Construction Manager - Tenant Improvements and Special Projects

Construction Manager - Tenant Improvements and Special Projects

San Mateo, California, United States

OUR PURPOSE

We are focused on Good Living for the Greater Good. This means providing a true sense of home and belonging for our Neighbors, Commercial Clients and Prometheans and giving our time and resources to bring positive change locally and beyond. It also means supporting you in your career goals with the very best working experience, and that starts with us having fun in the work we do together.

YOUR ROLE AND IMPACT

Our Construction team is looking for an experienced Construction Manager - Tenant Improvements & Special Projects to serve as the owner's representative for assigned construction activities across Northern California and the Pacific Northwest markets. This role is responsible for the planning, coordination, and execution of commercial tenant improvement (TI), retail repositioning, office turnover, and select capital improvement projects across Prometheus' commercial portfolio.

• Preconstruction, Design & Permitting - Lead cost estimating, budgeting, scheduling, and space planning for tenant improvements and capital projects; manage architects, and consultants through design development, constructability reviews, and jurisdictional approvals; ensure compliance with lease terms, building standards, and occupied-building constraints.
• Tenant, Leasing & Stakeholder Coordination – Serve as the primary construction liaison from lease execution through closeout; partner with Leasing on Work Letters and Letters of Determination (LOD); align scopes, TI allowances, costs, schedules, and delivery conditions while supporting a consistent, professional tenant experience.
• Construction & Capital Project Management – Procure and manage general contractors and trades; oversee project execution, RFIs, submittals, inspections, and field issues to ensure schedule, budget, quality, safety, and operational compliance; support planning and delivery of building maintenance and capital improvement projects with minimal disruption.
• Contract, Cost & Financial Oversight - Administer construction contracts; track budgets, cost-to-complete, and TI allowance utilization; support forecasting, documentation, lease compliance, and long‑term capital planning in collaboration with Asset Management, Property Management, and Engineering.

Sure, there is a lot on your plate, but you are the type of person who is looking for a job that will challenge you in new ways and provide you with the opportunity to grow. So, if you are passionate about people and want to transform your property management job into a career, we invite you to take that step with us and call Prometheus your HOME.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Your Experience - Minimum of six to ten (6‑10) years of construction management, with three to five (3‑5) years focused on commercial tenant improvements, interior buildouts, and/or capital projects.
• Industry knowledge - Experience working with commercial real estate owners/developers and/or general contractors with a strong TI/interiors practice. Experience coordinating work in occupied buildings strongly preferred.
• Technical Competencies - Proficiency in preconstruction estimating and scope development; knowledge of construction scheduling and sequencing; strong contract administration and change‑management capabilities; strong system proficiency in Yardi and Sage Job Cost; advanced Excel skills in developing and auditing cost estimates; knowledge in construction project management platforms including Procore, CMiC, ACC.
• Communication - Strong written and verbal ability to communicate effectively across functions to convey team goals.
• Relationships - Proven ability to build and maintain partnerships with internal and external stakeholders as well as focusing on finding creative solutions.
• Your Cultural Traits - Although we’re a highly dispersed organization by the nature of our business, our Prometheans are strongly united by our Purpose, Mission and our Cultural Traits. These are the defining characteristics of a Promethean:
  Team Oriented, Communicator, Entrepreneurial, Passionate, Self‑Starter, Creative, Principled, and Brand…