Johannesburg: Project Manager (Real Estate) posted by AtripleA recruitment & temps

About the Role

Our client in the Real Estate industry is seeking a Project Manager to provide technical assistance and on-site supervision for the complete development of company restaurants in an assigned territory, in compliance with company policies, plans, and specifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Promotes the development of outside consultants and contractors.
• Maintains working relationships and is the construction resource for the system.
• Cultivates and promotes positive working relationship with other departments, outside organizations, community groups, and municipal authorities.
• Communicates and implements corporate policies and procedures.
• Ensures quality control standards for Construction (cost, time, conformity with specifications, etc.).
• Optimizes site development processes.
• Evaluates low-cost-best/value for all buildings, site, and construction costs.
• Manages the project budget.
• Conducts site checks and needs analysis on requirements to build and open a restaurant.
• Uses the building program guidelines to determine a building style and size, consulting with the Design Department.
• Assists the Real Estate Department to secure zoning and planning commission and/or council approvals.
• Obtains a Final Site Plan and updates buildings plans and submits for permits.
• Assembles the contract package per corporate procedures.
• Furnishes the Construction Management with a letter of explanation.
• Initiates and verifies purchase orders for materials and equipment furnished by the company.
• Visits the site at regular intervals to make inspections and guarantee that improvements are being made, meeting plans and specifications.
• Fills out the job inspection form to document pertinent data and indicate progress after every job site visit.
• Ensures HVAC installation is inspected by the respective consultant to ensure compliance with standards.
• Contacts Operations to arrange a joint site visit.
• Assures the operator decides on installation of buyouts in conjunction with the store opening date.
• Confirms the final development cost of the project, which must be done within 7 days after opening.
• Approves all invoices for payment, including proper forms, waiver of liens, change orders, for each job.
• Instructs Field Service to obtain the operator’s check to pay for construction extras indicated in the Construction Agreement and any subsequent agreement two days prior to turnover of the building.
• Coordinates and installs all ESSD-related disciplines specific to that single job, monitoring all costs and invoices approval.
• Determines when the building and site are acceptable for installation of kitchen equipment and various other operator buyouts in accordance with company standards.
• Meets at the site with contractor, Operations people, and the store operator within 14 days from opening to make an inspection of building and site, executing a formal snag-list (punch list) itemizing construction deficiencies which must be satisfactorily correct before acceptance of the project is complete.
• Meets eleven months after the store opens for business at the site with the operator to make a structural and courtesy inspection.

Requirements

• Any relevant Construction/Management Degree

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in Project Management and Development Management