Senior Project Manager, Design & Construction

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities.

Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose.

When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers.

The Real Estate team is looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to aid our team as a Senior Manager, project management. We are looking for a self-motivated leader who will work alongside the team to drive our design and construction projects forward.

Core responsibilities

Project leadership and management:

• Oversee the planning, design, and construction of real estate projects alongside the local project management team, which may include new developments, renovations, or acquisitions
• Asist with maintaining oversight of project resources, schedules, and budgets, and manage scope changes throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop comprehensive project plans, defining project scope, objectives, and deliverables.
• Provide on-site leadership by motivating and managing project teams, delegating tasks, and ensuring milestones are met.

Financial and risk oversight:

• Assist with developing and managing project budgets, including cost estimates, forecasts, and cash flow.
• Identify potential project risks and develop risk mitigation strategies to prevent delays or cost overruns.
• Conduct financial feasibility analysis and evaluate the performance of ongoing projects.
• Oversee due diligence for property acquisitions.

Stakeholder and vendor relations:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders, investors, consultants, and government agencies.
• Manage vendor and external consultant relationships, including negotiating contracts and monitoring performance.
• Provide regular project status updates, reports, and presentations to leadership and other stakeholders.

Strategic and process improvement:

• Align project goals with the company's broader strategic objectives.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives to enhance overall project delivery.
• Implement project management best practices, policies, and procedures to improve efficiency.
• Research new methodologies and industry trends to increase effectiveness and stay current.

Team supervision and development:

• Supervise and mentor project teams, including less-senior project managers and consultants.
• Provide regular performance feedback and promote a culture of collaboration and accountability.

Essential qualifications and skills:

• Education: A bachelor's degree in real estate, business administration, finance, construction management, or a related field is typically required. Some positions may prefer a master's degree.
• Experience: A minimum of 5 to 10 years of progressively responsible experience in real estate project or program management is standard.
• Technical skills: Proficiency in project management software (e.g., MS Project, SmartSheet), financial modeling (Excel), and presentation tools (PowerPoint) is essential. Experience with specific industry tools, such as CAD, may also be required.
• Leadership skills: Strong leadership, motivational, and communication skills are critical for guiding project teams and managing stakeholders.
• Certifications (preferred): A Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is often preferred.

Hybrid - 3 Days a week in office.

Annual Salary

$136,325.00 - $212,175.00

The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.

At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The GEICO Pledge:

Great Company: At GEICO, we help our customers through life’s twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.

We’re an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers’ expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you’ll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people’s lives.

Great Careers: We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career – and your potential – in mind. You’ll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.

Great Culture: We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.

As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.

Great Rewards: We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future.

• Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
• Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
• Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
• Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.

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