LOCATION:  Eastern US/Remote - Significant Travel

POSITION OVERVIEW:  The Construction Program Manager is a creative and execution-oriented owners representative responsible for the construction of new campuses. This role helps to drive new school growth and national expansion by delivering well designed spaces and well managed construction projects.  This position reports to the Vice President, New School Development.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee contractors, consultants, and architects in key milestone areas to ensure projects exceed expectations.
• Lead design and consultant's efforts to secure entitlements and approvals for schools.
• As an Owners Representative, manage the rollout construction processes including due diligence, planning, budgets, design, implementations, setup, and turnover for multi-site projects.
• Manage cost and schedule to achieve development objectives.
• Measure key performance indicators, budgets and pipelines, and communicate progress to internal and external partners.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of progressive experience in construction project management in interiors, space planning and multi-site roll outs or equivalent combination of related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management preferred.
• Experience in high quality construction of retail, office, schools or restaurants.
• Excellent project management, organization, and time-management skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Working knowledge of construction procedures, scheduling, and subcontractor management.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Project is desirable. AutoCAD experience is a plus.
• Ability to seamlessly balance in-house and external resources to achieve new school opening and existing school project goals.
• Track record of pushing the creative envelope to achieve outstanding construction outcomes.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Significant travel. Our Client is a national network of private schools operating in numerous states across the US.

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