Project Manager, Real Estate & Construction; Texas: Austin, Houston, or San Antonio

At Building Hope, we believe that every child deserves access to a great public school. Families should have a variety of high-quality public school choices to choose from regardless of race, zip code, or the amount of money in their bank account.

Founded in 2003, Building Hope is a 501(c)(3) based in Washington D.C. that develops and finances safe, sustainable, thoughtfully designed, and educator-informed facilities with all the amenities to support student learning nationwide. Building Hope exists to help more public charter schools grow by eliminating facility development and financing obstacles so that more families have high-quality public school options.

In addition to supporting charter schools as full-scale real estate developers, we offer facility financing products, back-office services, and technical assistance. We are “all-in” to help our clients with whatever it takes to ensure they are prepared to set students up for success in college and life.

We are excited to expand our footprint in Texas and build a team to help more high-impact charter schools with their school facilities! We are looking for two Project Managers who live in Austin, Houston, or San Antonio, to support school construction projects in Texas.

Location: Austin, Houston, or San Antonio

Travel: Must be willing to travel weekly throughout Texas (50%)

Salary Range: $90,000 - $110,000

Target

Start Date:

Mid-September 2022

• As the primary point of contact with the school client and construction team, you will manage every step of the real estate development process.
• Your job is focused on the full scope of every construction project: planning → design → risk mitigation → construction, → delivery.
• You will build a rapport with the client and contractors on the ground by modeling excellent planning/organization habits that include but aren’t limited to consistently meeting deadlines, visiting the construction sites weekly in person, managing all invoices with on-time payment, and starting and ending meetings on time with a system to share next steps in writing with all stakeholders.

Here are some examples of projects you might work on:

• Your commercial construction project management experience helps you quickly pull together a project plan that includes all the critical decisions and milestones to ensure the project is delivered successfully on time.
• Your previous client and contractors rave about their experience with you and would hire you to lead another project.
• You’ve never met a stranger. You enjoy building relationships and easily fit into a new team.
• You are a constant learner that operates with curiosity, and you’re not afraid to tackle a project when you have limited background knowledge.
• You are highly coachable and comfortable operating with feedback and a beginner mindset.
• You are persistent and won’t give up when you don’t know the answer immediately.
• You are a problem solver and know how to move things forward with limited resourcing or roadblocks.
• You sweat the small stuff and know that great outcomes result from paying attention to the details and being consistent in your work.
• You are committed to being an awesome teammate. You work with…