Construction Project Manager

Job Title: Construction Project Manager

Location: Greater Portland, ME

Hybrid: Onsite 1x/week

Salary: $130,000-$150,000 Annual Bonus

Skills: Multi-project management, Construction scheduling,

About The Opportunity:

Join a dynamic leader in the real estate industry, renowned for spearheading transformative, large-scale mixed-use developments. This opportunity places you at the heart of a high-profile, multi-phase project that blends retail, entertainment, healthcare, hospitality, and residential assets on an expansive site. As a Construction Project Manager, you will make a significant impact by steering multiple concurrent projects, ensuring that every milestone aligns with strategic development ambitions in the Westbrook region.

Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple construction projects simultaneously from site infrastructure through tenant fit-outs and vertical construction, ensuring delivery from pre-construction through closeout.
• Develop and maintain integrated master schedules, identifying and resolving conflicts related to sequencing, logistics, and trade availability across concurrent projects.
• Monitor daily progress against baseline schedules and budgets, proactively addressing variances, risks, and potential delays to keep projects on track.
• Oversee on-site activities, quality standards, and safety compliance, coordinating with superintendents and field teams across all active work zones.
• Administer permitting, inspections, and interface with municipal and state agencies as well as utility providers throughout the project timeline.
• Drive closeout activities, including punch list completion, commissioning, documentation, and turnover to tenants and stakeholders.
• Act as the day-to-day primary point of contact for development and capital partners, anchor tenants, design teams, contractors, and municipal stakeholders.
• Prepare, track, and manage project budgets, reviewing subcontracts, vendor agreements, and implementing cost-saving measures through value engineering and risk management.

Must-Have Skills:

• 5 years of progressive experience managing commercial construction projects from pre-construction through closeout, ideally with multiple concurrent projects.
• Proven success delivering medium-to-large-scale retail, commercial, healthcare, residential, or mixed-use developments.
• Clear, partner-facing communication with the ability to brief joint venture partners, capital partners, and tenants effectively.
• Advanced competency in reading and interpreting construction drawings, specifications, and contract documents.
• Strong working knowledge of construction methods, materials, sequencing, and current market pricing.
• Proficiency with project management and scheduling software such as Planner, Procore, MS Project, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office Suite.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience with large-scale, multi-phase site developments or urban mixed-use projects.
• Background in stakeholder coordination across municipal, utility, and regulatory agencies.
• Proficiency in value engineering and scope refinement for cost optimization.
• Experience overseeing tenant delivery, fit-out reviews, and commercial grand opening preparation.
• Strong capabilities in risk analysis, project documentation, and reporting to senior leadership.