New Development Project Manager: Ground-Up Construction Lead

Stellar Living; Midvale (UT); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid holidays and time off

401(k) retirement plan with company 1:

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Stellar Senior Living in Midvale, Utah, seeks a full-time New Development Project Manager to own the build and delivery of ground-up projects. You will serve as the on-site owner's representative from handoff through occupancy and turnover.

Responsibilities include managing 2–4 active projects, leading OAC meetings, tracking budgets and schedules, and overseeing quality and turnover to Operations. A bachelor's in a related field is preferred, with PMP/ CCM credentials advantageous.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in construction project management, owner's representation, or ground-up commercial or multifamily delivery.
• Strong command of construction schedules, budgeting, cost control, and contracting, including change orders, pay applications, and draws.
• Ability to read and interpret construction documents, plans, and specifications, and assess progress and quality against them.
• Proven ability to lead OAC meetings and hold general contractors, architects, and consultants accountable for scope, schedule, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Stellar's primary day-to-day owner's representative from project handoff through certificate of occupancy and final close-out
• Manage a portfolio of roughly two to four active ground-up construction projects at a time
• Lead weekly Owner-Architect-Contractor (OAC) meetings, driving decisions, action items, and open issues to resolution
• Build and actively manage project schedules, identifying delays early and holding contractors accountable to milestones
• Track budgets, commitments, contingencies, and forecast-at-completion, keeping budget-to-actual reporting current
• Prepare monthly draws and review contractor pay applications and supporting documentation before approval
• Manage change orders within Stellar's approval thresholds and monitor cumulative exposure against theGuaranteed Maximum Price
• Oversee construction quality, coordinate inspections, and manage punch list, substantial completion, and certificate of occupancy
• Coordinate turnover to Operations, including warranties,as-builts, closeout documentation, and systems training
• Escalate material schedule, budget, and quality risks to leadership in time to act on them

Skills

Construction PM

Owner's representation

Scheduling

Budgeting

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, real estate development, business, or related field

Tools

Procore

MS Project

PMP/CCM

Job description

Stellar Senior Living in Midvale, Utah, seeks a full-time New Development Project Manager to own the build and delivery of ground-up projects. You will serve as the on-site owner's representative from handoff through occupancy and turnover.

Responsibilities include managing 2–4 active projects, leading OAC meetings, tracking budgets and schedules, and overseeing quality and turnover to Operations. A bachelor's in a related field is preferred, with PMP/ CCM credentials advantageous.