Construction Project Manager

The Lodge at Whitefish Lake; Whitefish (MT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

401(k) plan

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

Relocation support

Company discounts

Job summary

Averill Hospitality seeks a senior construction leader to join its development team in Whitefish, MT, ensuring accurate estimates, strict adherence to plans, and on-budget, on-schedule delivery for hotel and commercial projects in Whitefish and Missoula. You will analyze drawings deeply and present constructability improvements and alternatives to ownership and the design team.

Lead preconstruction VE sessions, coordinate with architects, engineers, and GC, manage on-site activities, and ensure

Qualifications

• 10+ years in commercial construction.
• Ability to read and analyze draw sets.
• Track record in VE and constructability savings.
• Experience with hotel development or renovations.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain detailed estimates and budgets.
• Lead preconstruction: VE sessions at each milestone with architect, engineers and GC.
• Prepare bid packages, qualify and select general contractors, level bids, negotiate contracts.
• Manage projects day-to-day: schedules, meetings, RFIs, submittals, change orders, quality.
• Review contractors pay applications, track lien waivers, prepare draw packages.
• Coordinate brand standards and FF&E/OS&E with design and procurement partners.
• Plan phased renovations in operating hotels to minimize guest disruption.

Skills

Estimating

Value engineering

Constructability

Drawings analysis

Procore

Bluebeam

Excel

Negotiation

Owner reporting

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam

Job description

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES AND POSITION PURPOSE

A regional hotel and commercial developer is hiring a senior construction leader to join its development team. You'll be our advisor and the main link between ownership and the general contractor. Your job is to make sure every project is estimated accurately, built to plan, and delivered on budget and on schedule. Above all, we need someone who goes deep into the drawings to find better, faster, and less expensive ways to build, and who brings those options to the design team, the general contractor, and ownership. We have hotel and commercial projects underway and upcoming in both Whitefish and Missoula.

This is not a high-level oversight role. You will be expected to get into the plan details yourself and actively drive building costs down. Specifically, you will:

• Drill into the plans. Dig into architectural, structural, MEP, and interior drawings and specifications at the detail level: assemblies, systems, materials, finishes, and connections, to find where cost and time are being built in.
• Bring constructability and VE options to the whole team. Develop practical alternatives (substitute materials, simplified details, alternate systems, prefabrication, re-sequencing) and work them through with the architect, engineers, and general contractors before pricing is locked.
• Control the building price. Challenge GC pricing and design decisions with your own numbers, so the budget is driven by the owner, not set by the bid.
• Report back to ownership with options, not just problems. For every recommendation, give ownership the alternatives side by side: cost savings, schedule savings, and any impact on quality, brand standards, guest experience, or long-term operating and maintenance costs, so we can make fast, informed decisions.
• Leading smaller projects. In addition to our larger projects, we need someone who knows construction well enough to lead us in selecting subcontractors directly and leading the entire process on smaller on-site projects.
• Contracts and negotiations. Expected to lead the team through the GC and owner contract phase.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build and maintain detailed estimates and budgets from concept through construction documents.
• Lead preconstruction: run detailed constructability reviews and value engineering sessions at each design milestone (schematic design, design development, and construction documents) with the architect, engineers, and general contractor, and track every VE item from idea through accepted, priced, and incorporated in the drawings.
• Prepare bid packages, qualify and select general contractors, level bids, and negotiate contracts.
• Manage projects day-to-day: schedules, owner-architect-contractor meetings, RFIs, submittals, change orders, and quality.
• Review contractors pay applications, track lien waivers, and prepare lender and owner draw packages.
• Track cost against budget and contingency, and report monthly to ownership, including a running log of VE and constructability items with the cost and schedule savings achieved.
• Coordinate hotel brand standards and franchise requirements.
• Coordinate FF&E and OS&E purchasing with design and procurement partners.
• Plans phased renovations in operating hotels so guest impact stays low and rooms go out of service for as little time as possible.
• Work with city staff on permits, inspections, and certificates of occupancy.
• Close out projects: punch lists, warranties, as-builts, and handoff to operations.

SPECIFIC JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• 10+ years in commercial construction, with extensive experience in both estimating and project management.
• Ability to read and analyze a full set of architectural, structural, and MEP drawings and specifications at the detail level, and to spot constructability problems, coordination conflicts, and over-design before they reach the field.
• A proven track record of value engineering and constructability work that produced real cost and schedule savings. Be ready to walk us through specific examples: the original design, the alternative you proposed, and the dollars and days saved.
• Confidence to push back constructively with architects, engineers, and general contractors, and to back up recommendations with numbers.
• Hotel development or renovation experience is desired. Brand conversion experience is a plus.
• A track record of delivering projects on budget, with the ability to walk us through your cost numbers.
• Strong knowledge of construction contracts (AIA forms), pay applications, lien law, and change-order management.
• Owner, developer, or owner's representative experience is strongly preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills, plus experience with estimating and project software such as Procore and Bluebeam.
• Clear written communication and comfort reporting to ownership and lenders.
• You must live in, or relocate to, Whitefish or Missoula MT, and be willing to travel regularly between the two cities.

WE OFFER

• Competitive salary and bonus opportunities.
• 401(k), health, dental, and vision insurance, plus paid time off.
• Relocation support.

Averill Hospitality provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Averill Hospitality offers full time, year-round employment, competitive compensation, and a full benefits package including paid holidays, paid time off, insurance, 401(k) match, and company discounts in Whitefish, Montana's premier leisure and outdoor activity destination on the shores of Whitefish Lake.