Project Manager, Facilities

Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Ares is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Associate Vice President, Facilities - Project Manager focused on tenant improvements to lead the planning, design, construction, and delivery of Ares’ corporate office buildouts throughout the United States, while supporting select international projects and project management across other strategic initiatives as needed. This role will be responsible for managing a large portfolio of tenant improvement projects, office expansions, densifications, relocations, office upgrades, acquisition-related integrations, and space reduction and decommission initiatives.

The successful candidate will serve as the primary project management lead across the project lifecycle, ensuring delivery of projects on schedule, within budget, and aligned with Ares' evolving workplace standards and business objectives. The position requires a strategic thinker with strong construction management expertise, financial acumen, contract negotiation experience, and the ability to collaborate effectively and efficiently with stakeholders across multiple business functions.

This individual will partner closely with executive leadership, regional facilities teams, external consultants, landlords, architects, contractors, and vendors to ensure successful execution of projects and seamless transition to ongoing operations.

Lead all phases of tenant improvement and capital projects across Ares' U.S. office portfolio, including planning, programming, design, budgeting, construction, commissioning, occupancy, and closeout. Manage multiple concurrent projects ranging from office expansions and relocations to densifications, renovations, workplace upgrades, and acquisition-driven integrations. Develop comprehensive project schedules, milestones, risk registers, and delivery plans to ensure successful execution. Coordinate with internal stakeholders to define business requirements, workplace standards, and operational objectives.

Conduct regular site visits and travel extensively to oversee project execution, mitigate risks, and ensure quality outcomes. Maintain flexibility across project load to enable prioritization of critical deadlines and deliverables within a changing and growing workplace environment. Provide executive-level reporting regarding project status, budget performance, key risks, and mitigation strategies.

Manage external architects, engineers, project managers, furniture vendors, consultants, contractors, and specialty vendors throughout the project lifecycle. Understand and align with lease requirements, permitting, landlord approvals, and construction administration and Tenant Improvement reimbursement processes. Ensure projects align with corporate design standards (architectural, security and technological) and coordinate with the Ares technology team around implementation of Ares technology standards. Review construction documents, schedules, change orders, and contractor submissions to maintain project quality and consistency.

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