Owner's Representative

Posted 20 Days Ago
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Chicago, IL
Junior
Digital Media • Real Estate
The Role
Oversee capital projects and construction within budget for a Class A asset, ensuring quality standards and stakeholder communication.
Summary Generated by Built In

Our SelectLeaders' client is a fully integrated, private equity real estate firm with offices in Chicago, Milwaukee and Minneapolis. They develop, operate and invest in real estate assets in high barrier-to-entry markets with favorable supply and demand fundamentals.


They are seeking a motivated Owner's Representative to oversee capital projects, construction and budgeting for a 1.5 million Class A trophy asset in Chicago. The Property Manager/Project Manager should have experience with commercial real estate construction projects and tenant engagement.

Job Duties:

  • Manage all project work, with an eye toward staying within budgeted amounts. 
  • Act as front-line customer service Manager for tenant projects, introducing key tenant reps to management team, asking GM and PM to attend meetings where and when it makes sense.
  • Bring issues to PM and GM that arise from construction meetings where direction is necessary.
  • Assure that architect provides timely and accurate plans, assuring that permits can be obtained within schedule.
  • Coordinate construction meetings, keeping meeting notes for file.
  • ·Bid contracts utilizing a variety of contractors; discuss with GM prior to each bid to assure a good mix is maintained.
  • Work with Engineering, Cleaning, Security, etc to achieve goals, with a level of respect necessary for internal harmony.
  • Distribute building rules and regs and set expectations for GC performance to those rules.
  • Follow up with tenants as necessary after project completion to assure completion of punchlist items in good time.
  • Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to quality standards.
  • Manage project budgets, schedules, and resources.
  • Conduct site visits and inspections to monitor progress.
  • Manage project changes and variations.
  • Ensure effective communication and collaboration among project team members.
  • Provide leadership and guidance to project team members.
  • Resolve project-related conflicts and issues.

Additional Duties:

  • Assist management team as needed on operational items.
  • Coordinate operations projects where appropriate.
  • Work with operations team as needed in a spirit of cooperation.
  • Provide project pricing to Leasing team in a timely manner to meet leasing schedules.
  • Complete project tracking sheets in a timely manner with high accuracy.
  • Approve invoices in a timely manner to submit for draw packages.
  • Work with accounting team to assure proper coding of invoices and separation between capital accounts and/or operations accounts
  • Work with leasing team on budget numbers as needed.
  • Take company-required training classes as requested.
  • Attend Boma lunch/learns or other seminars where appropriate.
  • Support company initiatives and goals.

Job Requirements:

  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in real estate, construction or project management.
  • Strong knowledge of real estate development processes and practices.
  • Proven track record of successfully managing development projects.
  • Excellent leadership and team management skills.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Proficiency in project management software and tools.
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
  • Knowledge of relevant regulations and standards.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills.
  • Attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Ability to negotiate and manage contracts and agreements.
  • Experience with budgeting and financial management.
  • Ability to conduct site visits and inspections.
  • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
  • Ability to develop and implement project plans and schedules.
  • Proactive and self-motivated.
  • Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders.

Salary: 80k-100k with bonus opportunity.

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The Company
New York, NY
265 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2005

What We Do

Our mission is to inform, connect and advance the commercial real estate community to do more business. We aspire to be the most data-driven and humanizing digital media, live events and intelligence platform in the galaxy — and through this effort, drive the industry to greater heights.

Bisnow hosts 340+ events a year that are attended by over 70,000 people, 2,000 sponsors and hundreds of speakers. We also publish newsletters and morning briefs that reach almost three quarters of a million executives.

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