Senior Manager - Design & Construction

Hines; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 199,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Hines is seeking a Senior Manager – Design & Construction to lead planning and delivery of development and capital projects across Northern California. You will manage budgets, schedules, quality, safety and project execution while coordinating with architects, engineers, consultants, and contractors.

The role involves diverse asset types and frequent site visits with potential travel within Northern California and occasional extended hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field required.
• Approximately 8–10+ years of progressively responsible experience in planning, design, and construction of commercial real estate projects.
• Experience delivering ground-up developments, tenant improvements, capital improvement projects, or other technically challenging construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and execution of development and capital projects from preconstruction through construction and closeout.
• Coordinate project budgets, schedules, procurement activities, reporting, and documentation.
• Partner with Development Managers during design, entitlement, permitting, bidding, construction, and turnover.
• Assist with budgeting, constructability reviews, value engineering, procurement strategies, and planning during preconstruction.
• Monitor progress through site visits to maintain safety, quality, schedule, and budget.

Job description

Overview

When you join Hines, you will embark on a career journey fueled by vision and guided by leaders who set the standards of our industry. Our legacy is rooted in innovation and excellence, earning us a spot on Fast Company’s esteemed annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies, as well as recognition as one of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Companies to Work For in 2024. Discover endless opportunities to grow and make your mark at Hines.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Manager – Design & Construction with Hines, you will support the planning and delivery of development and capital projects throughout Northern California. Working alongside Development Managers and senior members of the Design & Construction team, you will help manage projects from early planning through construction and closeout while supporting project budgets, schedules, quality, safety, and overall project execution.

This role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of projects, including residential, mixed-use, industrial, commercial, multifamily, data center, and capital improvement work throughout Northern California. Project assignments will vary based on business needs and provide exposure to a range of asset types and delivery methods.

You will work closely with internal teams, consultants, and contractors to help deliver successful projects across Northern California.

• Support the planning and execution of development and capital projects from preconstruction through construction and project closeout.

• Coordinate project budgets, schedules, procurement activities, reporting, and project documentation.

• Partner with Development Managers during design, entitlement, permitting, bidding, construction, and turnover.

• Support the design process by coordinating architects, engineers, consultants, and contractors throughout each phase of the project.

• Assist with budgeting, constructability reviews, value engineering, procurement strategies, and project planning during preconstruction.

• Monitor project progress through regular site visits, helping maintain project objectives related to safety, quality, schedule, and budget.

• Support contract administration, change management, project reporting, and closeout activities.

• Coordinate with internal stakeholders, consultants, contractors, ownership groups, and public agencies to facilitate project delivery.

• Build and maintain strong working relationships across project teams while contributing to a collaborative and solutions-oriented culture.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements Include:

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field required.

• Experience with a general contractor, developer, owner's representative, architecture, engineering, or related commercial real estate organization.

• Approximately 8–10+ years of progressively responsible experience supporting the planning, design, and construction of commercial real estate projects.

• Experience delivering ground-up developments, tenant improvements, capital improvement projects, or other technically challenging construction projects.

• Experience supporting larger or more complex projects is beneficial but not required.

• Strong understanding of preconstruction, design management, budgeting, scheduling, procurement, and construction administration.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities while working effectively within multidisciplinary project teams.

• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

• Bay Area experience is beneficial but not required.

• Work indoors approximately 75% of the time and outdoors approximately 25% of the time.

• Regular site visits requiring climbing stairs, ladders, scaffolding, and navigating active construction sites.

• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.

• Travel throughout Northern California and occasional extended hours as business needs require.

• Availability to respond to project-related emergencies when necessary.

• Compensation: $199,000 - $229,000

Growth Opportunity

This position offers the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects while building experience across multiple asset types and phases of development. As responsibilities grow, there will be opportunities to take on increasingly complex assignments within Hines' Design & Construction organization.

What Success Looks Like

You enjoy solving problems, working collaboratively, and helping move projects forward. You are organized, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple priorities while supporting a project team. You communicate effectively, build strong relationships with consultants and contractors, and take ownershipof your work. Most importantly, you are motivated to learn, contribute, and help deliver successful projects for our clients, partners, and communities.

Closing

At Hines, we strive for excellence as a leading global real estate investment manager, driven by our by our belief that real estate is fundamentally about people. Our diverse portfolio spans $93.2 billion¹ of assets across such property types as living, office, retail, mixed‑use, logistics and life science projects – all designed to enhance value, connection and inspiration. Our strategic approach integrates local expertise with global knowledge, taking calculated risks aligned with our convictions to exceed expectations and tailor solutions to our clients' needs.

While our projects are renowned for enhancing cities and pioneering sustainable practices, we recognize that the true driving force behind Hines' success is our 5,000 dedicated employees in 30 countries who draw on our 65‑year history to build the world forward. This is why we prioritize investing in our people, offering comprehensive training, competitive compensation, robust benefits and generous vacation packages. By centering our focus on the growth and wellbeing of our team, we cultivate an inclusive environment where everyone, including our clients, can thrive.

Hines is proud to be named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2024. ¹Includes both the global Hines organization and RIA AUM as of December 31, 2023.

We are an equal opportunity employer and support workforce diversity.

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