Location
Los Angeles, CA | United States
Job description
The Cooperative LA is seeking a Project Manager to join our rapidly growing team.
We are an owner’s representation and project management firm serving cultural and commercial projects in greater Los Angeles.
Our purpose is forging collaborative relationships and turning dreams into built realities.
Our clients are cultural, educational, and institutional private and nonprofit organizations and commercial developers and owners in the greater Los Angeles area that value service and long-term relationships and want to build quality projects creating lasting impacts on our communities.
Our core values are Clients First - Always, Collaboration, Sherlock Holmes, Commitment to Excellence, and Be Humble.
Our Three Uniques:
- White Glove Service - As a high-touch, high-service firm, that genuinely cares about our clients and their projects, we do what it takes no matter what, manage the unmanageable, known the unknowns, get the details right, and provide traction to the client's unique vision as if it were our own.
- 360-degree view of experience - Our strength is our people. Our team has decades of unique experience as owner's representatives, builders, architects, and developers, and because we have been there, we have done it, we have the diverse knowledge, expertise, and perspective to execute from idea to occupancy.
- Our relationships - We are super connectors, forged through authenticity and generosity, our established and new relationships define us as a firm, bring solutions to any problem, and allow us and our clients to overcome all challenges.
The Role:
Reporting to the Project Executive, the PM is responsible for the overall project management and success of projects by:
- Managing all project aspects as if it were your own, including entitlements, design, permitting, construction, and close-out.
- Acting as the project leader and liaison between our clients and various stakeholders, including architects, consultants, engineers, contractors, vendors, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction.
- Ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within scope and budget.
- Identifying potential risks and issues early, solving problems, and developing contingency plans and solutions.
- Attending project meetings, recording meeting minutes, and following through on action items.
- Assist in construction administration (RFls, Submittals, Change Orders) including periodic site visits to monitor progress during construction.
- Providing regular project updates to clients, stakeholders, and internal teams.
- Fostering positive and collaborative relationships with clients and stakeholders.
- Promoting a culture of continuous improvement by analyzing project outcomes and implementing lessons learned.
Our Typical Services Include:
Design, Permitting & Preconstruction: Assemble and manage the design team; develop and manage the project budget and master schedule; oversee cost estimating and value engineering; conduct plan review and constructability analysis; oversee the entitlement and permitting process; procure the contractor and appropriate consultant; review and negotiate contracts, and coordinate deliverables lenders.
Construction: Maintain and update the project budget and schedule: manage the design team, general contractor, and all stakeholders; facilitate team cooperation and accountability: proactively problem-solve; manage the weekly OAC meetings; perform project accounting; manage change orders; conduct community outreach; oversee progress and completion of inspections, permits, and occupancy; monitor the construction and quality control programs; manage FF&E, and owner move-in.
Project Close-out: Administer contract close-out procedures; collect final releases from contractors and subcontractors; collect closeout packages and warranties; perform and manage the outstanding punch list, warranty; and close final permitting items
Competencies:
- Alignment with our core values.
- Innate leadership skills with excellent communication, organization, negotiation, and presentation.
- Exceptional problem-solving abilities and a detail-oriented mindset.
- Capacity to multi-task and manage various project elements simultaneously.
- Understands project management processes, means, and methods.
- Knowledge of building products, construction details, and relevant rules, regulations, quality standards, and local building codes.
- Excited by constant learning, reflection, and improvement.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture, or related field.
- At least 5 –10 years of commercial construction industry project management experience, preferably with a general contractor or a project management firm and within our target market.
- Able to inspire and motivate internal and external teams to achieve required results.
- Excellent facilitation, influence, and conflict-resolution skills.
- Proficient in MS Office, including Project, Excel, and related project management software (e.g., Procore, Bluebeam).
- AIA, LEED, WELL, PMP, CMIT or other related accreditations are a plus.
- A valid driver's license and willingness to travel to project sites through greater Los Angeles.
Our Benefits:
We believe that investing in our employees means investing in our future. We understand that attracting and retaining top-tier talent requires offering great benefits, including:
- Competitive salary and discretionary performance-based bonuses, as well as incentive bonuses for recruiting and project acquisition.
- Health insurance coverage includes medical, dental, vision benefits, and life insurance.
- Retirement savings plan with company matching.
- Paid time off for vacation, sick leave, and personal leave.
- An exciting and unique office culture that is dog friendly, with a meditation room, ping pong table, and electric scooters.
- Company happy hours, team outings, and events.
- Amazon Prime membership reimbursement.
- Industry conferences and membership with professional organizations (e.g. ULI, AIA, LAHQ, CMAA).
The salary range for this position is $140,000 to $180,000 per year. The pay offered will be determined based on numerous factors including internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, education, certifications, experience, and business needs.
How to Apply
Please submit your resume and optional cover letter to [email protected] We look forward to reviewing your application and potentially having you as part of our team!
- The Cooperative LA is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone. We value and celebrate our differences because those differences are what make our team shine. The Cooperative LA provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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