Position Overview

A leading privately held real estate owner, operator, and developer is seeking a Construction Leader to oversee and drive its growing development pipeline. With a strong presence in the Mid-Atlantic region and continued national expansion, the company specializes in self-storage development and is experiencing significant growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage internal and external construction personnel.

• Own and oversee all construction budgets, cost databases, and financial tracking systems to ensure accurate forecasting and disciplined cost control across the portfolio.

• Provide strategic leadership in design development reviews, ensuring drawings deliver high -quality, buildable, and cost-efficient permit and bid sets aligned with company standards.

• Direct and manage the bid process, including GC selection, contract negotiations, and procurement strategies to achieve best-in-class value and partnership.

• Lead construction administration, setting clear expectations for responsiveness, quality, and schedule adherence while holding stakeholders accountable.

• Represent ownership on-site during the construction phase, ensuring execution aligns with brand standards, budgets, and schedules.

• Establish systems for proactive quality control, including consistent site documentation, timely resolution of defective work, and continuous improvement of GC performance.

• Critically evaluate and guide general contractor schedules (CPM) to optimize phasing, minimize risk, and ensure delivery on time and on budget.

• Identify and mitigate risks early, anticipating impediments to progress and aggressively resolving cost, quality, and schedule challenges.

• Oversee negotiation and validation of change orders, ensuring only value -adding modifications are approved.

• Review and approve GC applications for payment, ensuring strict alignment with progress and contractual terms.

• Champion brand standards, driving consistency, durability, and customer experience across all projects

• Ensure seamless project transitions by leading hand-offs to Operations and Asset Management with complete documentation and readiness.

• Drive efficient close-out of projects, ensuring all contractual obligations, warranties, and turnover deliverables are achieved promptly.

• Leverage innovation and technology to drive efficiency, visibility, and scalability.

• Ensure accurate updates in Yardi or similar project management software, creating a reliable system of record across the development pipeline.

• Collaborate on building design and value engineering strategies that enhance quality, accelerate schedules, and reduce lifecycle costs.

• Contribute to organizational growth by developing best practices.
  

Qualifications

• Own project starts and finishes.

• Set priorities and pursue them doggedly.

• Define solutions and terms with exactness.

• Organize information and materials to achieve favorable outcomes.

• Enforce standards and clarify deadlines.

• Remove obstacles.

• Sustain greatness in a team environment.

• Have prior success in performing the Key Responsibilities of this position.

This full-time opportunity offers a targeted salary range of $120,000–$140,000, along with a competitive benefits package.