Project Manager – Real Estate Project Design & Delivery
Location:
Hybrid — San Francisco, CA
Duration:
6 months
Employment Type:
W2 only
Start Date:
ASAP
Overview
Lead the delivery of multiple workplace capital construction projects as the essential link between business stakeholders, internal partner teams, and the external professionals responsible for design and construction. This role offers the opportunity to shape projects from early planning through handover, applying technical judgment, strategic thinking, and strong project leadership to ensure workplace environments are delivered on time, within budget, and ready for business operations.
As an owner-side project representative and integrator, you will translate business and operational needs into clear project briefs, coordinate complex third-party teams, establish effective project controls, and provide concise recommendations to executive and non-technical audiences. Success in this role requires the ability to anticipate downstream impacts, identify risks early, and balance detailed execution with broader project objectives.
Responsibilities
- Represent internal business users and partner functions throughout the project lifecycle.
- Partner with Workplace Services, Security, IT, AV, Finance, Procurement, and Legal to incorporate requirements, approvals, budgets, and schedules into project plans.
- Translate business and operational needs into functional program briefs and scopes of work.
- Coordinate construction project managers, architects, MEP engineers, code consultants, general contractors, and other third-party professionals.
- Establish ownership of deliverables, communication processes, and escalation pathways.
- Maintain project controls for scope, schedule, budget, procurement, compliance, risk, and change management.
- Coordinate stakeholder design and functional program reviews.
- Document approvals and decisions affecting procurement and construction milestones.
- Monitor progress against approved project plans and schedules.
- Identify emerging risks, assess root causes, and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Represent project status and decision points at governance meetings.
- Prepare concise executive summaries covering project progress, significance, risks, impacts, and required actions.
- Coordinate project handover and first day of business readiness.
- Confirm completion of as-built documentation, training, warranty, and maintenance information.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- 7+ years of relevant experience in project or program management, construction, architecture, engineering, corporate real estate, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience delivering complex workplace or capital projects.
- Working knowledge of commercial office construction processes, including:
- Design coordination
- Construction documentation
- Permitting
- Scheduling
- Budgeting
- Procurement
- Change management
- Commissioning
- Project handover
- Experience translating diverse stakeholder needs into clear requirements, decisions, and execution plans.
- Ability to navigate competing priorities while maintaining focus on project objectives.
- Familiarity with project controls and financial management, including budget development, cash-flow forecasting, change control, risk management, and approval tracking.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Ability to communicate complex technical project information clearly and concisely to non-technical audiences.
- Strong strategic judgment and the ability to operate autonomously in a fast-moving environment.
- Ability to balance attention to detail with broader project goals and adapt as project needs evolve.
Nice-to-Have Skills and Experience
- Experience delivering corporate workplace projects within a technology or other high-growth, matrixed organization.
- Experience integrating technical workplace requirements, including IT, AV, security, building systems, or other specialist scopes, into construction delivery.
- Experience representing an occupier or owner.
- Experience managing external consultants, project managers, landlords, vendors, or general contractors.
- Project management, construction management, or sustainability credentials such as PMP, CCM, or LEED.
Preferred Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in design, construction management, architecture, engineering, real estate, or a related field.
- Equivalent practical experience may be considered.
- At least 7 years of relevant experience supporting the delivery of complex workplace or capital projects.
Other Requirements
- This is a hybrid role based in San Francisco, CA .
- Candidates must be able to work on a W2 basis .
- Ability to coordinate effectively with internal stakeholders and third-party project teams throughout design, construction, commissioning, and handover.
