Curious to stimulate your career growth through meaningful mentorship and thoughtful training? Are you
interested in collaboration, working as an integral part of a team to deliver complex real estate projects
across the country? Are you diligent, enthusiastic, and eager to work with clients having an impact?
Project Management Advisors, Inc. (PMA) is hiring an Assistant Project Manager in Boston who will work
on entitlement, design, and construction projects. Accelerate both your professional and personal growth
by joining our team!
Our Work and Culture
PMA is a national real estate advisory firm providing consulting services as the owner’s representative,
meeting sophisticated real estate needs across a diversity of markets and project types. Recognized
among the commercial real estate industry’s top professional services firms, including being named to
Engineering News-Record Top Lists for three years in a row, PMA is headquartered in Chicago with
offices in Austin, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, San Diego, and San Francisco.
We know that where you work matters. The people on your team. The culture of the environment. The
client and project opportunities. The potential for learning, growth, and evolution. These all impact the
quality of your work and the quality of your life. We get it.
Fit is critical for you and for us. That’s why we’re curious to learn about you and to help you discern if a
career with PMA is a good fit for you, your values, and your goals.
Your Role
As an Assistant Project Manager, you will support the PMA project team, collaborating with clients and project
teams through a successful process of strategic real estate planning, entitlement efforts, design and
construction of new buildings, tenant improvement buildouts, and facilities assignments. Some of the
ways you will support our projects include:
- You have 1+ years of development, project management or similar experience.
- You have a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management,
Urban Planning, Real Estate Finance or a related field. - You assist with the development and completion of project specific tasks as required to meet or exceed
the expectations of the client and fulfill contractual obligations. - You support the planning and analysis of conceptual design issues and pre-construction activities.
- You coordinate and review the development of architectural and engineering construction drawings and
bid documents. - You effectively review, understand, and enforce contractual requirements for design and construction
professionals and assist project management staff in generating contracts and addenda. - You effectively meet with contractors, architects, engineers, and consultants to review the project
status and resolve issues. - You responsibly maintain and follow-up on project open item lists.
- You direct and/or document project meetings.
- You review and analyze potential changes to the budget or schedule.
- You monitor construction budget and schedule including updating and maintaining web-based project
controls. - You actively observe and report on construction process and construction related issues (field reports,
job walks, etc.). - You assemble and review materials for project draw packages.
- You manage the project close out process to a successful completion.
Your Values and Skills
- Experience using Microsoft suites and other software platforms.
- You are a motivated self-starter with a positive attitude.
- You operate with a high level of personal integrity and business ethics, thriving in a collaborative team
environment. - You have a polished presence and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- You have strong interpersonal skills (i.e., high emotional intelligence).
- You exercise enthusiasm and curiosity, committed to seeking creative solutions.
- You practice diligence and discipline to refine options into the optimal result.
- You exude confidence and courage to cultivate yourself as a leader.
- You value fairness, understanding it is fundamental to transparency and consensus building.
Your Success
The day-to-day experience at PMA promises challenge, collaboration, and growth while our
comprehensive benefits create opportunities for you and your family to prosper including:
- Being part of a respected company with high-caliber clients and projects.
- A workplace that is values-based and consciously practices its values every day.
- A culture that respects work/life balance.
- Competitive salary and bonus program.
- Formal and informal training, leadership development, mentoring programs, and other opportunities for
growth and advancement. - Quality benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurances, education
reimbursement, and much more. - 401(k) plan with employer match.