Carr City Centers, LLC is a privately held mixed-use acquisitions and development company founded by Chairman Oliver T. Carr Jr. Five generations of the Carr family have worked in the Washington, D.C. real estate industry.  Since 1966, the Carr Companies have developed over 11 million square feet of office, retail, residential and hotel properties in Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia.  Some of the highlights of the hospitality projects include: the redevelopment of the 600,000 square foot Willard Collection, a mixed-use project combining office, hotel and retail; ground-up development of a 269 room Embassy Suites in Alexandria Old Town; ground-up development of a 415 room Westin (now the Fairmont), ground-up development of the 454 room Marriott Metro Center Washington, D.C.

Job Purpose: 

The Senior Project Manager will primarily be responsible for directly managing design and construction teams during pre-development and development phases in support of the overall project goals. 

Duties: 

·       Management and oversight of construction related activities as they relate to new builds or general capital projects.

·       Management of the project scope, timeline, and budget.

·       Management and hiring of general contractors during the bidding, award, execution

·       Oversight for quality control and final delivered project.

·       Support executive negotiations with general contractors

·       Organize and manage requests for proposals.

·       Manage constructability reviews during the design phase.

·       Overall construction administration responsibility during the design phase.

·       Management of a small CM team on one or more projects.

Supporting the development manager for budgeting and reporting

Education/Experience:  

·        Minimum of 7 years’ experience in the construction field, construction contract administration, project set up and project close out. 

·        Experience in the hospitality and residential markets is preferred.

• Bachelor of Arts or Science; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.  PMP preferred.

Core Competencies/Skill Sets: 

·        Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate leads and solutions effectively at a high level.   

·        Ability to underwrite support for construction schedule, logistics, budget and be actively involved during the entitlement process. 

·        Excellent leadership, client relations, presentation and interpersonal skills.  

·        Strong analytical, time and project management skills.  

·        Demonstrated ability to think differently.  Ability to apply innovation and creative thinking to create something valuable for our customers.  

·        Proficient at working on multiple projects at once with shifting priorities, ambiguity and rapid change.  

·        Provides reliable follow-up and consistently meets deadlines.  

·        Demonstrates attention to detail.  

Carr currently has over $600 million in hotel properties under asset management; the Willard Hotel in downtown Washington, the Embassy Suites at the King Street Metro, and the Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn Old Town in Alexandria, Virginia. These properties comprise over 1,000 keys and some of the best meeting facilities in the Washington, D.C. area. With the foundation of success these properties represent, Carr intends to grow a portfolio of strategically located properties to serve the Washington, D.C. metro area.