Construction Project Lead ​/ Contract ​/ Hybrid ​/ San Diego Metro

Construction Project Lead

Our client, a leader in financial services technology, is looking to hire a Construction Project Lead. This is a hybrid role that can be fully remote on the day-to-day but will travel to various local retail spaces in the San Diego Metropolitan area.
* This is a 10-month W2 contract role with benefits & paid holidays!*

As a Construction Project Lead, you will oversee the end-to-end delivery of various construction and design workplace projects, from office refreshes, major renovations, and buildouts to the development of new retail locations. You'll orchestrate all activities with external service providers including project managers, consultants, contractors, vendors as well as with internal stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards.

What You'll Be Doing

• Oversee the construction delivery of retail locations from pre-construction through opening, as well as execute approved refresh and remodel projects across the existing retail portfolio
• Serve as the primary interface between in-house and vendor construction project managers and field teams
• Partner closely with internal design teams to clarify scope, resolve constructability issues, and ensure approved design packages are executed accurately in the field
• Oversee post-opening construction activities, including punch lists, warranty items, and minor fixes
• Maintain trackers, schedules, purchase orders, invoices, and change orders, as well as reviewing vendor reporting, holding construction teams accountable to agreed-upon scopes and timelines
• Partner with facilities and operations teams to support smooth handoff from construction to steady-state operations, as well as provide clear, consistent updates to internal stakeholders including Real Estate, Finance, Operations, and Design

Required Skills & Experience

• 4+ years of experience in Construction Project Management or related field, overseeing simultaneous construction delivery projects for corporate office and/or retail spaces
• Experience maintaining project controls, including trackers, schedules, purchase orders, invoices, and change orders, leveraging tools such as Smartsheet, Bluebeam, Pro Core, eBuilder, etc.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience implementing and integrating AI into construction project workflows
• Degree in Construction Management, Architecture or Civil/Architectural Engineering preferred!