WeWork is looking for a Construction Specialist to help manage a regional portfolio of projects. As a member of the construction team, the successful candidate will work with a project team (including peers in Building Information Management, Architecture, Art & Graphics, Engineering, Estimation, Logistics, Sourcing, and Interior Design) to support all efforts that go into building a WeWork space. Most of the focus of the Construction Specialist role is during the build-out execution, so a great deal of time will be spent on site reviewing plans and conditions with contractors, vendors, and other team members. Construction Specialists at WeWork are expected to be excellent risk- assessors and communicators.

Responsibilities:

Reality Capture

Construction Specialists are expected to participate in the capture of site conditions though the use of spherical photography and virtual tour technologies. You will coordinate with contractors to ensure that conditions are captured on a regular basis (using our internal systems).

Constructability Analysis

Construction Specialists are expected to facilitate the review of project scope with design teams (both internally and externally) to ensure an acceptable level of coordination is achieved before commencement of construction. Analysis includes a thorough understanding of construction documentation, responding to requests for information (RFIs), and reviewing submittals.

Site Logistics

- Construction Specialists are expected to coordinate the delivery of project scope that is directly procured by WeWork (particularly building signage). You will work directly with our Sourcing team to leverage our vendor network, and coordinate delivery of the identified scope.

Safety & Quality

- Construction Specialists are expected to spend most of their time on construction sites and provide assessment of our trade partners to ensure a safe construction site, timely delivery of scope, and quality workmanship. You will provide feedback on market considerations (including material specifications and selection by trade partners). Construction Specialists are also expected to closely monitor and report on construction site activities throughout construction including verification of material delivery, detailed construction schedules, weekly work-plans, and manpower logs.

- Construction Specialists are expected to assist in the delivery of a fully-commissioned, substantially complete, and clean WeWork Product to our Community team. You will work closely with an internal team of Logistics Specialists to ensure that a smooth handover is achieved and documented.

- Construction Specialists are expected to assist in final closeout of completed projects. You will collaborate with Project Managers to ensure receipt of the necessary financial, regulatory, and building utility documentation for use by other departments. During the Closeout period, Construction Specialists are also expected to provide support to Community as buildings become fully-operational.

Qualifications:

- Experience with direct construction site management

- Ability to collaborate with drawing production teams to evaluate, identify and solve constructability issues

- Ability to travel as needed to projects throughout designated region

- Excellent written and verbal skills with prompt follow-up

- Ability to build and maintain relationships

- Ability to communicate project status concisely

Experience

- 5+years construction experience working on commercial fit-out, high-end retail, hospitality, or similar projects preferred

- Effective utilizing fast track construction methodologies

- Analytical in approach when evaluating construction progress or obstacles and diligent in reporting, to stay on schedule and minimize cost impacts

- Experience in on-site risk-assessment

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