Assistant Project Manager - Bethesda, United States - RLJ Lodging Trust

RLJ Lodging Trust

Verified Company

Bethesda, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER - DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

Title:
Assistant Project Manager

Department:
Design and Construction

Reports To:
Senior Director and Vice President of Design and Construction

Function:

The Assistant Project Manager supports the Maintenance Capex Design and Construction team, which include corporate engineers and renovation project managers, for the design and construction process for RLJ Lodging Trust, a publicly traded real estate investment trust investing primarily in focused-service hotels.

The incumbent supports the Design and Construction team on a variety of functions, including project and contract administration and E-Builder/Yardi interfacing.

Responsibilities:

Administrative support for the RLJ Corporate Engineers and Project Managers with all aspects of ownermanaged capital project execution from a $100M+ annual capital budget.
Assist with the processing of invoices, contracts, and lien waivers pertinent to capital project execution.
Engagement and vendor/contact followup as needed for efficient and timely project execution.
Corporate office touchpoint for RLJ corporate engineers, renovation project managers, and external project managing consultants (as needed).
Ensure all documentation for project execution and close out is accounted for and stored in E
Builder.
Ensure policies and procedures for project execution are being followed by all relevant parties and assist where required.
Program management of specialized capital projects as directed by Senior Director and Vice

President of Design and Construction.

Project oversight and budget reconciliation of assetmanaged projects as assigned.
Assist with special projects as requested by Senior Director and VP of Design and Construction.

Skills:

Ability to monitor compliance with construction, vendor, and similar contracts/agreements.
Knowledge of construction, lodging, and real estate development is preferred but not required.
Proficiency in MS Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint or other industry related scheduling software systems.
Good judgment and the business acumen to make wellreasoned decisions with respect to matters arising on a daytoday basis.
Selfmotivated, goaloriented, and results driven.
Ability to work effectively as a team player or independently, in a fastpaced environment while prioritizing projects to ensure timely deliverables.
Must have strong organizational, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
Must be detail oriented and able to work in a highly dynamic and fastpaced environment.

Education/Training:

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
Preferable knowledge of E-Builder and Yardi Voyager (Yardi Asset and Property Management

Software) or enterprise accounting / project management systems.

Preferable knowledge of construction management process including project initiation, execution, and closeout
Preferable knowledge of contract administration

Experience:

years of lodging industry experience is preferred but not required.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other jobrelated instructions and to perform any other jobrelated duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. _
This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship. _

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