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# Senior Construction Project Manager at Bisnow

- **Company:** Bisnow
- **Location:** San Mateo, CA
- **Compensation:** $150k–$200k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/bisnow/da232905-9217-44de-b1f6-a13cb26e8d2f

## Job description

Senior Construction Manager: Tenant Improvements & Special Projects San Mateo, California Our SelectLeaders Client is seeking a Senior Construction Manager to oversee commercial tenant improvement projects, capital improvements, and special construction initiatives across a diverse real estate portfolio of retail, commercial, and mixed-use assets. This individual will serve as the owner's representative throughout the project lifecycle, partnering with internal stakeholders, tenants, consultants, contractors, and property teams to deliver projects safely, on schedule, and within budget. The ideal candidate combines strong technical construction expertise with excellent communication and problem-solving skills. This role is best suited for someone who enjoys navigating complex construction challenges, proactively identifying risks, and collaborating with multiple stakeholders to achieve successful project outcomes.

## Responsibilities

- Serve as the owner's representative for commercial tenant improvements, retail repositioning projects, office buildouts, and capital improvement initiatives.

- Lead project planning activities including budgeting, estimating, scheduling, scope development, and feasibility assessments.

- Manage architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and vendors throughout design, permitting, construction, and project closeout phases.

- Review construction drawings, specifications, and project documents to identify potential risks, constructability concerns, and cost-saving opportunities.

- Coordinate with leasing, asset management, property management, and operations teams to align project objectives, tenant requirements, and business goals.

- Facilitate tenant improvement projects from lease execution through turnover, ensuring a positive tenant experience and successful project delivery.

- Oversee procurement, contract administration, change order management, RFIs, submittals, inspections, and project documentation.

- Monitor project budgets, forecasts, schedules, and cost-to-complete reporting to maintain financial accountability.

- Conduct site visits and provide construction oversight to ensure quality standards, safety requirements, and project milestones are achieved.

- Evaluate existing building conditions and develop solutions for complex construction, structural, building systems, and asset preservation challenges.

- Identify and proactively mitigate project risks while maintaining clear communication with leadership and stakeholders.

- Support long-term capital planning efforts and provide recommendations for asset preservation and operational improvements.

- Build and maintain strong relationships with contractors, subcontractors, consultants, and industry partners.

## Qualifications

- 8+ years of construction management experience, with significant experience managing commercial tenant improvement, retail, office, or capital improvement projects.

- Experience working for a commercial real estate owner, developer, construction management firm, or general contractor with a strong tenant improvement practice.

- Strong technical construction knowledge with the ability to assess building conditions, identify potential issues, and develop practical solutions.

- Demonstrated experience managing budgets, schedules, contracts, and project execution from preconstruction through closeout.

- Ability to interpret construction documents, coordinate consultants, and manage complex project stakeholders.

- Experience working in occupied buildings and minimizing disruption to tenants and operations is highly preferred.

- Strong understanding of construction means and methods, building systems, structural considerations, permitting, and code compliance.

- Proficiency with construction management software such as Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), Bluebeam, or similar platforms.

- Familiarity with project budgeting, job costing, and reporting systems such as Yardi or comparable software.

- Excellent communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.

- Highly organized, analytical, and proactive approach to problem solving and risk management.

- Ability to travel periodically to project sites as needed.

## Preferred Background

- Commercial retail tenant improvement experience.

- Experience managing multiple concurrent projects across a geographically dispersed portfolio.

- Established relationships within the construction, contractor, and consulting community.

- Experience supporting ground-up development, redevelopment, or major capital improvement projects.

## 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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