Hybrid Commercial Interior Project Lead – Office Buildouts

Sargent Lundy; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Back-Up Daycare

FSA/HSA

401(k)

Tuition assistance

First licensure bonus

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a Project Manager with commercial interiors construction experience to lead office buildouts for our growing regional offices. The role combines office site supervision with coordination among brokers, architects, MEP designers, and contractors to deliver on-time, within-budget spaces.

Responsibilities include space planning oversight, contractor engagement, bid management, schedule control, and closeout activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Architecture, Interior Design, or related equivalent with six (6) or more years of experience in corporate interior design.
• Understand commercial building lease practices.
• Manage multiple buildouts of new interior office space in a fast-paced environment.
• Respond quickly to changing situations, resolve in-field conditions, while maintaining schedule and achieving intended end results.
• Work well with brokers, architects, contractors, vendors, and trades.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of space planning with company stakeholders.
• Work with company real estate brokers to identify and evaluation options for new or relocated regional offices.
• Manage project planning and scheduling, cost estimating, contractor engagement, and build-out supervision of our commercial interior office space.
• Work with architects and MEP designers to finalize installation plans and procure any necessary permits.
• Contract negotiation and procurement management for various contractors and services.
• Conduct weekly status meetings and report weekly project updates.
• Proactively resolve on-site issues to ensure project cost budgets and schedules are met.
• Close out of construction including walk down and resolution of interior construction punch list items.
• Provide timely response to contractor bid submittals, RFIs and approvals.
• Coordinate staff and equipment moves into newly-built office space.
• Decommission old office space and return to condition required by lease.

Skills

Project management

Space planning

Vendor coordination

IT/A/V coordination

Contract negotiation

Education

Bachelor of Architecture / Interior Design or related equivalent

Tools

Procore

Microsoft Project

CAD (CADD)

Job description

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a Project Manager with commercial interiors construction experience to lead office buildouts for our growing regional offices. The role combines office site supervision with coordination among brokers, architects, MEP designers, and contractors to deliver on-time, within-budget spaces.

Responsibilities include space planning oversight, contractor engagement, bid management, schedule control, and closeout activities.