Construction Program Manager - Office Portfolio

Barnes & Thornburg LLP; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnes & Thornburg LLP is seeking a Construction Manager to oversee firmwide construction planning, standards, and project execution support across the office portfolio. You will coordinate with architects, contractors, engineers, and IT to ensure consistent delivery and adherence to design standards.

The role emphasizes budgeting and scheduling oversight, risk management, and cross-office collaboration to support openings, renovations, and occupancy readiness.

Qualifications

• Degree in Construction Management or 5 years’ experience in construction management, project delivery, facilities capital projects, commercial interiors, or related work.
• Experience managing office buildouts, renovations, and occupied-space projects.
• Strong understanding of budgeting, scheduling, consultant coordination, construction documentation, and change management.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple active projects and stakeholders across locations.

Responsibilities

• Manage construction-related planning and execution for firm projects across the office portfolio, excluding responsibilities assigned to the independent Indianapolis role.
• Serve as the firmwide resource for construction methods, standards, project controls, and delivery practices.
• Develop and maintain construction procedures, templates, and implementation protocols to support consistent project execution.
• Coordinate with architects, contractors, engineers, access control providers, and other outside consultants.
• Support implementation of firmwide design standards and ensure construction execution aligns with approved workplace and office standards.
• Review project scope, budgets, schedules, and change activity to support disciplined project delivery.
• Identify project risks and elevate issues affecting cost, timing, operational continuity, or quality.
• Support capital planning through construction budgeting input, scheduling analysis, and implementation planning.
• Partner with the Director of Real Estate on vendor strategy in construction, architecture, furniture, and related categories.
• Assist in evaluating preventive maintenance-related capital work where construction expertise is needed.
• Support office openings, expansions, renovations, decommissions, reconfigurations, and occupancy readiness efforts.
• Contribute to project reporting, leadership updates, and KPI development as needed.
• Ensure construction compliance with local building codes, ADA requirements, fire safety regulations, and firm security standards.
• Coordinate furniture and technology infrastructure installation (cabling, AV, network) with IT during construction projects.
• Support repair and maintenance issues for the leased sites.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Skills

Construction management

Project delivery

Budgeting

Scheduling

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management

Tools

MS Project

AutoCAD

Job description

Barnes & Thornburg LLP is seeking a Construction Manager to oversee firmwide construction planning, standards, and project execution support across the office portfolio. You will coordinate with architects, contractors, engineers, and IT to ensure consistent delivery and adherence to design standards.

The role emphasizes budgeting and scheduling oversight, risk management, and cross-office collaboration to support openings, renovations, and occupancy readiness.