Director, Construction Project Management

Position Summary:

The Director, Reinvestment Project Management is focused on assisting the Company make deferred maintenance and value-add investments to the apartment portfolio for the purpose of maintaining revenue growth, brand preservation and asset preservation. The project management team collaborates with key stakeholders in several departments to manage the process which includes overall leadership and coordination of the project from conception through construction, development of the project vision, scope and specifications, budgeting, underwriting, capital approvals and scheduling, as well as overseeing the completion of the finished product.

Job Duties:

• Coordinate with consultant, internal design and construction teams to review project submittals, shop drawings and RFI's for project design conformance
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to determine project needs and priorities
• Other duties as assigned
• Lead the coordination with consultants and team members to prepare exhibits for leadership presentations; Coordinate and deliver presentations and routine updates for senior executive team
• Implement key departmental processes at the project level, participate in routine process refinement
• Review General Contractor bids and lead the development of value engineering strategies when necessary
• Manage project plan check and approvals through governing agencies; coordinate stakeholder approvals
• Lead a team of one to four people, as necessary
• Lead the development of project documents, leading team from SD through CD
• Organize the creation of project budgets and capital requests, iterating through the process as required; Ownership of project budget, providing routine reporting in coordination with finance department
• Review long lead materials and procurement strategy to expedite schedule
• Review apartment community for any entitlement opportunities, city concerns, title restrictions or HOA constraints
• Generate detailed scopes of work, schedules, organizing design elements, specifications and construction documents
• Partner with the Construction Management team to ensure best-in-class project execution
• Oversee bid package fulfillment; Collaborate on bidder selection, respond to RFIs, review bids, select bidders and pricing

Minimum Qualifications / Other Expectations:

• Bachelors degree, preferably in a related curricula; MBA or Masters a plus
• Prior experience as a Project Manager specializing in the reinvestment and capital repair fields
• Skilled in reading and interpreting plans, specifications, reports, building code and all construction related systems/assemblies
• Ability to stand for long periods of time, climb stairs, ladders; navigate scaffolding and walk moderate to long distances each day
• Strong understanding of conceptual estimating and budgeting; knowledge of current market pricing in Northern and Southern California regions
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, both verbally and in writing. Occasional travel required
• Proficient in Google and PC based applications including but not limited to Google Workspace, MS Office Suite, Bluebeam Revu, Smartsheet. etc.
• Valid driver’s license; valid vehicle insurance
• Strong attention to detail; ability to manage multiple projects
• Ability to influence others and effectively negotiate to achieve optimal outcomes