Construction Manager

Top skills for this role

Negotiation Bid Processes Project Cost Budgeting Value Engineering Change Orders Capital Projects Microsoft Office Interpersonal Skills Troubleshooting

Position: Construction Manager

The Construction Manager executes construction and renovation projects for a large portfolio

of commercial properties. This includes leading third-party property managers and

construction vendors through the planning, implementation and delivery phases. A successful

Construction Manager will exhibit strong planning, organizational and technical acumen

coupled with excellent people skills to ensure all projects come in on time and on budget.

Responsibilities:

Leadership

● Overall responsibility for capital projects across a large portfolio of commercial properties, including setting, monitoring, and adjusting project budgets, schedules

and milestones

● Work closely with internal and external partners, including designers, property and asset

managers, accountants, contractors, and vendors, to balance competing needs and

priorities and ensure that all projects are delivered on time and on budget

● Oversee the troubleshooting of issues as they arise Pre-Construction

● Develop scope of projects with acquisitions, asset management and potentially interior

designers to ensure timing requirements, financial goals and brand standards are met

● Solicit and review construction bids for thoroughness of project cost detail, proposed FLASHGAS

project teams, qualifications and assumptions, durations/sequencing within contractor

schedules, scope gaps, value engineering opportunities, and provide recommendations

to senior management based on bid review

● Initiate contracts and negotiate terms with consultants and contractors

● Lead the permitting process with all required governmental entities

Construction

● Identify schedule and budget risks and develop strategy to mitigate

● Observe construction progress with goal of proactively identifying issues and

recommending solutions

● Lead weekly construction meetings and provide updates to senior management team

● Manage the invoice process to ensure timely compliance with both the contract

documents and lender requirements

● Submit monthly expenses to lender or corporate for monthly draws

● Ensure senior management is aware of any budget and/or schedule variances. Provide

recommendations to team to eliminate or minimize

● Review change order requests and present to senior management

Post-Construction

● Follow-up on open punch list/warranty items

● Ensure smooth turnover to property and asset management teams

● Financially close out project

Requirements:

● Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Real Estate, Architecture, or related

discipline

● 5+ years of construction project management experience

● Proficient in Microsoft Office products (especially Excel)

● Experience with construction management software programs

● Ability to travel up to 30% across the Sun Belt

● Experience in negotiating architectural, consulting, and construction agreements

FLASHGAS is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the

decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence,

performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion,

marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition,

pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,

veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.