Construction Management Associate

Job Description

Bring your construction expertise to a team where your work directly supports strong, well-managed real estate lending outcomes. You will gain exposure to a wide range of project types and partners while strengthening your credit and risk mindset. This role offers mobility and growth through hands-on project reviews, field engagement, and cross-functional collaboration. If you enjoy solving complex problems and improving processes, you will find meaningful opportunities here. Join a team that values ownership, clear communication, and continuous improvement.

Job Summary

As a Construction Management Associate I within the Construction Management team, you help ensure the viability and success of property-related projects supported by construction lending. You review construction documents, monitor project progress, and identify issues that may impact the property during the loan term. You collaborate with internal and external partners to support smooth execution from project start through closeout. You apply sound judgment, clear communication, and a risk-aware mindset to deliver timely insights. You contribute to a collaborative team culture focused on quality, consistency, and client experience.

You will support commercial, multi-family, and residential construction projects and loans. Your work includes reviewing plans, budgets, schedules, and third-party reporting while tracking progress against key milestones. You will help drive consistent documentation practices and escalation routines that reduce risk and improve predictability. You may contribute to process improvements, including reporting enhancements and workflow efficiencies. You will build strong relationships across customers, bankers, design professionals, and consultants.

Job Responsibilities

• Analyze and review construction documents to assess project viability and alignment with loan terms and risk requirements.
• Monitor project progress from initiation to closeout and escalate risks, delays, or compliance concerns as needed.
• Coordinate with customers, bankers, design professionals, and third-party consultants to support effective project execution.
• Evaluate budgets, schedules, contracts, and change activity to identify impacts to cost, timing, and completion risk.
• Apply knowledge of construction materials, methods, standard practices, and applicable codes to inform reviews and issue resolution.
• Document findings clearly and deliver timely updates and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Support site visits or field observations when required and summarize outcomes and follow-ups.
• Track conditions, deliverables, and milestones to help ensure accurate reporting and timely resolution of exceptions.
• Contribute to business review routines and resiliency efforts by identifying themes, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that streamline workflows, strengthen controls, or improve stakeholder experience.
• Partner with the team to maintain consistent standards, quality, and responsiveness across the coverage portfolio.

Key skills/competency

• Construction Management
• Construction Lending
• Project Management
• Risk Assessment
• Document Review
• Stakeholder Management
• Budget Analysis
• Schedule Monitoring
• Compliance
• Communication Skills