Project Manager/Tenant Coordinator - Pyramid Management Group
Syracuse, NY
About the Job
Pyramid Management Group, one of the largest privately-owned developers of shopping centers in the Northeast, is looking for a dynamic project manager to join our Tenant Coordination team! This position in our design department works closely with tenants and architects to navigate each of our projects through lease execution, drawings, permitting, construction, and opening. Be part of the excitement!
Overview: As a Tenant Coordinator in Pyramid Management Group's corporate office, you would be responsible to manage tenant projects throughout our portfolio of shopping centers from initial lease negotiations through tenant opening, with the primary goal of getting tenants open before their lease-obligated opening dates. You will be responsible for working closely with multiple in-house departments including leasing, legal, operations, mall management, construction, and development, as well as with tenants, architects, engineers, city officials, and contractors. Tenant Coordinators work in concert with an aggressive leasing team by efficiently organizing and actively motivating tenants through the entire TC process. As a contributing member of the Tenant Coordination group, candidates should enjoy working in a fast-paced environment with a strong ability to multi-task and shall be capable of independently initiating and completing projects with minimal direction and/or supervision.
Strong work ethic, team-focused mindset, excellent communication skills, and collaborative approach are key to this role and are integral to our success as a team. Understanding the motivating forces, needs, and perspectives of various team members enables productive discussions and solutions. A passion for working with others, ability to find opportunities through challenges, and fostering strong relationships are critical to the success of current and future projects. All interactions with our tenants, design teams, mall teams, and other internal departments should reflect an overall spirit of cooperation and responsiveness. Candidates must contribute to a positive and encouraging workplace culture.
Objectives: The objectives of this position are:
· To support a determined group of highly motivated leasing representatives in their efforts to acquire new tenants and improve overall tenant mixes in all of our shopping centers.
- To assist in the development and determination of landlord and tenant lease-obligated work scopes and the generation of associated lease exhibits.
- To track and manage the design process for each individual tenant's store improvements, remodels, relocations, or new build-outs.
- To enhance the value of Pyramid's real estate property by encouraging exciting retail environments and ensuring a high level of quality throughout the mall's common area.
- Ensures all tenants meet the collective requirements of landlord and tenant design goals, ensure compliance with Pyramid's design standards, and achieve timely, seamless, and well-constructed tenant spaces that open on or before lease required opening dates.
Responsibilities:
As a Tenant Coordinator, you will be responsible for the organization, implementation, and day-to-day management of multiple retail, restaurant, entertainment, and unique-use tenant projects within the Pyramid Management Group portfolio of shopping centers. These responsibilities may include any and/or all of the following:
Leasing Activity / Lease Exhibits, Schedules, Budgets / Construction Cost Estimates, Renderings / Schematic Design, Conversion of Anchor Box to Covered mall Building, Value Engineering, Communication, Design / Drawing Review, Permitting, Delivery, Construction, Opening.
Qualifications: This candidate must be a self-motivated individual with a strong desire to achieve success. Effective organizational skills, time management skills, and ability to manage multiple projects concurrently are critical to this role. Strong interpersonal skills, written and oral communication skills, familiarity with reading and understanding architectural and engineering design and construction drawings, experience in construction and construction detailing, project scheduling, construction cost estimating, building systems including MEP, civil, and structural, an ability to interpret and apply building code, familiarity with ADA requirements, strong project management skills, as well as proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, and MS Excel are required.
Education: Degree in architecture, interior design, engineering, construction administration, or related field.
Experience: Minimum of three years' experience in architecture, interior design, engineering, construction administration, or related field preferred.