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# Director of Construction at Bisnow

- **Company:** Bisnow
- **Location:** Houston, TX
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/bisnow/9414e6ae-aacd-4457-ac19-371e33af18ef

## Job description

Our SelectLeaders client, a privately held commercial and industrial real estate development company, is seeking a Director of Construction to support the planning and execution of commercial and industrial development projects from pre-construction through closeout.

The Director will help coordinate consultants and contractors, review project information, monitor cost and schedule performance, and resolve day-to-day issues so projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and in alignment with the company's business objectives. This role will own assigned work streams and routine decisions within delegated authority, while escalating material cost, schedule, contractual, or risk issues to senior construction and executive leadership.

Responsibilities:

- Support constructability and risk reviews from due diligence through construction documents.
- Review drawings and specs to flag coordination gaps, scope ambiguity, and cost/schedule risks.
- Track and resolve review comments with architects, engineers, and consultants.
- Support value engineering while protecting design intent and asset performance.
- Help develop preliminary budgets, schedules, and execution plans.
- Coordinate architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders through design, permitting, construction, and turnover.
- Track consultant deliverables and follow up on open items.
- Prepare agendas, meeting notes, and action-item logs.
- Support coordination with municipal authorities, inspectors, and utility providers
- Support RFPs for contractors/consultants, including bid distribution, interviews, and reference checks.
- Prepare bid tabs and scope comparisons; flag exclusions and inconsistencies.
- Support contract, exhibit, and scope-of-work drafting and review.
- Help ensure clear scope, complete documentation, and sound risk allocation before award.
- Monitor contractor performance against contract, budget, schedule, quality, and safety requirements.
- Conduct site visits and OAC meetings; document and follow up on corrective actions.
- Review submittals, RFIs, change orders, pay apps, and schedules for accuracy.
- Resolve routine issues and escalate significant risks promptly.
- Maintain project records and provide concise status updates.
- Coordinate punch-list, inspections, as-builts, O&M manuals, and warranty documentation.
- Support turnover to Asset Management.
- Manage warranty/post-completion issues through resolution.
- Participate in post-project reviews and capture lessons learned.

Qualifications:

Required

- 2–7 years of relevant experience in commercial construction, general contracting, construction management, engineering, architecture, development, or a related field.
- Working knowledge of construction drawings, specifications, scopes of work, budgets, schedules, submittals, RFIs, change orders, and payment applications.
- Ability to organize multiple priorities, maintain accurate records, and follow issues through resolution.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work professionally with internal leaders, consultants, contractors, and field personnel.
- Willingness and ability to maintain regular presence in the company's Houston office and at active project sites, with occasional travel and extended hours during critical project phases.
- Valid driver's license and ability to travel to project sites.

## Preferred

- Bachelor's degree in construction management, construction science, civil engineering, architectural engineering, architecture, or a closely related field.
- Experience with commercial or industrial projects, especially tilt-wall, warehouse, sitework, utilities, tenant improvement, or build-to-suit construction.
- Prior experience with a general contractor, owner/developer, construction manager, design firm, or engineering consultant.
- Exposure to permitting, municipal coordination, procurement, contract administration, and project closeout.

## About Bisnow

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Bisnow is the leading B2B platform serving the commercial real estate industry, delivering news, events, marketing services, and recruiting solutions to over 1.7 million subscribers worldwide.
- **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by Axel Springer in 2016)
- **Headquarters**: New York City, USA
- **Founded**: 2005
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Online Media / Commercial Real Estate B2B Platform
- **Target customers**: B2B – commercial real estate professionals including developers, owners, investors, brokers, and service providers (Enterprise, SMB)
- **Mission or purpose**: “To inform, connect and advance the commercial real estate community to do more business.” [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/bisnow-media)

## Products & Services
- **Bisnow News**: Award-winning daily journalism covering the most pressing CRE trends across 50 metro markets in North America and Europe. [bisnow.com](https://www.bisnow.com/about)
- **Live & Digital Events**: 340+ events per year (webinars, digital summits, in-person conferences, and premier leadership retreats like Elevate, Escape & Ascent) attended by over 75,000 people and 2,000 sponsors. [bisnow.com](https://www.bisnow.com/about)
- **Studio B (Marketing Services)**: Custom content creation, targeted lead generation campaigns, and brand awareness solutions for CRE clients. [bisnow.com](https://www.bisnow.com/about)
- **SelectLeaders (Recruiting)**: A real estate job network connecting talent with the industry’s most prominent companies. [bisnow.com](https://www.bisnow.com/about)
- **Biscred (Sales Enablement)**: A platform providing CRE-specific contact data, email addresses, phone numbers, and LinkedIn profiles to help sales teams close deals. [bisnow.com](https://www.bisnow.com/about)
- **Newsletters**: Morning briefs and sector-specific newsletters reaching more than 1.5 million executives. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/bisnow)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Acquired by Axel Springer in May 2016 for $50 million (not currently trading publicly). [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/bisnow)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of ~$40 million (LinkedIn estimate). [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/bisnow)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Axel Springer (parent company); acquired SelectLeaders in December 2019.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 172 (+13.3% year-over-year); operates across 7 countries (U.S., UK, Philippines, Indonesia, Germany, etc.); hosts 340+ events annually; reaches over 1.7 million subscribers. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/bisnow) [bisnow.com](https://www.bisnow.com/about)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Vertically integrated CRE platform**: Combines news, events, marketing services, recruiting, and sales intelligence – a one-stop ecosystem for the industry.
- **Deep market penetration**: Active in 47+ local markets across North America and Europe, providing hyper-local coverage alongside global perspective.
- **Data-driven sales tools**: Biscred offers proprietary CRE-specific contact data that competitors lack.
- **Most Loved Workplace® Certified**: Recognized for culture and employee experience. [mostlovedworkplace.com](https://certcheck.mostlovedworkplace.com/companies/bisnow)

## Strategic Focus
- Expand the data and intelligence capabilities of the platform (e.g., Biscred).
- Continue scaling the events business both in-person and digitally.
- Deepen presence in existing markets and explore international expansion (already in UK/Ireland).
- Enhance recruitment offerings through SelectLeaders and cross-selling to the existing subscriber base.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Fast-paced, collaborative, and ownership-driven. Values include “Bold, Collaborative, Accountable, Curious, Fast-paced, Authentic, Respectful.” [mostlovedworkplace.com](https://certcheck.mostlovedworkplace.com/companies/bisnow)
- **Work environment**: Hybrid-first with many roles offering hybrid or remote arrangements. Offices in New York City (HQ), Atlanta, and Washington D.C. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/bisnow-media)
- **Perks & benefits**: Unlimited vacation, health insurance with HSA, mental health support via Talkspace, fertility care through Kindbody, generous parental leave, wellness incentives, and dependent care support. [mostlovedworkplace.com](https://certcheck.mostlovedworkplace.com/companies/bisnow)
- **Career development**: Individual Development Plans, quarterly ROCKS goal-setting, clear internal promotion paths, and cross-departmental mobility. [mostlovedworkplace.com](https://certcheck.mostlovedworkplace.com/companies/bisnow)
- **Engineering/technology culture**: Data-driven mindset; leverages AI tools in the hiring process; small, agile teams with high ownership. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/bisnow)

## Sources
1. [Bisnow](https://www.bisnow.com/about)
2. [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/bisnow)
3. [Built In](https://builtin.com/company/bisnow-media)
4. [Most Loved Workplace](https://certcheck.mostlovedworkplace.com/companies/bisnow)
5. [Bisnow Careers (Lever)](https://jobs.lever.co/bisnow)

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