Construction Manager - Charlotte, NC

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Location:

- On-site |

Schedule:

Full-Time, 40 Hours/Week

• Support day-to-day project execution across Madison Communities’ development pipeline, with a primary focus on ground-up multifamily construction.
• Lead day-to-day coordination with General Contractors, vendors, design teams, and third-party consultants to keep scopes, deliverables, decisions, and next steps aligned.
• Serve as a key bridge between Development and the General Contractor, maintaining clear accountability for outstanding items and escalating issues that could impact schedule, budget, or quality.
• Own document control and workflow management, including drawings and specifications, submittals, RFIs, meeting minutes, photo logs, and closeout documentation.
• Track and report project schedules and critical-path milestones by reviewing GC schedule updates and look-ahead plans, identifying risks early, and driving mitigation and recovery plans.
• Maintain an owner-side project milestone and decision tracker identifying outstanding items, responsible parties, due dates, and potential schedule impacts.
• Support project cost controls by tracking budgets, commitments, contingency usage, forecast-to-complete, and budget-to-actual performance.
• Own pay application review and lender draw coordination, including reconciliation to the schedule of values, validation of supporting documentation, coordination of inspections, and assembly of draw packages.
• Own the change order management workflow, including scope validation, pricing review, schedule impact, documentation, log maintenance, and coordination of internal approvals.
• Attend OAC meetings and conduct regular site visits to verify progress and quality relative to contract documents, document observations, and follow open items through resolution.
• Track permitting, utilities, inspections, long-lead materials, TCO/CO requirements, and other critical milestones that could affect project completion.
• Coordinate turnover and closeout activities, including punch lists, certificates of occupancy, as-builts, attic stock, warranties, O&M manuals, and other required closeout documentation.
• Partner with Operations to ensure an organized transition from construction through pre-leasing, unit delivery, amenity completion, and stabilized operations.
• Support preconstruction and design-phase activities, including constructability reviews, coordination of design deliverables, value engineering, bid leveling, scope review, and long-lead procurement.
• Prepare concise project reporting for Development leadership highlighting schedule status, budget performance, key risks, outstanding decisions, and required corrective actions.

• 5–8+ years of experience in construction, project management, owner’s representative services, general contracting, or a related field. Multifamily experience is strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of construction means and methods, project scheduling, cost controls, and contract administration.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of RFIs, submittals, pay applications, construction draws, change orders, and project documentation.
• Working knowledge of construction documents, including site plans, building plans, specifications, and contracts.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary construction and development teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Real Estate Development, or a related discipline preferred, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience with construction/project management software and reporting platforms preferred.

• 401(k) with company match
• 80% company paid medical benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Short/Long Term Disability
• Company paid basic life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Generous paid time off
• Employee discounts & referral programs
• Mental Health Support – Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Full-time | 8-hour shifts
• Monday–Friday with weekends as needed

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