Project Manager – Capital Projects and Renovations
$75,000-$90,000/annually, plus a 10% annual bonus and benefits!
Benefits available on the 1st of the month, following only 30 days of employment:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical Expenses and Dependent Care
- Short-Term Disability Income Insurance – at no cost!
- Long-Term Disability Income Insurance – at no cost!
- Life Insurance – at no cost! *Additional buy-up option available
- 401K plan with employer match
Added benefits:
- Tuition assistance program – Up to $4,000/annually
- $1,000 employee referral rewards
- 15 PTO days per year
- 1 volunteer time off day per year
- Paid holidays and 2 floating holidays
- Sign on bonus, On-call bonus
- 20% rent discount at any Berger community – eligible on your first day of employment
Location: Communities are located in State College, Altoona, Williamsport and Mansfield.
Type: Full Time
Minimum Experience: 3-5 years’ experience in the construction/rehab field is required, multi-family, capital projects and apartment renovation experience is strongly preferred.
We are hiring for a project manager to run capital projects and apartment renovations for our West portfolio.
Role & Responsibilities
As the Project Manager your responsibilities will include:
- Work with Community Managers to ensure proper scheduling of apartment and other community renovations and construction.
- Prepare regular reports to evaluate whether each project is being completed on time and on budget. Support the purchase order and invoice process to ensure timely ordering and payment.
- Maintain capital improvements budget.
- Purchase supplies using standard purchase order system and proper bidding procedures.
- Follow the standards for the purchase order approval process and ensure all invoices are paid within 2 weeks of project completion.
- Create purchase orders, WTN numbers and invoices.
- Update Capital Projects and Rehab trackers.
- Perform site wide Capital Needs Assessment inspections to determine the existing condition of the building structure, common areas, roofs, mechanicals, and other building components.
- Write detailed Scope of Work for identified Capital Projects and unit Renovations and prepare Bid forms.
- Distribute prepared scope of work to a minimum of three agreed upon vendors.
- Prepare received bids for Director of Capital Projects.
- Notify excluded bidders and create contract for approved vendor.
- Create contracts for each individual project with great attention to detail.
- Meet with vendors and contractors on site so they can collect appropriate information for proper bidding.
- Work with Community Manager to ensure proper delivery of all materials.
- Maintain capital construction schedule.
- Work with Director of Capital Projects to ensure resolution to any vendor opportunities that may arise.
About you
You might be a great fit for this Project Manager role if you have:
- Familiarity with accepted building practices, materials and techniques, knowledge of common and general code requirements, mechanical systems, and components, permitting processes and requirements, market pricing, and lien waivers.
- Experience with the procurement of construction services, contract award and buy-out, authorizing of RFI’s, AIA industry-standard documents and exhibits.
- Ability to produce contract documents along with other related construction draw forms.
- Computer skills to allow for creation of spreadsheets through Microsoft Office as well as demonstrated proficiency in word processing and database management programs to complete required reports and employment documents.
- Knowledge in contract creation and administration with the ability to process contractor pay applications, evaluate and process change orders, analyze, and maintain tracking sheets and records, perform inspection walks with bank inspectors, inspect and approve safe workplace, document stored materials and monitor warranty work.
- Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Who We Are
Berger Communities embraces a strong organizational culture that drives a quality living environment for our residents, and a desirable place of employment for our team members. Our dedication to service, caring and results consistently positions us as the top place to work in multifamily across the nation. BC is a proud equal opportunity employer.
- Rated three years in a row as one of the top ten places to work in multi-family in the nation by the Best Companies Group.
- Ranked #1 in the nation for Customer Service by SatisFacts and ApartmentRatings.com.