About the Role
This role is for an individual who can manage construction projects from conception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to a high standard. The focus is on building high-quality office spaces for employees, prioritizing their work experience.
Responsibilities
- Own construction projects end to end, including office buildouts, renovations, and fit-outs.
- Define project scope and build the business case by partnering with internal stakeholders.
- Drive the procurement and RFP process, including selecting consultants, vendors, and contractors.
- Oversee the design process, coordinating stakeholders and vendors to resolve scope gaps.
- Build and maintain detailed project schedules, tracking the critical path and driving corrective actions.
- Manage project budgets, track spend, control costs, and process change orders and invoices.
- Manage contracts and external approvals, including navigating the permitting process.
- Conduct regular site visits to monitor progress, verify work, and ensure compliance with codes and safety requirements.
- Own project closeout and reporting, including managing punch lists, documentation, and handover.
- Build cross-functional partnerships for seamless project integration and coordinate people moves.
- Coach other PMs and develop SOPs and repeatable processes for projects.
Requirements
- At least 10+ years of construction project management experience, ideally delivering commercial office interiors or similar fit-out projects.
- A problem solver mentality focused on solutions that span technical and organizational boundaries.
- Proven track record of delivering large-scale construction projects on schedule while coordinating multiple external vendors and trades.
- Hands-on experience managing general contractors and subcontractors.
- Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, and scopes of work.
- Understanding of leases and ability to help negotiate for design and construction.
- Working knowledge of construction means and methods, building systems, permitting, and inspection processes.
- Strong command of project management fundamentals—scope, schedule, budget, and risk.
- Excellent communication skills, able to convey complex ideas with precision and clarity to any audience.
- Willingness to travel as needed to project sites in other US cities.
- Willingness to provide support for supervision of critical tasks during after hours or weekend work, as needed.
- Proficiency with project management and scheduling tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Procore, or similar.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work on and lead a team, encouraging team building, giving constructive feedback and taking recommendations.
- Able to self-manage with strong initiative.
- Desire to introduce new practices, processes, or technologies that raise effectiveness.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to make data-driven recommendations.
- Ability to think beyond project completion to long-term performance.
- Understanding that details matter for employee experience and workplace function.
Skills
- Construction Project Management
- Budget Management
- Schedule Management
- Procurement
- RFP Process
- Vendor Management
- Contract Negotiation
- Site Visits
- Risk Management
- MS Project
- Smartsheet
- Procore
Location
- Chicago
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 10+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or a related field—or equivalent practical experience.
Salary/Compensations
- $150,000—$200,000 USD
Benefits
- Private Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
- Travel Medical Insurance
- Group Pension Scheme
- Group Life Assurance and Income Protection Schemes
- Paid Parental Leave
- Parking and Commuter Benefits
- Discretionary bonus eligibility
- HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
- Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance
- Paid vacation plus paid holidays
- Retirement plan with employer match
- Wellness Programs
About the Company
- Jump Trading Group is committed to world-class research, empowering talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to push scientific boundaries and apply cutting-edge research to global financial markets.
- Our culture is unique, characterized by constant innovation, fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak.
- We believe in winning together, fostering collaboration and mutual respect.
- Research outcomes drive superior risk-adjusted returns, and we design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world.
- We fund start-ups across industries and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.
