What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate, Tenant Construction position at WS Development?
Role Overview
The Associate supports the Tenant Construction team by assisting with project execution, reviewing tenant plans, tracking lease requirements, working with tenants, and coordinating landlord deliverables. This entry-level role provides foundational experience in tenant construction while collaborating with internal teams and external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the team in managing construction deliverables, handling administrative and coordination tasks, and executing assigned work while escalating complex issues to senior team members.
- Review tenant plans to ensure compliance with lease agreements, regulatory requirements, and WS design standards; assist with preparing basic work letters and reviewing lease documents.
- Collaborate with internal teams (Construction, Development, Studio) and external stakeholders to track lease requirements and coordinate landlord deliverables.
- Work with senior team members to track schedules and key lease dates, report to cross-functional teams and the Executive Committee, and develop professional skills through participation in team processes.
- Contribute to project reporting and coordination, focused primarily on task execution, while identifying opportunities for small process improvements.
- Assist in the handover of premises to tenants, oversee aspects of their construction/opening process, and partner with Operations to transition projects into operating businesses.
- Work closely with Development, Leasing, Studio, Accounting, and Operations through various phases of each project.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet critical deadlines with a team-oriented, solutions-driven approach.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Practical knowledge of computer operation required; familiarity with Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook, and MRI (property management software) is a plus.
- Understanding of lease terms and conditions from both landlord and tenant perspectives.
- Familiarity with pre-design, design, permitting, construction, and cost management of tenant projects.
- Willingness and ability to travel regionally and nationally by car and plane to meet with internal and external partners and conduct property visits.
About WS Development
Massachusetts-based WS Development is a mixed-use developer with a singular mission: creating places people want to be. With an approach that values art, science, innovation and, above all else, people, WS strives to engage each community it serves with best-in-class experiences, designed with our customers, tenants and partners in mind. Established in 1990, WS is one of few vertically-integrated real estate companies that conceptualizes, owns, operates and leases more than 100 properties that range from cutting-edge urban spaces to lifestyle and community centers. With over 22 million square feet of existing space and an additional nine million square feet under development, it is one of the largest privately-owned development firms in the country.
WS is where great ideas and great people come together to design, build, and operate some of the best loved real estate projects in the country. We live at the intersection of entrepreneurship and establishment. We have the infrastructure of decades supporting a culture of free-thinking excellence.
We expect every WS employee to feel welcomed and valued irrespective of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, and life experiences. Or for any other reason.