Project Manager, Construction and Tenant Services

Federal Realty Investment Trust; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Realty Investment Trust seeks a Project Manager, Construction and Tenant Services for its West Coast Tenant Coordination team. The role manages landlord and tenant construction efforts within the portfolio, coordinating design, permitting, budgeting and schedules.

Based in El Segundo, CA or La Mesa, CA, you will liaise with tenants, architects, and internal departments to ensure timely delivery and compliance with lease terms.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of tenant coordination and/or project/construction management experience.
• Experience with design and construction of retail properties.
• Experience with design and construction coordination and project management.

Responsibilities

• Drive landlord and tenant design, permitting and construction to meet rent commencement dates.
• Gather information required by leasing to market tenant spaces.
• Manage and coordinate construction projects from estimating through close out.
• Coordinate with Federal Realty departments, consultants, tenants and third‑party managers.
• Draft and review construction exhibits for lease budget purposes.
• Review leases for milestone dates, penalties, and information related to the project.
• Review and approve Landlord and Tenant construction drawings for compliance.
• Provide status reporting of all work in process in Salesforce.
• Oversee contracting, budget and timely delivery of landlord’s work.

Skills

Tenant coordination

Project management

Retail construction

Communication

Organization & analysis

Education

Architecture or Construction Management degree

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Overview

Federal Realty Investment Trust is a proven leader in the ownership, operation, development and redevelopment of premium retail real estate in the country's best markets. We consider ourselves one of the most innovative and dynamic real estate companies one can work with. Interested candidates who research Federal Realty learn about our high quality community shopping center and mixed use property portfolio. Federal Realty’s well-respected real estate investment and management team delivers a significant combination of modest and large, value-add investments that can make working at Federal rewarding. While Federal Realty is one of the largest publicly traded real estate investment trusts in the country, as measured by the value of our assets, we're functionally a small company by most standards and we operate that way. Team members with initiative and proven ability get involved in many facets of executing Federal’s business plan. We encourage you to look us up on LinkedIn and follow Federal Realty Investment Trust.

Overview

Federal Realty Investment Trust is a proven leader in the ownership, operation, development and redevelopment of premium retail real estate in the country's best markets. We consider ourselves one of the most innovative and dynamic real estate companies one can work with. Interested candidates who research Federal Realty learn about our high quality community shopping center and mixed use property portfolio. Federal Realty’s well-respected real estate investment and management team delivers a significant combination of modest and large, value-add investments that can make working at Federal rewarding. While Federal Realty is one of the largest publicly traded real estate investment trusts in the country, as measured by the value of our assets, we're functionally a small company by most standards and we operate that way. Team members with initiative and proven ability get involved in many facets of executing Federal’s business plan. We encourage you to look us up on LinkedIn and follow Federal Realty Investment Trust. We are currently seeking a Project Manager, Construction and Tenant Services to join our West Coast Tenant Coordination team. The Project Manager is responsible for the management and coordination of projects within their assigned portfolio of properties. Project responsibilities are of a varying and complex nature including, but not limited to, coordinating landlord and tenant work related tasks, status reporting, budgeting, estimating, scheduling and coordinating any tasks required to deliver possession to a new tenant. The Project Manager is the liaison between Federal Realty, the tenant, and the tenant’s architects, consultants, and contractors throughout the planning and construction process of the assigned project. The position will be based in either our El Segundo, CA or La Mesa, CA office.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for “driving” the landlord and tenant design, permitting and construction process to ensure achievement of “best possible” rent commencement dates for all projects as assigned
• Proactively performs all tasks related to gathering information required by leasing to market tenant spaces
• Manages and coordinates construction projects from conceptual estimating through project close out on new and existing retail project buildings throughout a specified region
• Ensures coordination of all assigned projects with appropriate Federal Realty departments, consultants, tenants, and 3rd party managers
• Creates and coordinates conceptual estimates under the direction of Director Construction & Tenant Services for lease budgetary purposes
• Drafts and reviews construction exhibits upon request by Leasing or Legal
• Reviews leases for milestone dates, potential penalties, and other information related to the project
• Reviews and approves Landlord and Tenant construction drawings to ensure compliance with lease, budget, schedule and design requirements
• Reviews certificates of insurance
• Responsible for the regular reporting of status for all work in process in Salesforce
• Responsible for contracting, oversight, managing budget and timely delivery of all new lease required Landlord’s work
• Coordinates directly with Legal, Leasing, Asset Management and Development to ensure that lease language and terms of delivery are reasonable and achievable.
• Troubleshoots design and construction issues as they arise
• Provides scheduling and planning information to appropriate internal departments, as required

Qualifications

• 3-7 years of tenant coordination and/or project/construction management experience
• Experience with design and construction of retail properties
• Experience with design and construction coordination and project management
• Degree in Architecture, Construction Management or a related management degree, preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present information effectively
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills to include multi-tasking