Job Description
Our SelectLeaders client is a real estate investment and development company. Our client's real estate assets include downtown office buildings, residential and master-planned land development projects, retail and industrial properties, and large acreage land holdings.
Position Overview
The Project Manager will oversee several development projects that will include residential land development and vertical commercial construction. The position will be based in Richmond, Virginia, with time spent on job sites and in our downtown offices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide day-to-day management of horizontal land development projects and vertical construction projects such as amenity and commercial buildings
- Ensure project completions within approved budgets and schedulesConduct site inspections and provide oversight of contractors and subcontractors
- Proactively identify, analyze, and mitigate project risks
- Review and interpret project plans, scopes of work, and specifications and suggest value engineering opportunities
- Oversee bidding process, including request for bids, bid analyses, bid leveling, and contract issuance
- Assist with site plan and permitting hurdles with various municipalities
- Coordinate with private utility companies - electric, data/fiber, natural gas, etc.
- Ensure compliance with all environmental permits
- Manage punch lists and work through street acceptance and other approvals with local or state agencies
- Manage letter of credit issuances and reductions related to completion bonds
- Participation with HOA boards, project turnover, and resident interactions
- Communicate project status updates to stakeholders
- Create project budgets and track variances to budget
- Assist with preparation of project marketing and branding materials
Experience and Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 years of prior experience in real estate development, land development, or construction
- Bachelor’s Degree in real estate, civil engineering, construction, architecture, business, or equivalent experience
- Solid project management skills
- Ability to read construction and civil design documentsProficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Project
- Must be well organized and possess strong negotiating skills
- Must be comfortable managing and negotiating with contractors and municipal employees
- Must be a self-starter with a strong ability to work independently
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