Project Manager – Commercial Tenant Improvements (TI)
Overview
The Senior Project Manager will oversee multiple large-scale commercial tenant improvement (TI) and high-end interior construction projects from preconstruction through completion. This individual will manage all financial, administrative, and operational aspects of projects while ensuring quality, schedule adherence, profitability, and client satisfaction.
The ideal candidate will currently work for a general contractor specializing in commercial tenant improvements and interior construction, with a strong background in complex, detail-oriented, luxury commercial interiors.
Project Volume: $20M+ in combined annual project volume
Project Load: 3–4 concurrent projects
Reports To: Vice President of Construction
Work Environment: Onsite five days per week, with weekly project site visits
Must Haves
- Currently employed by a general contractor specializing in commercial tenant improvements (TI) or interior construction.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience working for a commercial TI general contractor.
- Strong experience managing large-scale commercial interior construction projects, preferably high-end or luxury interiors.
- Experience managing 2–4 projects simultaneously with a combined annual volume of at least $30 million.
- Strong financial management experience, including budgeting, subcontractor buyouts, change orders, invoicing, and profit forecasting.
- Experience managing subcontractors, project schedules, RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, and construction documentation.
- Ability to review architectural specifications, samples, and shop drawings with a high level of attention to detail.
- Experience leading owner, architect, and contractor (OAC) meetings and maintaining strong client relationships.
- Proven ability to coordinate with Superintendents, Project Engineers, Project Coordinators, Estimators, and senior construction leadership.
- Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and multitasking skills.
- Ability to take ownership of projects, proactively resolve issues, and maintain accountability.
- Comfortable working onsite five days per week and visiting active project sites at least once per week.
Pluses
- Experience with luxury commercial interiors and high-end architectural finishes.
- Experience managing complex projects with intricate details, custom finishes, and demanding specifications.
- Previous owner's representative experience in addition to general contractor experience.
- Experience working on multiple large-scale commercial TI projects concurrently.
- Strong relationships with subcontractors, architects, owners, and commercial real estate clients.
- Experience with revenue forecasting, cost control, schedule management, and project profitability.
- A track record of delivering projects on time, within budget, and generating repeat business.
- Experience working closely with executive leadership and providing regular project performance updates.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Manages all financial and administrative aspects of a project. Including but not limited to subcontract review, buyout, change orders, work orders, estimating scope review and invoicing.
- Leads OAC, project and coordination meetings AND reports with notes and feedback in a timely manner
- Completes projects on time
- Successfully complete projects in a manner that earns repeat business
- Personally, reviews and comments, in detail, pertinent submittals, samples and shop drawings
- Physically walks project site on a weekly basis to provide feedback to staff related to safety, quality control and project success
- Provides project leadership through effective communication, reporting and daily involvement
- Provides senior Pacific Builders leadership with regular, pointed updates regarding project successes, failures and challenges
- Regularly respond to project team members by phone, text or email as required
- Consistently and successfully manages 2-4 concurrent projects and a total annual volume of $30 million+.
- Reports to Vice President - Construction
- Upholds Pacific Builders Values in all actions and decisions
- Assist managing subcontractor progress on site