Sr Project Manager, Real Estate

What's the Short Version?

The Sr Project Manager, Real Estate is responsible for the successful planning, execution, and completion of strategic and complex real estate projects at SanMar. This role involves managing multiple concurrent projects across all SanMar locations, including facility renovations and expansions, and assisting with vendor and contractor coordination. Expertise in design, construction, and building management is essential. The Sr Project Manager collaborates with cross-functional teams and external vendors to ensure projects meet stakeholder expectations and align with company objectives.

What Will You Be Doing?

• Lead the real estate project lifecycle from initiation to delivery, ensuring alignment with business objectives, technical and facility requirements, and project scope.
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Coordinate with vendors, contractors, Lake Washington Partners, and internal stakeholders for successful project execution.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project documentation, including project plans, design documents, resource allocations, budgets, and post-project reports.
• Maintain clear communication with stakeholders at all levels, ensuring transparency and alignment of project goals.
• Allocate resources efficiently to achieve project milestones.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, and develop mitigation plans to ensure timely delivery.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and company policies.
• Track and report on key real estate metrics, performance, and budget adherence.
• Provide insights on industry trends, best practices, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Provide regular project status updates and communicate potential risks or issues.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and collaboration within the project team.
• Travel up to 3-6 days per month to distribution centers or project sites.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards.

What Are We Looking For?

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Real Estate, Project Management, Construction Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 4-6 years as a project manager working with business stakeholders in a cross-functional environment on large complex projects.
• Strong understanding of real estate project planning, leasing, construction project management, facility management, and vendor negotiations.
• Skilled in using project management tools such as Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Office, or other similar tools.
• Experience in creating effective team environments, building strong relationships, negotiating, solving problems, resolving conflicts, and managing resources.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Experience in leading discussions that result in consensus and commitment.
• Ability to cope with pressure, changing priorities, and a fast-paced environment.
• Displays a sense of urgency to resolve issues efficiently and deliver high-quality work.
• Maintains confidentiality concerning all projects with a demonstrated ability to manage various levels of communication, as needed.
• Ability to portray a positive attitude, motivate, and lead others.
• Ability to interact with various skill sets and roles within the company, including executive leadership.
• Ability to manage various levels of communication as needed.
• Energy to work on multiple projects simultaneously, maintaining a strong quality focus.
• A curious mind with strong critical thinking skills, a continuous drive to learn and expand, and a bias for action.
• Ability to drive change and process improvement in a loosely structured environment.
• Commitment to customer service.
• Ability to work on-site at headquarters in Issaquah, WA, with regular travel as required.

What's Our Offer?

Salary Range: You`ll earn between $100,000 - $140,000 annually, depending on experience.

Bonus: You`ll be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus up to 10% of base salary.

Paid Time Off: You`ll accrue paid time off on a bi-weekly basis based on hours worked up to 112 hours per year to start. Employees also receive 8 paid holidays and 1 paid family day off.

Additional Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401k plan and matches $1 for $1 up to 4% of earnings, matched & vested at every pay cycle
• Life insurance
• Short/long-term disability coverage
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Pet insurance

What Should You Expect?

Hybrid: SanMar's Eastpointe office is located in Issaquah, WA in the Seattle metropolitan area. Employees are required to work in our offices Tuesday through Thursday each week and additional days may be added based on business needs. Our standard working hours are 8:00-5:00 PST. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Work environment is moderately quiet. Ability to work on computer for multiple hours with frequent interruptions. Quarterly travel may be required.