Director, Tenant Construction

Overview

The Tenant Construction team at WS is seeking a Director of Tenant Construction to join our team! This is an outstanding leadership position that will manage an assigned portfolio of projects and mentor, support and develop a team. This position will report to the VP of Tenant Construction. Our ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker who can execute multiple projects simultaneously within the retail sector. This is a highly visible role within the firm and the individual in this position will collaborate with Leasing, Finance, Development, Studio, and the Leadership team at WS.

What You’ll Do

• Be an independent contributor that takes complete ownership in your projects, while requiring little oversight from department leaders.
• Support leasing team in the evaluation of prospective deals, which includes but is not limited to strategic problem solving, preparation of a cost estimates, detailed milestone schedules to determine delivery date obligations, and negotiate an Exhibit B (Work Letter) to adequately describe both Tenant and Landlord construction responsibilities. 
• Source, bid, level, hire, and manage Architectural Design Team and General Contractor for any project assigned to you. Oversee and track schedule, budget, and all Delivery obligations associated with executed and/or actively negotiated leases, to ensure we are fully understanding risks and meeting all lease requirements.
• Maintain relationships with Tenants, as well as their consultants/contractors.
• Support each Tenant you are working with from lease execution, through design, permitting, and construction to ensure a successful opening. Complete plan reviews for all Tenant projects under your supervision.
• Manage critical milestones for assigned projects and provide strategic feedback/insight to staff, leadership, and/or cross functional team and raise risks/concerns that can cause delays (and help the Tenant to avoid them before said delays occur).
• Conduct site visits as required (weekly/monthly) to ensure that projects are meeting schedule, budget, and lease obligations within the scope of work. Reports project progress to leadership, cross-functional partners, and onsite team.
• Independently execute projects up to $5M in value with the ability to navigate through various nuances and understand how to get a deal done when presented with a scope.
• Mentor junior staff to support their growth and learning and oversee their projects to support in their management of projects, while similarly highlighting and mitigating risks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering or Architecture with 10+ years of experience in a similar role.
• Deep knowledge of the retail construction industry and excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate construction requirements across various disciplines.
• Exceptional leadership, people, and project management skills. Ability to drive projects to completion within budget and time constraints.
• Exceptional negotiation and follow-up skills.
• Self-starter
• Extensive experience with developing, reading and understanding a budget.
• Ability to travel 40% of time to the assigned projects in the portfolio.

About WS Development

Massachusetts-based WS Development is a mixed-use developer with a singular mission: creating places people want to be. With an approach that values art, science, innovation and, above all else, people, WS strives to engage each community it serves with best-in-class experiences, designed with our customers, tenants and partners in mind. Established in 1990, WS is one of few vertically-integrated real estate companies that conceptualizes, owns, operates and leases more than 100 properties that range from cutting-edge urban spaces to lifestyle and community centers. With over 22 million square feet of existing space and an additional nine million square feet under development, it is one of the largest privately-owned development firms in the country.

WS is where great ideas and great people come together to design, build, and operate some of the best loved real estate projects in the country. We live at the intersection of entrepreneurship and establishment. We have the infrastructure of decades supporting a culture of free-thinking excellence.

We expect every WS employee to feel welcomed and valued irrespective of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background and life experiences. Or for any other reason.