgets, forecasts, schedules, and cost-to-complete reporting to maintain financial accountability.

• Conduct site visits and provide construction oversight to ensure quality standards, safety requirements, and project milestones are achieved.

• Evaluate existing building conditions and develop solutions for complex construction, structural, building systems, and asset preservation challenges.

• Identify and proactively mitigate project risks while maintaining clear communication with leadership and stakeholders.

• Support long-term capital planning efforts and provide recommendations for asset preservation and operational improvements.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with contractors, subcontractors, consultants, and industry partners.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of construction management experience, with significant experience managing commercial tenant improvement, retail, office, or capital improvement projects.

• Experience working for a commercial real estate owner, developer, construction management firm, or general contractor with a strong tenant improvement practice.

• Strong technical construction knowledge with the ability to assess building conditions, identify potential issues, and develop practical solutions.

• Demonstrated experience managing budgets, schedules, contracts, and project execution from preconstruction through closeout.

• Ability to interpret construction documents, coordinate consultants, and manage complex project stakeholders.

• Experience working in occupied buildings and minimizing disruption to tenants and operations is highly preferred.

• Strong understanding of construction means and methods, building systems, structural considerations, permitting, and code compliance.

• Proficiency with construction management software such as Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), Bluebeam, or similar platforms.

• Familiarity with project budgeting, job costing, and reporting systems such as Yardi or comparable software.

• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.

• Highly organized, analytical, and proactive approach to problem solving and risk management.

• Ability to travel periodically to project sites as needed.

Preferred Background

• Commercial retail tenant improvement experience.

• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects across a geographically dispersed portfolio.

• Established relationships within the construction, contractor, and consulting community.

• Experience supporting ground-up development, redevelopment, or major capital improvement projects.