1842 – Senior Construction Manager Multifamily

Gillian Executive Search’s client is currently seeking a Senior Construction Manager for their Newport Beach, CA office who will be responsible for coordinating all pre-construction, bidding, construction, and project/contractor close out activities of multifamily housing projects under the direction of the Director of Construction of the California Development Team.  The successful candidate will be highly organized, extremely detail oriented, self-motivated, an effective communicator as well as be able to demonstrate the ability to respond to changing workloads and priorities.

Our client’s mission is to pursue real estate investment, development, and property management opportunities responsibly and with integrity for the benefit of our residents and their communities while optimizing economic returns for our investors, developer clients and partners. Our developments are designed with a concern for the environment and the communities in which they are located.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION:

The Senior Construction Manager:

• Oversees construction projects and manages people and efforts for pre-construction and construction activities and milestones to ensure tasks are executed and completed in a timely manner.
• Creates projected budgets early in the design phase of a project.
• Attends early programming and design meetings as responsible party for input regarding scope and budget.
• Coordinates pre-construction planning with design team, contractor, Richman ownership and Richman Divisions including property management, IT, maintenance, marketing, and design.
• Reviews and approves the phasing and construction plan developed by the owner/contractor.
• Assists in the review and redlining of plans and specifications during the schematic design, design development and construction document phases of pre-construction.
• Sets milestones for Richman scope development and manages progress of the internal division’s hand over of critical information to Designers and Contractor.
• Develops timelines and critical path scheduling for initial project start up.
• Participates and supports the General Contractor negotiations for either a Stipulated Sum or Cost of the Work with a Guaranteed Maximum delivery system.
• Works closely with our GC partner to review all major subcontractor and material bids.
• Attends Owner /Architect /Contractor meetings either in person or on the phone- weekly.
• Reviews, evaluates and confirms accuracy and content of General Contractor Change Order Requests.
• Reviews General Contractors Schedule work product for accuracy to the Contract and conditions in the field.
• Develops and updates project cost projections throughout the life of the construction duration, reporting to upper management and ownership every two weeks.
• Provides input on future projects; assists development on code analysis, constructability, estimating and code compliance.
• Represents Richman in project meetings with clients, the city, Contractors, and design team.
• Makes decisions and recommendations which greatly impact corporate relationship with Developer or Owner.
• Reviews all site plans and related civil work for efficiency, constructability, and livability.
• Strategic Planning: works with upper management to develop long term plans for the organization around the growth and development of construction.
• Communicates with development team, ownership and GC partner to provide quality results while protecting company interests.
• Collaborates with development team leaders towards a common goal, streamlining the project delivery process, review progress of buy-out, submittals, construction schedule and performance on all projects.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Construction Management, or equivalent and commensurate combination of education and experience of not less than 15 years.; 8-11 years working in real estate construction of multifamily rental housing with both developer and general contractor experience a plus.

Skills & Certifications:

A strong candidate: should have strong analytical and problem-solving skills; should have knowledge of development and construction processes and pricing; must be a self-starter, highly motivated and goal-oriented; must have excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills; should have a record of successful project management in complex situations; must be able to work in a team environment and have effective organizational, prioritization and time management skills.

This person should be flexible and able to handle multiple projects and tasks simultaneously and be accurate, detail oriented, dependable and punctual. He/she must be resourceful, flexible, and have the ability to react and respond quickly with a focus on accuracy as well as to display initiative and a strong sense of personal motivation as well as responsibility; willingness and patience to improve/refine work product, and the ability and willingness to travel to various locations as required.

Additional Competencies:

• Competence in reading Architectural, Structural, Electrical, Civil, Plumbing and Mechanical Plans
• Competence in Excel Worksheets in both creating moderately complex spreadsheets as well as taking over the maintenance of existing spreadsheets.
• Competence in originating business letters and emails regarding project status and participant efforts and work products
• Competence in creating moderately complex Gantt charts utilizing Microsoft Project.
• Able to read and understand Critical Path Logic in Construction Schedules prepared by others.
• Competence in applying knowledge of market pricing in order to produce basic estimating to evaluate accuracy and correctness of Contractor Change orders and Budgets.
• Should reside in Orange County or north of Orange County and work out of the Richman Newport Beach office.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long and short-term disability, 401(k), paid time off and bonus potential.

If you are looking for a rewarding career opportunity with one of the top Real Estate organizations in the country, we’d like to hear from you!

Contact: Kipp Gillian | Gillian Executive Search | kgillian@gessearch.com | 866-600-0437 x 1