Senior Construction Manager

Job Description

Position Description:

A fast-paced and rapidly-growing boutique real estate firm is seeking a well-rounded Sr. Construction Manager for a senior position in our national development and construction management practice, which is focused on government and corporate leased projects (often build-to-suits) and currently has over $250 million of projects in its active pipeline. Based in either our Arlington, VA office or Los Angeles, CA office, this position will have high-level management responsibilities in the delivery and sourcing of construction projects around the country. The ideal candidate will have 10 years of prior and comparable industry experience; a minimum of 7 years with a commercial real estate development firm or construction company. It is essential that the individual is extremely proactive, detail oriented, highly capable of managing multiple projects effectively and enjoys working in a collegial team environment.

Responsibilities:

• Provide project management leadership and oversight to a development project and/or a series of projects
• Create and update construction budgets for projects
• Provide technical guidance & information for all aspects of project team activities (design, construction, scheduling, and delivery)
• Independently manage project teams including architects, engineers, general contractors & subcontracted consultants responsible for developing project scope, budgets, schedules and to establish priorities
• Maintain satisfactory relationships w/ partners, tenants, brokers, contractors, subcontractors, lenders, etc.
• Leadership in the overall direction, administration, and completion of a project
• Manage and train Project Managers

 Qualifications:

• Interest in an entrepreneurial and growing business environment
• 7-10 years minimum real estate construction/development experience
  • Minimum of 7 years of construction
• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in construction management, finance, real estate and/or related field
• Sound technical knowledge of principles of architecture, engineering, construction, development, and/or finance
• Strong financial/analytical skills
• Commitment to detail, efficiency and organization
• Independent worker and team player
• Willingness to travel
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Strong efficiency in Microsoft Excel

FD Stonewater is a boutique real estate advisory & brokerage, development and investment firm headquartered in Arlington, Virginia with west coast offices in Los Angeles and Newport, CA. The firm has a track record of more than $10 billion in investment and acquisitions and over 40 million square feet of lease transactions, to offer a fully-integrated, national real estate platform.  Currently, FD Stonewater’s development team has over $250 million of projects underway.  Current primary investment strategies include, new federal government leased developments along with single tenant corporate opportunistic and multi-tenant value-add acquisitions.  The third-party services platforms of the company provide brokerage, construction management and advisory/asset management services to clients nationally.