Project Manager, Construction

Seattle, WA

Innspace is an international hospitality general contractor with over 25 years of experience, offering in-house design and procurement capabilities. We collaborate with brokers and developers, providing upfront preconstruction and property due diligence to assess PIP renovation costs and establish deal feasibility and ROI. Our mission is to provide cost and schedule assurance, ensuring seamless project execution for our clients.

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary
  • Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan with 3% company contribution
  • Responsible paid time off
  • 13 paid holidays
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • A collaborative and supportive work environment
  • Employee Profit Share Program (non-traditional)

Position Summary

As Project Manager, you will play a vital role in projects through all phases of the project until project completion. Through the preconstruction phase you are responsible for ensuring projects are on track, scope and budget is aligned, and accurate cost estimating is achieved. Through the project delivery/construction phase you are responsible for managing Site Superintendents who live on the job site and creating a schedule for the site superintendent(s). This role involves both collaboration with internal resources (e.g. Brand Relations, Client Relations team) and external resources (e.g. Owners, Engineers, Subcontractors, City Jurisdictions), with a goal of achieving the project profitability benchmark and project completion of the construction process under the timeline.

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with Project team members to align on schedule, cost, and scope
  • Estimating and material take-offs, Scope of Work creation
  • Perform Site Surveys
  • Manage meeting agendas and minutes followed up by proactive task follow up
  • Subcontractor Invite to Bid package setup; Set up and host Subcontractor Job Walks
  • Manage Subcontractor qualification process
  • Bid leveling and scope gap mitigation
  • Review Hotel Brand guidelines and ensure conformity in design and cost alignment
  • Recommend value engineering solutions to achieve project profitability
  • Schedule creation and management in the pre-construction phase
  • Awareness of potential risks and recommend mitigation strategies
  • Create phasing plans, logistics plans & site safety layouts
  • Research local city permitting process and ensure local building code compliancy
  • Manage allowances and contingencies
  • Manage change orders
  • Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends; recommending actions
  • Determine project responsibilities by identifying project phases and elements, assigning personnel to phases and elements, and reviewing bids from contractors
  • Contribute to team effort by aligning with Innspace values
  • Innovate the Innspace methodology. Suggest future improvements whilst maintaining loyalty to the current methods
  • Work with interdepartmental team members on system improvements to drive efficiency and best practices
  • Minimize scope gaps by being thorough in estimating.
  • Assisting with ensuring minimum 3 bids per trade where applicable.
  • Assisting with ensuring full kit Lockaway min. 6 weeks prior to construction start date
  • Pursue individual professional/skill development (e.g. Smartsheet training, Bluebeam training, OHSA certifications, General Contracting licenses).
  • Develop and nurture subcontractor relationships especially with national providers
  • Explore ways for Innspace to reduce cost and improve profit margins through efficient sequencing/ scheduling, value engineering, product sourcing, multiple subcontractor bids
  • Continuously improve systems and processes

 Position Objectives:

  • Minimize scope gaps by being thorough in estimating.
  • Assisting with ensuring minimum 3 bids per trade where applicable.
  • Assisting with ensuring full kit Lockaway min. 6 weeks prior to construction start date

Research & Development:

  • Pursue individual professional/skill development (e.g. Smartsheet training, Bluebeam training, OHSA certifications, General Contracting licenses).
  • Develop and nurture subcontractor relationships especially with national providers
  • Explore ways for Innspace to reduce cost and improve profit margins through efficient sequencing/ scheduling, value engineering, product sourcing, multiple subcontractor bids Continuously improve systems and processes 

Skills & Qualities:

  • Strong verbal and written communication
  • Strong computer skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Strong project management and analytical skills
  • Demonstrated ability to meet tight deadlines
  • Able to be nimble and flexible in a fast-paced environment and work under pressure
  • Must be able to multitask on various project running at the same time with short, similar deadlines
  • Required software skills: AutoCAD, REVIT, Smartsheet, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office/Excel and Bluebeam
  • Creative and problem-solving skills. Time management and priority planning skills

Preferred Experience:

  • Hospitality construction a plus, commercial construction background required
  • 5-8 years of project management and related experience
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
  • Proven ability to solve problems creatively
  • Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices
  • Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle
  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful
  • Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline

This position reports to the Director of Operations. Working hours are full time, Monday through Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm in office at our Seattle location. Candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. for any employer.