Senior Construction Manager, Retail

IAPMO Group; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with matching

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Paid vacation and holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Evergreen Devco, Inc. seeks a Senior Construction Manager to lead retail development projects from bidding through close-out. The role can be based in Evergreen’s Denver or Phoenix offices with travel across AZ, CO, UT and CA.

The candidate should have 5–10 years' experience in owner-representation on retail projects, strong communication and problem-solving skills, and the ability to coordinate with leasing, development and design teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, architecture or related field.
• 5-10 years of experience in a construction-related position with emphasis on owner representation on retail projects.
• Strong professional communication skills to collaborate with internal teams and partners.
• Strong problem-solving and conflict-resolution abilities.
• Experience with civil, shops and grocer drawings and dry utility plans.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with acquisition, leasing and development teams through estimating, bidding, construction and close-out.
• Prepare detailed cost estimates and assist with bid documents.
• Track pricing and maintain data to analyze costs and trends.
• Act as owner’s representative during the development life cycle.
• Review construction documents for constructability and cost-saving ideas.
• Coordinate bidding, review bid proposals and manage change orders.
• Site visits as needed and project administration.
• Review and approve general contractor pay applications.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Self-motivation

MS Office / MS Project / Bluebeam

AI proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering / construction management / architecture or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

Bluebeam/Adobe PDF viewer

Job description

Evergreen Devco, Inc. is a 52-year old retail, industrial and multifamily development company seeking a Senior Construction Manager for its Retail development projects. The position can be based in either Evergreen’s Denver or Phoenix office with travel required based on project location to Arizona, Colorado, Utah and California.The successful candidate will have a minimum 5-10 years of relevant experience, including reviewing building and civil plans, obtaining and reviewing general contractor cost estimates, managing and tracking construction costs, competitively bidding projects to general contractors, and managing the contractor during construction.

Specific Job Functions Include:

• Collaborate with Evergreen’s acquisition, leasing and development personnel throughout the duration of estimating, bidding, construction and close-out phases.
• Assist with the preparation of detailed Assumption Memo and Preliminary Plans to obtain and review project-specific cost estimates from general contractors.
• Track pricing and maintain a database or spreadsheet to analyze costs and trends.
• Act as owner’s representative during the development life cycle of the project.
• Heavy emphasis on reviewing preliminary and final construction documents for completeness, constructability, identification of potential conflicts/discrepancies and generating cost savings/value engineering design ideas.
• Preparation of complete bidding documents and management of the bidding phase, thorough review and analysis of bid proposals using detailed leveling spreadsheets.Collaborate with internal leasing and development team members throughout the bidding phase.
• AIA contract creation using Evergreen’s master documents.
• Coordinate job set-up, site mobilization, project administration, and close-out, including reviewing and tracking general contractor RFIs and submittals and follow up with design-engineering consultants for processing.
• Thoroughly review and track general contractor pending and final change orders in a timely manner to mitigate cost overruns and schedule impacts.
• Review and approve general contractor pay applications.
• Manage project plans from bidding through construction and close-out phases.
• Perform site visits as needed, per the direction of the VP of Construction.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in engineering, construction management, architecture or related field.
• 5-10 years of experience in a construction-related position with emphasis on owner representation on retail projects of varying scope and size.Representative projects will range in size from 2-acres up to 100 acres; and improvements may include single tenant build-to-suits, private site improvements only, public improvements, specialty grocer build-to-suits, multi-tenant shops buildings and junior anchors.
• Strong professional communication skills are mandatory for this position in order to collaborate with Evergreen’s internal team, as well as with our design, engineering, construction, tenant and municipal partners.
• Strong problem-solving skills showing the ability to effectively resolve project conflicts as the Owner’s representative as they arise with the entire project team.
• Experience and understanding of public and private civil, shops and grocer building drawings, and dry utility plans.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to review and coalesce data into a meaningful format for future analysis.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to multi-task and effectively manage multiple construction projects in varying phases of development.
• High degree of motivation and self-drive and desire to be an integral part of a thriving business line within our company.
• Proficiency in and strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Bluebeam/Adobe PDF viewer.
• AI proficiency strongly preferred.

About Evergreen Devco, Inc.

Evergreen Devco Inc. is an Arizona-based retail, industrial and multifamily development company with offices in Phoenix, Los Angeles, Denver, and Salt Lake City. Over the past 52 years, the company has completed more than 650 projects and is currently involved with the development of more than 60 retail, industrial and multifamily projects.

Evergreen’s business model is centered around the development, stabilization, and transition of high quality retail, industrial, and multifamily projects throughout the West and Southwest.

By joining Evergreen, you will find rewarding career opportunities that build on your professional skills and experience. We welcome individuals who bring curiosity, accountability, and a passion for improving how organizations work.

We offer highly competitive compensation and incentive plans, flexible work arrangements and a full suite of benefits including 401(k) and 401(k) matching, employee assistance programs, medical, dental and vision insurance, health savings accounts, vacation and holiday paid time off and parental leave.

Evergreen Devco Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.