Portfolio Construction Manager

Barnes & Thornburg LLP; South Bend (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnes & Thornburg LLP seeks a Construction Manager to oversee firmwide construction planning, standards, and project execution support for its office portfolio in the United States. You will coordinate with architects, engineers, and vendors, ensuring adherence to design standards, budgets, and schedules.

The role emphasizes resource planning, process development, risk management, and occupancy readiness for openings and renovations across locations.

Qualifications

• Degree in Construction Management or a related field or 5+ years in construction management, project delivery, facilities capital projects, or related work.
• Experience managing office buildouts, renovations, and occupied-space projects.
• Strong 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 the 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 escalate 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

Budgeting

Project coordination

Communication

Education

Degree in Construction Management or related

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Office

Job description

Barnes & Thornburg LLP seeks a Construction Manager to oversee firmwide construction planning, standards, and project execution support for its office portfolio in the United States. You will coordinate with architects, engineers, and vendors, ensuring adherence to design standards, budgets, and schedules.

The role emphasizes resource planning, process development, risk management, and occupancy readiness for openings and renovations across locations.