Full-Time

Project Manager

Posted on 8/28/2025

Project Management Advisors

Project Management Advisors

201-500 employees

Real estate advisory & owner's representative

No salary listed

Orlando, FL, USA

In Person

Up to 10% domestic travel; expenses paid by employer.

Category
Business & Strategy (1)
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Urban Planning, or related field
  • Five years of progressive post-bachelor’s experience as Project Manager or related role in project management in the real estate development industry, including any relevant job titles within these occupations
  • Experience conducting internal peer reviews of construction projects
  • Experience liaising with architecture, design, engineering professionals, and general contractor professionals to ensure the project requirements are met
  • Experience reviewing and negotiating contractual terms with key stakeholders
  • Experience managing budgets and resources to ensure project completion within the set budget and schedule
  • Experience using Procore project management software
  • Willingness to travel domestically up to 10% of the time (travel expenses paid by employer)
Responsibilities
  • Oversee and review the development of architectural and engineering construction drawings and bid documents
  • Establish, direct and/or document project meetings
  • Engage with clients, city officials, architects, engineers, contractors, and consultants to present the project status and anticipate issues
  • Establish partnerships and serve as a liaison between the client and design and construction professionals
  • Initiate and manage the procurement of design, construction, and consultant services
  • Draft, review, communicate, negotiate, and enforce contractual documents for design, construction, and consultant professionals
  • Direct and monitor project budget and schedule, including updating and maintaining web-based project controls
  • Anticipate potential changes to the budget or schedule and provide solutions on the review and analysis of changes when presented
  • Organize and review value engineering alternatives with the owner
  • Determine requirements and facilitate procurement of peer reviews and specialty consultants
  • Oversee the onsite activities to verify they are in contractual compliance with design specifications, schedules, and workmanship standards
  • Authorize the issuance of contracts, purchase orders as well as developing and processing scheduled progress draw packages for payment
  • Report on the construction process and construction-related issues
  • Manage the project close-out process to a successful completion
  • Position requires up to 10% domestic travel
Project Management Advisors

Project Management Advisors

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PMA provides independent real estate advisory and owner's representation for owners, developers, and investors across the full real estate lifecycle. Its services include advisory, development management, project and program management, and investor representation, billed on a fee-for-service basis. It differentiates itself by serving as the owner’s representative with a lifecycle-focused approach and a national platform expanded through acquisitions and multiple offices, plus recognition in ENR’s Top Project Management-for-Fee Firms. Its goal is to help clients manage complex real estate programs by reducing risk, controlling cost and schedule, and delivering successful projects.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

1993

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What believers are saying

  • Merger with Brailsford & Dunlavey expands institutional program management capabilities for social infrastructure.
  • Bernhard Capital Partners backing provides growth capital and PE operational expertise for scaling.
  • Integrated advisory platform combining PMA's project delivery with B&D's strategic planning strengthens client value.

What critics are saying

  • PE ownership erodes independence perception; life sciences and healthcare clients defect to unbiased competitors.
  • Post-merger integration failures trigger talent exodus from Chicago, New York, and Austin offices.
  • Public sector clients blacklist PE-influenced firms, eliminating public-private partnership revenue streams.

What makes Project Management Advisors unique

  • Owner's representative model provides unbiased advisory across real estate lifecycle for institutional clients.
  • National footprint with eight offices serving life sciences, healthcare, education, and institutional infrastructure.
  • Ranked among Engineering News-Record's Top Project Management-for-Fee Firms for consistent excellence.

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Benefits

401(k) Retirement Plan

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Education reimbursement

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Hours

Hybrid Work Options

Stock Options

401(k) Company Match

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

Conference Attendance Budget

Professional Development Budget

Company News

Fishman Haygood LLP
Dec 12th, 2025
Bernhard Capital Partners-Backed Brailsford & Dunlavey Announces Merger with Project Management Advisors

Bernhard Capital partners-backed Brailsford & Dunlavey announces merger with Project Management Advisors. Premier planning, development, and program-management advisory firm Brailsford & Dunlavey (B&D) recently announced that it has merged with Project Management Advisors (PMA). The merger unites two nationally recognized leaders in the program management and real estate advising fields, offering their social and institutional infrastructure clients a comprehensive suite of strategic planning, project leadership, owner's representation, and operations consulting services. B&D is a portfolio company of firm client Bernhard Capital Partners (BCP), a Baton Rouge-based services- and infrastructure-focused private equity management firm. Read the full press release here. Fishman Haygood LLP served as legal counsel to BCP. The team was led by Scott Chenevert and Megan Broussard. This is not the first time that Fishman Haygood has represented BCP in a transaction for B&D. The firm served as legal counsel to BCP when it first established a dedicated institutional program management (IPM) platform through a controlling investment in B&D in July 2024. Read more about that deal here. Its attorneys represent acquirer and target companies in a variety of transactions involving mergers, negotiated stock acquisitions, asset acquisitions, and other corporate restructuring transactions. Click here to read more about the firm's M&A group.

PR Newswire
Dec 10th, 2025
BCP-Backed Brailsford & Dunlavey Partners With Project Management Advisors to Form Premier Institutional Program Management Firm

/PRNewswire/ -- Brailsford & Dunlavey (B&D), a Bernhard Capital Partners portfolio company, and Project Management Advisors (PMA) announced they have merged,...

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