Project Manager

San Francisco, CA, United States

Project Management Advisors, Inc. (PMA) i s a national real estate advisory firm providing consulting services as the owner's representative, including development management, project management, program management and investor representation. Recognized among the commercial real estate industry's top professional services firms, including being named to Engineering News-Record top CM firms for the past four years in a row, we partner with our clients as their unbiased advocate to provide leadership and strategic guidance for increasingly sophisticated real estate needs and challenges, minimizing risk while maximizing outcomes.

PMA is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Project Manager with 5+ years of tech lab/data center focused real estate, design, and construction industry experience for our South San Francisco office. Our Project Managers interface with PMA’s clients, and lead the project team of architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, vendors, and other professionals through the process of creating accomplished large scale projects.

Experience And Education

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a related field such as Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, Urban Planning or Business Management

5+ years of directly related development and project management experience

Experience working on tech lab/data center/mission critical projects is highly preferred

Strong MEP background highly preferred

Skills And Qualifications

A motivated self-starter with a positive attitude and a high level of personal integrity and business ethics who thrives in a team environment

Display strong verbal and written communication skills

Develop and maintain long-term relationships with clients and other construction-related and business professionals

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of project controls, project management, construction documentation, and sequencing

Exhibit working knowledge of alternate materials/methods; construction costs, value-engineering techniques, and Building/Occupancy laws and lease requirements

Demonstrate skills in managing multiple concurrent projects successfully; meet or exceed client expectations and timelines

Maintain professionalism in the face of deadlines; exhibit exceptional listening, negotiation, and problem-solving skills; and handle confidential information with discretion and trustworthiness

Possess excellent time management, communication, organization, and personal effectiveness skills, as well as technical computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, Project) and web-based project management tools. Proficiency in AutoCAD is desired, but not required

Duties And Responsibilities

Develop and complete project-specific tasks as required to meet or exceed the expectations of the client and fulfill our contractual obligations

Review qualitative program aspects with the owner and verify program conformance with project goals

Serve as liaison between client and design and construction professionals

Initiate and manage the procurement of design, construction, and consultant services

Draft, review, communicate, negotiate and enforce contractual documents for design, construction, and consultant professionals

Develop and monitor project budget and schedule including updating and maintaining web-based project controls

Provide analysis of budgets and schedules and their effect on the financial objectives of the project

Manage the design, engineering, and construction team in planning and analysis of conceptual design and preconstruction activities

Oversee and review the development of architectural and engineering construction drawings and bid documents

Establish, direct, and/or document project meetings

Meet with clients, city officials, architects, engineers, contractors, and consultants to present the project status and anticipate issues

Anticipate potential changes to budget or schedule and provide guidance on the review and analysis of changes when presented

Coordinate and review value engineering alternates with the owner

Determine requirements and facilitate procurement of peer reviews and specialty consultants

Coordinate and direct internal resources (Assistant Project Managers, etc.), as required

Oversee the architect in their review of contractor and vendor onsite activities to verify they are in contractual compliance with design specifications, schedules, and workmanship standards

Authorize the issuance of contracts, purchase orders; develop and process scheduled progress draw packages for payment

Observe and report on the construction process and construction-related issues

Manage the project closeout process to a successful completion

Proactively seek out and represent PMA in networking and business development opportunities; assist senior management in project proposals and subsequent interviews

Promote the highest level of professionalism and ethics

PMA is comprised of over 150 project professionals experienced and licensed in nearly every aspect of the real estate industry with multi-disciplined backgrounds that are heavily rooted in the built environment, including architecture, development, asset management, brokerage, construction, engineering, finance, and urban planning. Our local market knowledge and ability to leverage broad and diverse experience across a national portfolio of projects is unmatched in the industry, including assignments in civic, cultural, education, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, life sciences, multi-family residential, office and retail.

PMA is headquartered in Chicago, with offices in Austin, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, San Diego and San Francisco, delivering expertise to a broad range of clients from developers to institutional investors based on 30 years of practical experience, allowing our teams to consistently anticipate issues, understand potential impacts and provide proactive solutions.

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