Construction Manager - Chicago, United States - Riverside Investment & Development Company

Description

Construction Manager

Reports to: Vice President, Construction

Job Summary

• Assist in all aspects of planning and execution of development and construction activities for the firm.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversight of project cost control processes, including change management and billing procedures; Construction Manager shall be responsible for detailed evaluation of all cost related materials for the project for review with Vice President and executive team.
• Oversight and detailed monitoring of project schedules, including but not limited to: predevelopment work and entitlements, utility coordination, trade procurement, submittals and long lead material expediting, construction, commissioning and handover.
• Oversight of contractor / design team MEP coordination, construction, and commissioning
• Oversight of contractor compliance with project safety
• Responsible for development of project-specific quality control requirements, implementation in design documents and/or construction agreements, and quality assurance with third-party consultant
• Ensures Project is constructed per plans, specifications, and authorized addenda / scope revisions
• Ensures Project is constructed within established budgetary requirements
• Ensures Project is constructed within established schedule duration requirements.
• Ensures Project achieves scope / quality objectives.
• Responsible for assisting development and administration of construction agreements.
• Assist with procurement of design consultants, development of agreements and coordination of consultants during pre-development and development phases
• Cooperate with project leasing, as applicable for coordination of tenant-specific requirements with base building construction and design.
• Manage specific tenant interiors construction and design coordination on a per project basis (as required by project team)
• Coordinate with project finance, as applicable, to ensure investment objectives are achieved and budgets are managed, along with all procedural requirements of joint venture and/or loan agreements.
• Develop and issue high-quality monthly reports of project status for issuance to team and all financial partners, with comprehensive updates on financial, leasing, design, and construction objectives
• Participate in new development pursuits and assist with due diligence and underwriting for new projects. This may include constructability reviews, budgeting, design coordination, review of existing issues, feasibility analysis, etc.
• Assist with entitlements for new projects as it relates to infrastructure/development planning and design coordination.
• Reports to the Vice President as well as the executive with principal responsibility for the project.