Retail Tenant Improvement Project Lead

L+M Development Partners; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

L+M Development Partners is seeking an Assistant Project Manager in New York to oversee Tenant Improvements and Tenant Allowances for new and existing tenants. You will liaise between L+M and tenants from lease execution to delivery, ensuring drawings are approved, budgets are tracked, and TIAs are processed.

Key duties include budgets, coordination with leasing, tracking deals, insurance documentation, and managing external GCs to ensure code compliance and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in engineering, architecture or construction management or equivalent, relevant experience.
• 10 years of directly relevant experience in commercial real estate, ideally retail.
• Prior experience with document review, including insurance certificates, indemnity and lien releases.
• Ability to read and understand construction drawings.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and obtain construction budgets/pricing.
• Support leasing team during lease negotiations related to construction costs/issues.
• Track all deals for lease execution.
• Collect all required tenant insurance documentation.
• Develop landlord’s scope of work, bid and contract for required work.
• Manage all outside GCs or direct landlord’s GCs for improvements.
• Review and approve tenant construction drawings.
• Coordinate permitting and bidding for each tenant.
• Oversee tenant work for code compliance and base building systems.
• Monitor milestone dates to ensure timely completion.
• Coordinate closeout of permits/inspections.
• Inform leasing team upon completion of work for rent commencement.
• Process TIA payments.
• Coordinate transfer of utility accounts with property management.

Skills

Writing skills

Organizational skills

Project management

Interfacing with executives

Adaptability

Time management

Team player

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/architecture/construction management or equivalent

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

Job description

L+M Development Partners is seeking an Assistant Project Manager in New York to oversee Tenant Improvements and Tenant Allowances for new and existing tenants. You will liaise between L+M and tenants from lease execution to delivery, ensuring drawings are approved, budgets are tracked, and TIAs are processed.

Key duties include budgets, coordination with leasing, tracking deals, insurance documentation, and managing external GCs to ensure code compliance and timely delivery.