Senior Project Manager of Construction

Highgate is a leading real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in major U.S. gateway cities including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a growing Caribbean and Latin America footprint. The hospitality forward company provides expert guidance through all stages of the property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate has a proven record of developing its diverse portfolio of bespoke lifestyle hotel brands, legacy brands, and independent hotels and resorts with contemporary programming and digital acumen. The company utilizes industry-leading revenue management tools that efficiently identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive outperformance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in New York, Chicago, Dallas, London, Miami, and Seattle. www.highgate.com

Highgate Corporate Office New York City, NY

The Senior Project Manager will oversee construction operations for various projects throughout the portfolio, reporting to the Vice President of Construction. This role is based in the Corporate New York office.

Focus on project management: project processes, budget & schedule creation and overall project controls.
• Aide development team evaluate the viability of a project prior to acquisition, including building of preliminary budgets and schedules.
• Issue RFP's, review & level proposals for multiple disciplines of the design and construction consultant team. Coordinate proposals with counsel for final contracts.
• Work with in house design team to help manage 3rd party Architecture & Engineering teams.
• Work with in house design team to help manage 3rd party Interior Design teams.
• Produce preliminary project estimates.
• Produce preliminary project schedules.
• Assist with defining project scope.
• Manage 3rd party project management teams, including oversight and tracking of schedule, budgets, RFI's, and monthly reports.
• Alongside in house design team, develop strategy for FF&E and OS&E procurement process and track status of deliverables with Purchasing Agent.
• Review drawings from consultant team, ensure represents direction given.
• Coordinate with operations and other departments.
• Oversee and manage project close out ensuring all contractual requirements are met and any operational specifications or manuals are transitioned to the hotel operations teams.

• 5 - 10 years of experience in Construction Management, Project Management, and/or Estimating.
• Extensive background in project management in hospitality.
• Proficient in Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel.
• Must be proactive.
• Must be solutions oriented.
• Willing to travel on a regular basis.
• During Construction, candidate may need to be on-site 60-70% of the time dependent on the status of the project.
• Job can require travel on an as-needed basis.

Salary Range $120,000 - $140,000 per annum, plus bonus, medical, dental and vision benefits, 401K.