Capital Project Manager

Nolan Living; Leawood (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nolan Living is seeking an experienced Capital Project Manager to lead capital improvement and renovation projects across our Midwest portfolio. You will own projects from planning through closeout, coordinating with Operations, Asset Management, and contractors to protect occupied communities and optimize cost, quality, and resident experience.

The role requires strong budgeting, scheduling, and communication skills, with 50–75% regional travel.

Qualifications

• Experience managing large capital projects for multifamily or occupied environments.
• Ability to develop complete scopes, bid packages, and cost estimates.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management across operations, assets, and vendors.
• Proven track record of controlling budgets, schedules, and change orders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full lifecycle of capital projects from planning, budgeting, and procurement to turnover and closeout.
• Develop scopes of work, bid packages, and bid comparisons to minimize gaps and surprises.
• Build and manage budgets and schedules, monitor commitments and variances.
• Lead contractor selection, preconstruction and progress meetings, site walks, and turnover.
• Identify risks early and propose practical solutions to keep projects on track.
• Coordinate work in occupied communities with clear resident communication and access plans.
• Provide timely project status reports to internal stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Scheduling

Contractor management

Risk assessment

Communication

Detail oriented

MS Office

Owner-side experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, business

Tools

Yardi CM

Job description

Description

CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER

Midwest Region

LOCATION:

Kansas City

TRAVEL:

50-75% regional travel

COMPENSATION:

Commensurate with experience

Nolan Living is a vertically-integrated real estate investment and management firm, that owns and operates a diverse portfolio of 26 high quality and well-located residential properties, totaling over 6,300 units, across the United States. We are seeking an experienced, highly accountable Capital Project Manager to lead capital improvement and renovation projects across our Midwest portfolio. This is an opportunity for a proactive construction professional who takes ownership from initial planning and budgeting through execution, turnover, and financial closeout, and who wants to make a measurable impact on the performance and long-term value of multifamily communities.

The Opportunity:

You will serve as the owner-side project lead, partnering closely with Property Operations, Asset Management, leadership, consultants, and contractors. The right candidate is more than a task manager: you anticipate risks, develop complete scopes, communicate clearly, protect occupied communities from unnecessary disruption, and consistently look for smarter ways to improve cost, quality, durability, and resident experience.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage the full project lifecycle for assigned capital projects, including site assessment, budgeting, scope development, procurement, contracting, scheduling, construction oversight, turnover, and closeout.
• Develop thorough scopes of work, bid packages, and bid comparisons that allow for informed decisions and reduce gaps, change orders, and surprises during construction.
• Build and maintain realistic project budgets and schedules; monitor commitments, invoices, forecasts, contingencies, and variances through completion.
• Lead contractor selection, contract coordination, preconstruction meetings, progress meetings, site walks, punch lists, and final acceptance.
• Anticipate scope, schedule, logistics, safety, permitting, resident-impact, and operational risks; raise concerns early and bring forward practical solutions.
• Coordinate work in occupied multifamily communities with a strong focus on resident communication, access, phasing, cleanliness, safety, and continuity of property operations.
• Provide concise, timely reporting to internal stakeholders on project status, budget, schedule, decisions, risks, and next steps.
• Maintain complete project documentation, including approvals, contracts, change orders, meeting notes, photos, invoices, lien waivers, warranties, permits, and closeout records.
• Evaluate materials, methods, and design decisions through an owner-focused lens, balancing upfront cost with quality, durability, maintainability, and long-term asset performance.
• Use Yardi CM and other reporting or project-management tools accurately and consistently; adapt as processes and systems continue to evolve.

What Success Looks Like:

• Projects are well planned, well documented, and executed predictably from start to finish.
• Budgets and schedules are actively managed, with risks and potential variances identified early.
• Scopes are complete, change orders are minimized, and decisions are supported by clear facts and recommendations.
• Operations, Asset Management, leadership, and vendors stay aligned through professional, proactive communication.
• Project closeout is timely and complete, including final billing, lien waivers, warranties, punch completion, and turnover documentation.
• Each project reflects a value-add mindset and supports the community's operations, resident experience, and long-term performance.

Requirements

What You’ll Bring:

• 5+ years of progressively responsible project management experience; owner-side, multifamily, renovation, or occupied-environment experience is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects, contractors, budgets, schedules, and competing priorities across more than one site.
• Strong working knowledge of construction sequencing, scopes, plans and specifications, estimating, contracts, change management, quality control, and closeout.
• A track record of independently identifying risks, solving problems, and moving work forward without waiting for step-by-step direction.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, sound judgment, strong meeting leadership, and the ability to build productive relationships at every level.
• High attention to detail and disciplined follow-through, paired with the ability to prioritize the issues that matter most to project and asset outcomes.
• Comfort with project-management, accounting, reporting, and Microsoft Office tools; experience with Yardi CM or similar construction-management platforms is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, business, or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• Valid driver's license and ability to meet the position's regional travel requirements.

Travel and Location:

This position will be based in Kansas City or the surrounding area and will support projects throughout Nolan Living's Midwest Region. Regional travel is required approximately 50-75% of the time and may include overnight travel based on project needs. The role requires regular presence at active jobsites and multifamily communities.

Who Thrives:

• Owns the outcome. Takes accountability for the complete project, not only assigned tasks.
• Plans ahead. Thinks several steps forward and addresses risks before they become field issues.
• Communicates with credibility. Keeps the right people informed, runs effective meetings, and handles challenging conversations professionally.
• Works with discipline and adaptability. Follows established controls while helping improve tools, workflows, and reporting.
• Adds value. Looks beyond completion to improve cost, design, constructability, operations, and lifecycle performance.

Compensation:

Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

Ready to Build with Us?

If you are a construction professional who enjoys ownership, regional variety, collaborative problem-solving, and seeing projects through from concept to closeout, we would welcome the opportunity to learn more about you.

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