Project Manager

PROJECT MANAGER

POSITION SPECIFICATION

Shine Associates, LLC has been retained to search, identify, and recruit a Project Manager (“PM”) on behalf of our client (‘Company’). This position will be based in the Atlanta, GA office.

CONFIDENTIALITY

Shine Associates, LLC has been exclusively retained on this assignment. Information contained in this position specification as well as any other information concerning the Company provided or verbally discussed is confidential. All materials and discussions are to be utilized for the sole purpose of a candidate’s personal review of the career opportunity.

CLIENT DESCRIPTION

Our client is a real estate investment and development company that focuses primarily on industrial and residential markets. Headquartered in Boston, with offices in Atlanta and Philadelphia, the Company searches for unique investment opportunities throughout the East Coast.

The Company finds and invests in opportunities across the risk spectrum; this results in insightful investments ranging from short-term, value-add projects to long-term, multiple-oriented deals. With operating expertise across this spectrum, the firm is capable of capitalizing on a vast array of deal types.

The Company’s mission is to be the best real estate value investor on the East Coast by relentlessly seeking and creating value through strategic, data-driven investments that deliver superior returns for our investors.

The Company’s Corporate Vision

The firm’s vision is to build an enduring real estate investment firm defined by its ability to find value where others don’t. The Company uncovers hidden opportunities, transforming properties and markets to deliver exceptional returns for our investors. Success is driven by a team of empowered leaders who operate with extreme ownership, humility, and a relentless focus on value creation. By building a company where leadership and expertise are shared, the firm aims to create a business that thrives for generations—long after its founders—while continuing to generate wealth, growth, and impact for our investors, team members, and communities.

The Company takes seriously their Core Values :

1. Value Creation : Their business is built on finding and creating value in every deal, property, and relationship.
2. Ownership : Operates with extreme ownership , where every team member is accountable for their collective success.
3. Fiduciary Excellence : Committed to safeguarding their investors’ capital , ensuring every decision maximizes value with transparency and integrity.
4. Agility : They move swiftly and strategically, taking advantage of hidden opportunities in the market.
5. Growth and Humility : Lead with humility and a focus on continuous growth—both personally and professionally.

PROJECT MANAGER – Development/Construction

The Company is a real estate investor and developer focused on the commercial and residential sectors. The firm currently owns over four million square feet of real estate across the East Coast and has a pipeline of development approaching $1 billion.

The Company is seeking a Development/Construction Project Manager (the “Project Manager”) to support the execution of its industrial and logistics development projects, with an emphasis on the Southeast. This is an owner-side role (OPM) sitting within the Development & Construction (“D&C”) team, reporting directly to the Managing Director/Head of D&C, and working closely with the SVP of Construction and the VP of Development on a project-by-project basis.

The Project Manager will play a hybrid role across preconstruction (estimating, bid preparation/leveling, preliminary scheduling, constructability review) and field execution (on-site coordination, monitoring contractor and subcontractor performance, managing risk, reporting and documentation). The position is designed for a high-potential project manager who can, over time and based on performance, grow into a broader regional or platform-level construction/development leadership role as the platform scales.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Preconstruction & Estimating

• Review and scrutinize project scopes of work, plans, specifications, and RFP packages for completeness, constructability, and alignment with the business plan.
• Prepare and/or coordinate conceptual and detailed cost estimates for project scopes of work and/or project plans, including quantity takeoffs using tools such as Bluebeam.
• Evaluate and manage project bids, budgets and schedules and provide periodic reports to Company leadership.

Scheduling & Risk Management

• Develop and maintain preliminary and detailed project schedules for the internal team; evaluate and analyze project team (e.g., general contractor and subcontractor) project schedules.
• Understand project logistics, phasing (if applicable) and project schedule; assess constructability, schedule, cost and overall project risks.
• Prepare and update two-week look-ahead and other short-interval planning tools to anticipate delays, weather impacts, long-lead items, and inspection/permit constraints.

Field Execution & Contractor Coordination

• Serve as an owner’s representative on active construction sites, particularly for Southeast projects, monitoring contractor and subcontractor performance against schedule, quality, and safety expectations.
• Communicate and interact with the Company’s tenants, contractors, architects, consultants, and other project team members in a professional and solution-oriented manner.
• Oversee, manage, and direct construction management consultant services and activities as a project requires.
• Oversee and manage aspects of the field operations related to land development and construction, including requests for information, submittals, punch-lists, close-out, and the collection of construction as-builts, certifications, and compliance letters.

Construction Administration

• Manage consultant and contractor payment applications, including reviews of invoices for conformity with contract documents.
• Administer the collection of acceptable certificates of insurance, lien waivers, and other required project documents, process consultant and contractor payments, monitor project budgets, and maintain project files.
• Prepare project status reports.
• Provide additional duties as assigned by the Head of D&C and provide general support to other divisions of the Company as needed.

Travel and Field Presence

• Requires the ability to travel to project sites out in the field on a regular basis, particularly in the Southeast; some overnight travel may be required.
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree required (engineering or construction management preferred).
• Approximately 4-8 years of practical working experience in development, construction management, or general contracting, with a strong cost estimating, scheduling, and construction management background.
  • Ideal backgrounds include general contractor project engineer/assistant project manager/project manager; owner’s representative construction manager, or development-side project manager.
• Knowledge of construction means and methods, costs and engineering principles.
• Understanding and working experience with:
  • cost estimating and quantity takeoffs
  • construction scheduling and critical path concepts
  • contracts, change orders, and payment applications
  • certificates of insurance and other construction-related documentation and compliance requirements.
• Strong oral and written communication skills are required, with demonstrated ability to work effectively with tenants, contractors, architects, consultants, and other project team members.
• High level of organization and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and information streams.
• Computer literacy, including word-processing (Microsoft Word), spreadsheet analysis (Microsoft Excel), PDF/takeoff (Bluebeam), project scheduling (GanttPro or similar) and data management software.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

The Company is prepared to offer a competitive compensation package.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Shine Associates, LLC
45 School Street, Suite 301
Boston, MA 02108

David Slye, Managing Director
(781) 254-0600
[email protected]