The Project Manager will take primary responsibility within the project team for planning, coordinating, and delivering project activities through the entire project life cycle, from pre-development through construction and handoff to the client, on projects that are major, complex, and business critical. Under the general direction of the Project Director, the PM delivers CM&D’s Owner’s Advisor Services as an extension of the client’s team, leading projects to successful completion on time, on budget, and in exceeding the client’s expectations based on their vision and goals, in conformance with CM&D’s project management methodologies and standards.
The PM brings CM&D’s core values to every relationship (internally and externally) and engagement. Stewardship: take ownership of what is ours, following through on our commitments, and caring for the people, resources and responsibilities entrusted to us. Collaboration: building an aligned and effective team through working together with openness, trust, and shared purpose, valuing the perspectives and contributions of everyone involved. Professionalism: holding ourselves to the highest standards in everything we do, bringing expertise, integrity, and dedication to every engagement from start to finish. The PM will lead the project team, direct day-to-day planning, design, and construction management activities, and be instrumental to the successful development, implementation, and delivery of multiple projects across Hawaii.
OUR PROJECT TYPES
The PM will support CM&D’s Hawaii clients on a diverse and active portfolio, including:
Regional Healthcare Systems. Renovation and expansion of hospitals, medical office buildings, and outpatient facilities, often phased within occupied, operating facilities. This work requires close coordination with clinical operations, infection control, and healthcare regulatory requirements.
Senior Living. Ground-up independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities, from site selection and entitlements through design, construction, and occupancy.
Multifamily Housing. Ground-up affordable, workforce, and market-rate housing, including projects with public financing and agency partners.
Hospitality. Ground-up and renovation of hotels and resorts, including guestrooms, public areas, food and beverage, and back-of-house spaces.
Other Projects. Mixed-use, master planning, commercial, and cultural and institutional projects.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Project Leadership & Client Relations
Manage day-to-day project activities and establish project-specific objectives, policies, and procedures.
Serve as the client’s point of contact with stakeholders, end users, operators, and regulators. Lead project meetings and provide frequent briefings to the client and its executive leadership on key milestones, issues, risks, and budget.
Lead and mentor project staff, including Associate Project Managers and Project Administrators, on design management and project management practices, methods, and standards. Manage daily staff assignments and participate in weekly staff meetings.
Pre-Development
Lead early planning efforts, including needs assessments, site analysis, highest and best use analysis, area programming, land planning, feasibility studies, test fits, master planning, and concept design.
Support site acquisition and due diligence on behalf of the client.
Lead financial modeling with Financial Analysts, prepare preliminary budgets, and preliminary schedules to inform client decisions.
Establish the project delivery strategy, including delivery method (design-bid-build, CM at-risk, design-build), contract type, phasing, and bid packaging, including work within occupied and operating facilities.
Support clients through entitlements, zoning research, and permitting strategy.
Support the solicitation and selection of brand and operator partners for hospitality and senior living projects.
Pre-Construction
Set up project planning, communication procedures, project records, and a roles and responsibilities matrix, and lead design coordination and project control group meetings.
Manage the design process so deliverables for each phase are of the right quality and delivered to schedule and budget, working closely with estimators and other key members of the project team.
Review and advise on designs, ensuring they meet regulatory requirements, codes and standards, the client’s brief, and operator or brand standards.
Prepare detailed budgets, schedules, cash flow projections, and monitor design cost exposure reports..
Lead design reviews, value engineering, peer reviews, and constructability reviews, with attention to Hawaii logistics and material lead times.
Coordinate FF&E, medical equipment, IT/low-voltage systems, and other owner-furnished items with the design, procurement and construction teams.
Manage permit processing and support reviews by the City & County of Honolulu, State agencies, and other jurisdictions.
Prepare RFQ/RFP/bid packages, manage pre-qualification, solicitation, negotiation, award, and buyout for consultants and contractors, and identify long-lead procurement items.
Administer consultant and contractor agreements and manage cost control, including consultant invoice accounting and tracking of budgeted, committed, actual, and projected costs.
Establish and implement a QA/QC program for the project life cycle, and maintain project risk and issues logs.
Construction Management
Manage the general contractor, lead OAC and project control group meetings, and oversee on-site construction, including phasing, infection control, and interim life safety in occupied facilities.
Oversee the processing of submittals, RFIs, shop drawings, substitution requests, change proposals, and change orders, and review and approve monthly payment requests.
Track insurance certificates, oversee quality control, special inspections, and site safety, and manage the construction schedule and FF&E installation.
Manage daily and weekly reports, and prepare detailed monthly project status reports.
Manage substantial completion, punch lists, occupancy permits, record drawings, warranties, contract closeouts, final payment, closeout reports, digital turnover, and move-in coordination with client operations.
Other duties may be assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
A minimum of a bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Business Administration, Construction Management, or a related field is required.
5–10 years of previous construction or project management experience with healthcare, senior living, multifamily residential, hospitality, mixed-use, or institutional projects is preferred.
Experience managing projects through multiple phases of the project life cycle, including pre-development, design, preconstruction, construction, and closeout, is preferred.
A graduate degree or project management certification is preferred.
Must have excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, clients, consultants, contractors, and other project stakeholders.
Must possess strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple projects, manage competing priorities, and maintain project schedules and budgets.
Must have excellent writing and computer skills and be capable of using multiple applications, including but not limited to Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook), Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Project, cloud-based file-sharing platforms (e.g., Box, Egnyte, SharePoint), construction management applications (e.g., Procore, Buildertrend), and general internet applications.
WORK LOCATION
Honolulu, Hawaii
JOB TYPE
Full Time
On-site Monday-Thursday
Remote Friday
BENEFITS
401(k)
401(k) Company Contribution
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Flexible Spending Account
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
COMPANY WEBSITE
www.cmdintl.com
Compensation details: 130000-160000 Yearly Salary
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