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About the Role
PMA is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Project Manager to serve as the primary client interface and lead project teams through the strategic real estate planning, design, and construction process for Life Science projects.
Responsibilities
- Develop and complete project-specific tasks to meet client expectations and contractual obligations.
- Review qualitative program aspects with the owner and verify program conformance with project goals.
- Serve as liaison between client and design and construction professionals.
- Initiate and manage the procurement of design, construction, and consultant services.
- Draft, review, communicate, negotiate, and enforce contractual documents.
- Develop and monitor project budget and schedule, including updating web-based project controls.
- Provide analysis of budgets and schedules and their effect on project financial objectives.
- Manage the design, engineering, and construction team in planning and analysis of conceptual design and preconstruction activities.
- Oversee and review the development of architectural and engineering construction drawings and bid documents.
- Establish, direct, and/or document project meetings.
- Meet with clients, city officials, architects, engineers, contractors, and consultants to present project status and anticipate issues.
- Anticipate potential changes to budget or schedule and provide guidance on their review and analysis.
- Coordinate and review value engineering alternatives with the owner.
- Determine requirements and facilitate procurement of peer reviews and specialty consultants.
- Coordinate and direct internal resources, as required.
- Oversee the architect in their review of contractor and vendor onsite activities for contractual compliance.
- Authorize the issuance of contracts, purchase orders; develop and process scheduled progress draw packages for payment.
- Observe and report on the construction process and construction-related issues.
- Manage the project closeout process to a successful completion.
- Proactively seek out and represent PMA in networking and business development opportunities.
- Assist senior management in project proposals and subsequent interviews.
- Promote the highest level of professionalism and ethics.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in the real estate design and construction industry, including Life Sciences and/or Mission Critical projects.
- Deep expertise in MEP systems coordination, integration, and delivery.
- Experience as an Owner’s Representative or Project Manager representing the fiduciary interests of the real estate developer or investor.
- Experience demonstrating prior involvement and leadership with master planning, budgeting, schematic design, design development, and construction documents phases, and construction/transition planning to build/project activation.
- Develop and maintain long-term relationships with clients and other construction-related and business professionals.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of project controls, project management, construction documentation, and sequencing.
- Exhibit working knowledge of alternate materials/methods; construction costs, value-engineering techniques, and Building/Occupancy laws and lease requirements.
- Demonstrate skills in managing multiple concurrent projects successfully.
- Meet or exceed client expectations and timelines.
Skills
- MEP systems coordination, integration, and delivery
- Master planning
- Budgeting
- Schematic design
- Design development
- Construction documents
- Construction/transition planning
- Project controls
- Project management
- Construction documentation
- Sequencing
- Alternate materials/methods
- Construction costs
- Value-engineering techniques
- Building/Occupancy laws
- Lease requirements
- Time management
- Communication
- Organization
- Personal effectiveness
- Technical computer skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project)
- Proficiency with web-based project management tools
- Proficiency in AutoCAD (desired, not required)
Location
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Urban Planning, Real Estate Finance, or a related field
Salary/Compensations
- $130,000-180,000
Benefits
- Competitive salary and bonus program
- Formal and informal training
- Leadership development
- Mentoring programs
- Opportunities for growth and advancement
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Education reimbursement
- 401(k) plan with significant employer match
About the Company
- Project Management Advisors, Inc. (PMA) is a national real estate advisory firm providing consulting services as the owner's representative, including development management, project management, program management and investor representation.
- Recognized among the commercial real estate industry's top professional services firms, including being named to Engineering News-Record top CM firms for the past three years in a row.
- PMA partners with clients as their unbiased advocate to provide leadership and strategic guidance for increasingly sophisticated real estate needs and challenges, minimizing risk while maximizing outcomes.
- PMA has merged with Brailsford & Dunlavey as of December 2025.
- PMA is headquartered in Chicago with offices in Austin, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, San Diego, and San Francisco.
- PMA is comprised of over 150 project professionals experienced and licensed in nearly every aspect of the real estate industry with multi-disciplined backgrounds that are heavily rooted in the built environment.
- PMA's local market knowledge and ability to leverage broad and diverse experience across a national portfolio of projects is unmatched in the industry.
- PMA delivers expertise to a broad range of clients from developers to institutional investors based on 30 years of practical experience, allowing teams to consistently anticipate issues, understand potential impacts and provide proactive solutions.
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