Based:  Metro NYC Preferred / Other Locations:  Washington, DC / Chicago / Atlanta / Dallas / Buffalo

Our Client is a best-in-class team that empowers and enriches human potential to unlock value at their properties. Do you thrive on challenging the status quo and exceeding expectations?

Our Client prides themselves on being a highly effective team of real estate professionals who consistently identify creative solutions to challenging situations.  Their success has allowed the portfolio and operations to expand and now they are on a mission to add a Project Manager that fits their collaborative #Success culture.

The Big Picture:

• Thrive in an environment where every day is different.
• Fantastic communication skills and ability to report financial information seamlessly.
• Embody and promote company’s collaborative #Success culture both internally and externally.
• Crushes deadlines, unafraid to take on more, and has a passion for coming in ahead of schedule.
• The capacity to adapt to change with confidence.
• Looks for inefficiencies and ways to improve.
• Curious to learn, asks questions and challenges the status quo or what might appear “off”.

The Day to Day:

• Prepare the master construction program schedule, as well as milestone and phasing schedules.
• Manage the design process: source, contact, manage A&E teams.
• Manage the daily operations of the project team; confirm the project process; execute the project vision, goals, and objectives.
• Assure communication and accountability within the project team.
• Manage the day-to-day client relationships specific to the project and accepts total responsibility for the execution of all deliverables.
• Trouble-shoot and solve problems in collaboration with the project team.
• Solicit contractor interest, prepare, and issue RFP’s, and manage the bidding and contract negotiation process. Prepare and review contracts and exhibits for completeness and accuracy.
• Prepare bid lists, scope descriptions, bid criteria, responsibility schedules. Review bid packages for completeness and accuracy and level bids.
• Manage Change Order review and negotiation process. Support Change Order database in partnership with Project Administration. Work with consultants and Preconstruction to mitigate trending/reoccurring Change Orders.
• Manage Job Cost in Honest Buildings/MRI through project close out.
• Assists Tenant Coordination with all technical aspects of construction coordination and communication.
• Accountable for delivering assigned Landlord work projects on budget and schedule (lease turnover dates).
• Manage permit and approval process.
• Manage project status reporting and approvals in collaboration with Project Coordinator.
• Manage contracts, change orders, insurance certificates, invoices, and applications for payments in collaboration with Project Administrator.
• Manage warranty matters.
• Manage and mentor Assistant PM’s.
• Support project lease executions, accountable through project closeout.
• Establish and maintain relationships with existing and new clients (tenants).
• Foster and enhance relationships with clients (tenants), architects, engineers, and contractors.
• Partner with Legal, Leasing, Property Management and Acquisitions.
• Proactively participate in Vendor sourcing and prequalification process.
• Support department CM Fees process in partnership with Tenant Coordinator, Preconstruction and Project Administration.
• Support CRM budget approval process.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Master’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering or Architecture
• 5 – 10 years of construction operations experience required (prior experience with shopping centers preferred)
• Ability to travel on a regular basis
• Positive, can-do attitude, optimistic
• Consummate team player
• Customer-centric
• Confident and assertive, yet humble and respectful, i.e. able to act with persuasion and respect and humility simultaneously
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multi-task
• Strong communication, problem avoidance, and problem-solving skills
• A long-term thinker who is able to quickly grasp the big picture needs
• Self-sufficient with a strong sense of urgency and able to prioritize
• Advanced to expert MS Project and Project Management software skills, intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Office, Adobe Acrobat Pro, etc.
• Experience with of Honest Buildings project management software a plus

About Poline Search Partners

Poline Search Partners is an international executive search firm specializing in the shopping center industry. We serve property owners, developers, retailers and service providers who are seeking remarkable talent and work to align them with candidates who are eager for new growth opportunities. Since 1979, our team has been connecting companies and candidates with a commitment to integrity and client satisfaction—making us the industry’s most trusted leader in recruitment.

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