Construction Manager

Construction Manager

Job Title: Construction Manager

Location: Mid-Atlantic area ( Candidates must reside within reasonable proximity to a major airport to support ongoing travel requirements.

Ideal locations include Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD and Philadelphia, PA.

Travel: Up to 50%, mostly out of state

Position Summary: The Construction Manager executes & administers construction & renovation projects associated with acquisitions & existing apartment portfolios of Harbor Group apartment communities.

This includes ensuring all daily construction related issues are being addressed, ensuring smooth transitions between vendors, contractors & subcontractors.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:



* Manage, coordinate, and inspect contractor work during projects; contribute feedback that will make work safer, cheaper, cleaner, lower impact or any other way improve the operational success of the projects


* Regularly conduct construction meetings, prepare & distribute meeting minutes, track change order requests, track problem issues and react to feedback from Property Management personnel


* Maintain project management logs (RFIs, changes, submittals, construction documents, FF&E, close-out)


* Prepare and produce updated reports to various interested parties concerning the construction project goals, progress, schedules, budgeting, etc.


* Prepare, control and monitor project budgets & schedules


* Develop scopes of work & job specifications


* Execute pricing exercises, generate take-offs and quantities for work, develop detailed estimates for small & large projects, administer individual / special projects, and interact and communicate with organizational stakeholders (Investment Managers, Acquisition Managers, Directors of Operation, Community Managers, Service Managers, Architects, Design staff, Accounting Staff)


* Contract Administration - Process contractor pay applications, evaluate and process change orders, analyze and maintain tracking sheets and records, perform inspection walks with bank inspectors, inspect and approve work in place, document stored materials and monitor punch/warranty work


* Perform various due diligence inspections - assess property conditions, estimate repair and construction costs, mark-up site plans with work locations, create DD reports and projected budgets, assess landscape and drainage conditions, take and publish photos of work examples and produce written summaries of overall property attributes


* Compile applications and documentation necessary to apply for rebates; work with third-party testers, processors and utility personnel; track rebate totals; and evaluate for future projects.


* All other duties as assigned

General Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable...