Project Manager I

Job Description

Project Management

• Manage small-scale capital improvement projects and support larger asset enhancement initiatives, including common area renovations, unit renovations, and smart home technology upgrades.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and vendors to define project objectives, establish timelines, manage budgets, and drive successful project execution.
• Coordinate project teams, resources, and schedules to ensure projects are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Manage projects typically ranging from $10K to $75K, while supporting larger renovation and asset enhancement programs.
• Utilize project management best practices, including scope management, requirements gathering, risk identification, project tracking, and stakeholder communication.
• Provide regular project updates and reporting to leadership and key stakeholders.
• Oversee ongoing contract services and break-fix activities for assigned systems and asset categories.
• Travel approximately 25% to properties within the portfolio to conduct site visits, monitor project progress, support vendors, and ensure successful project execution.

Essential Functions

• Develop scopes of work, project estimates, budgets, and schedules with guidance from management.
• Lead project kickoff meetings and ongoing status reviews, ensuring alignment among stakeholders and project team members.
• Proactively identify project risks and escalate issues to minimize scope creep, schedule delays, and budget overruns.
• Manage annual and long-term project budgets for assigned initiatives.
• Coordinate the full contract lifecycle, including bidding, vendor selection, contract negotiation, and execution.
• Prepare and deliver weekly project status reports to leadership, highlighting progress, risks, and key milestones.