Global Real Estate Construction Manager

About the Role

Anthropic’s Global Workplace & Real Estate team is delivering a rapidly expanding global portfolio that includes full‑building offices of approximately 450,000 SF. The role of Real Estate Construction Manager will lead the technical delivery of projects from pre‑construction through close‑out, acting as the primary technical counterpart to general contractors, design teams, and specialty vendors. This hands‑on construction leadership role will develop and manage a team of project managers across the global portfolio and report to the Global Head of Real Estate & Workplace.

• Lead pre‑construction on complex buildouts: constructibility and design/drawing reviews, MEP and structural coordination, estimating support, value engineering, and development of the GMP or bid package.
• Recommend and own the delivery method and contracting strategy for each project (e.g., GMP, lump sum, CM‑at‑risk, design‑assist) to match scope, schedule, and risk.
• Read and interpret architectural, structural, and MEP drawings and specifications, surface gaps, conflicts, and risks before they reach the field.
• Coordinate technically demanding scopes such as commercial kitchens (Type I hoods, make‑up air, grease and UL300 fire‑suppression systems, utility upsizing), high‑performance AV and acoustics for executive and event spaces, server/IDF rooms with redundant power and supplemental cooling, elevated power density, and integrated physical security.
• Manage permitting and inspections with authorities in multiple markets and labor environments.

• Oversee construction from mobilization through close‑out across multiple concurrent projects, holding general contractors accountable to schedule, budget, safety, and quality.
• Run technical processes that keep a job on track: RFIs, submittals and shop drawings, ASIs, and BIM/clash coordination across trades; lead owner‑architect‑contractor and trade‑coordination meetings.
• Conduct site visits to monitor progress, safety, and quality control; enforce inspection protocols and punch‑list management.
• Drive commissioning and close‑out: systems commissioning (including kitchen exhaust/MUA balancing, BMS, and life‑safety), TCO/CO, as‑builts, O&M manuals, warranties, attic stock, and owner training.
• Ensure compliance with local building codes, ADA requirements, and Anthropic's sustainability goals.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for general contractors, subcontractors, and external project managers, holding them to clear communication and accountability.
• Lead GC selection end‑to‑end: pre‑qualification/RFQ, RFP/ITB, bid leveling and scope normalization, scope‑gap detection, and award – and structure the contract (GMP fee, general conditions/requirements, allowances, contingencies, qualifications, and exclusions).
• Negotiate and administer contracts with contractors, vendors, and consultants; manage GC performance throughout construction, including schedule adherence, change‑order management, safety compliance, and close‑out.
• Determine which trades and specialty vendors to carry under the GC versus owner‑direct, and manage critical long‑lead vendors (kitchen equipment, AV, architectural millwork, switch gear/generator).
• Develop and maintain landlord and property‑management relationships to facilitate approvals and ongoing operations.

• Build and own detailed budgets by trade/CSI division – separating hard costs, soft costs, FF&E, technology, allowances, and escalation – and manage design, construction, and GC contingencies deliberately.
• Review and approve budgets, change orders, and invoices, including schedule‑of‑values setup, pay‑application review (e.g., AIA G702/G703), retainage, and lien waivers, providing professional pushback to protect Anthropic's interests.
• Govern the change‑order process (PCO to CO, markups, substantiation) and distinguish legitimate changes from scope gaps the contractor should have carried.
• Lead value engineering that protects scope and design intent; maintain cost forecasting and reporting…