Construction Manager

Overview

The position of Construction Manager will support the Development Department by overseeing and managing construction projects within our retail portfolio. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in construction management, specifically within the retail sector, and possess excellent leadership, communication, and project management skills. This position will be based in our corporate office in Santa Ana, but also requires time out in the field visiting sites for quality control and troubleshooting purposes.

Travel will be within the continental US.

• Review landlord work letters, drawings, specifications, and constructability for compliance and feasibility.
• Perform project assessments to verify existing conditions, define required improvements, and prepare scope and budget summaries.
• Develop preliminary project budgets, conduct cost analyses, coordinate value engineering, and optimize costs against market benchmarks.
• Manage and track construction costs to ensure alignment with approved budgets, contracts, scopes, and industry standards.
• Assist with bid packaging and support contractor and subcontractor selection.
• Organize and set up projects prior to design, coordinating with architects, engineers, inspectors, consultants, and AHJs.
• Create and manage project schedules in Microsoft Project, monitoring critical path activities, milestones, and tenant turnover dates.
• Lead project kick-off calls, jobsite meetings, progress reviews, and proactively communicate risks, issues, and mitigation plans.
• Ensure quality control, adherence to approved plans, and maintain all project documentation including RFIs, submittals, and change orders.
• Conduct final project walks to confirm landlord work completion, support tenant improvement challenges as needed, and manage turnover to tenant.

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management preferred
• 3
  -5 years of Construction Management experience within retail commercial development or construction firm
• Experience and knowledge of market construction costs in different geographical areas of the US
• Complete understanding of Design Development Process involving entitlement/design/utilities/permitting/construction/tenant coordination
• Excellent organizational skills
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and MS Project
• Ability and experience in managing people and contractors for several projects concurrently
• Strong written and communication skills required
• Ability to navigate and execute in demanding/changing environment that requires on-going assessment and being solution driven as project challenges/issues arise

• 401k with matching (100% vested after 90 waiting period for enrollment)
• Medical Insurance (75% company paid)
• Dental Insurance (employee partially covered)
• Vision Insurance (employee 100% covered)
• Life Insurance, AD&D, and Short- & Long-Term Disability Insurance (100% company paid)
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Sick Time
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Holiday break
• Corporate events throughout the year

Red Mountain Group was established as a result of one man’s vision - that anything is possible and that every challenge brings its own opportunity. This philosophy has been the driving force behind RMG since being founded by Michael Mugel in 1991. Starting with the purchase of a single distressed shopping center in Mesa, Arizona, today RMG is an established and innovative leader in the retail redevelopment industry, with a current portfolio of more than 6 million square feet located across 21 states.

Our in-house abilities include Asset/Portfolio Evaluation, Property & Asset Management, Leasing & Marketing, Project Construction Management, Retail & Mixed-Use Development, Entitlements, Acquisitions & Dispositions, and Financing.

RMG is an equal opportunity employer.

This is not a remote or hybrid position.