Construction Manager Job at Arcland Property Company in Columbia

Arcland stands as one of the largest privately held self storage companies in the world, proudly operating over 50 facilities and managing more than 4.3 million square feet of space. Already ranked among the top 40 self storage owners nationwide, we're targeting becoming the most valuable private brand in the industry. Our sister company, Self Storage Plus, is already a top 10 property management firm — and together, we're rapidly expanding through strategic development, acquisitions and asset management. If you're ambitious, driven, and ready to go all in, this is your opportunity to grow.

The successful candidate will:

·      Set priorities and pursue them doggedly.

·      Define solutions and terms with exactness.

·      Organize information and materials to achieve favorable outcomes.

·      Enforce standards and clarify deadlines.

·      Remove obstacles.

·      Sustain greatness in a team environment.

·      Have prior success in performing the Key Responsibilities of this position.

Key Responsibilities:

·      Assemble, track and own construction budgets and cost database.

·      Engage in design development reviews to achieve high quality permit and bid sets.

·      Administer the bid process and negotiate GC contracts.

·      Demand prompt action during Construction Administration.

·      Serve as on-site owner rep throughout the Construction phase.

·      Provide jobsite photos and documentation of defective work. Resolve defective work.

·      Review and critique GC critical path method schedule for best outcomes.

·      Proactively seek impediments to progress and aggressively mitigate cost and schedule impacts.

·      Effectively negotiate and validate change orders.

·      Thoroughly review GC applications for payment.

·      Enforce Self Storage Plus brand standards in all new construction projects.

·      Facilitate and achieve clean hand-offs to Operations and Asset Management.

·      Close out projects promptly.

·      Embrace opportunities to use technology for efficiency.

·      Update Yardi or similar software (training provided by Arcland).

·      Provide input on building design and value engineering.

·      Offer suggestions to increase execution speed, reduce costs and increase quality.

·      Work with the team to improve Arcland’s “Foundational Documents”.