**Scalia is recruiting a Program and Project Management consultancy specializing in commercial real estate.**
**Our client combines creativity, technology, and AI-driven workflows to help organizations scale smarter and deliver projects with speed and precision—without losing the human touch.Our client’s work is shaped by five core values: Listen, Align, Guide, Adapt, Deliver. These principles define how we approach projects, collaborate with clients, and build trust across every partnership.**
**Our client is seeking a highly organized and proactive Project Manager to manage the full lifecycle of commercial real estate development projects—from site selection and team formation through construction and turnover.**
**The Project Manager will oversee schedules, budgets, vendor and GC bidding, and reporting, while also serving as the primary point of contact with international clients.**
**This role requires excellent communication skills in English (both written and spoken) and the ability to synthesize complex project details into clear updates for leadership and stakeholders.**
**The successful candidate will participate in a structured onboarding and shadowing period with the company’s CEO, gaining direct exposure to Shma’s processes, culture, and client relationships.**
**The position offers clear opportunities for professional growth and the chance to take on expanded responsibilities over time.**
## Tasks
* **Manage the full project lifecycle from site selection and due diligence through design, permitting, construction, and turnover.**
* **Lead vendor and GC bidding** **processes, including RFP preparation, bid leveling, and recommendations for team formation.**
* **Oversee and coordinate day-to-day project execution, ensuring timelines, budgets, and deliverables are met.**
* **Act as the primary liaison between the company and its clients, building trust and maintaining strong relationships.**
* **Communicate clearly and effectively in English with stakeholders, both internally and externally.**
* **Develop and manage detailed project schedules, monitoring progress and adjusting to keep projects on track.**
* **Lead budgeting and cost management, including forecasting, tracking, and variance analysis.**
* **Review and negotiate contracts, proposals, and change orders, ensuring alignment with project scope and client goals.**
* **Oversee vendor management for client-selected vendors (e.g., signage, IT/AV, furniture, millwork), ensuring seamless integration with GC and design teams.**
* **Proactively identify and mitigate project risks, escalating critical issues with recommended solutions.**
* **Manage project documentation, including RFIs, submittals, meeting minutes, and reports.**
* **Provide comprehensive project status reporting, synthesizing schedule, budget, scope, risk, technical, and financial data into clear updates for leadership and clients.**
* **Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to align resources and priorities.**
* **Ensure all work is delivered with the highest professional and ethical standards, reinforcing transparency and accountability throughout the project lifecycle.**
## Requirements
* **Proven experience as a Project Manager in commercial real estate development, managing projects from site selection through turnover.**
* **Degree in Construction Management, Architecture, or Civil/MEP Engineering; or demonstrated experience managing construction projects.**
* **Excellent communication skills in English (written and verbal, C1+ level preferred).**
* **Highly organized, detail-oriented, and methodical in managing complex workflows.**
* **Hands-on experience with monday.com (project tracking, dashboards, automations).**
* **Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.**
* **Demonstrated ability in scheduling, budgeting, and cost management, including forecasting, tracking, and variance reporting.**
* **Experience in contract review, negotiation, vendor management, and GC bidding/RFP processes, with a solid understanding of risk allocation.**
* **Proven skill in project status reporting, with the ability to synthesize schedule, budget, scope, risk, technical, and financial data into clear, actionable updates for leadership and clients.**
* **Competence in risk management, proactively identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks.**
* **Commitment to the highest professional and ethical standards, ensuring transparency, accountability, and trust in all client and vendor interactions.**
* **Ability to work independently while maintaining close collaboration with leadership and US-based clients.****_(Nice to have)_** **Experience working with creative, technology, or consulting companies, reflecting Shma Collective’s design-driven, tech-enabled, and client-focused project management.**
## Benefits
* **Competitive compensation paid in USD.**
* **Structured onboarding and mentorship with the CEO, giving you direct exposure to how we run projects and manage client relationships.**
* **Hands-on experience managing multiple commercial real estate projects across the full lifecycle — from site selection and design through construction and turnover. This is a fast-paced environment where balancing competing priorities is part of the challenge and the growth opportunity.**
* **Clear growth path, with the opportunity to take on more senior responsibilities as you prove yourself.**
* **Flexible, remote-first environment designed for work-life balance.**
* **Room to innovate — bring ideas, propose improvements, and help shape how we scale.**
* **Collaborative culture built around client's values: Listen, Align, Guide, Adapt, Deliver.Part-time contract (20 hours/week) with a formal evaluation after 3 months and the possibility of expanding into a long-term role with increased hours.**
**Additional Information**
This is a **part-time contractor position (approximately 20 hours per week)**, with the **possibility of transitioning to a full-time role** based on performance and business needs.
The **recruitment process is fast and straightforward**, designed to identify and onboard the right candidate efficiently. Shortlisted applicants will participate in a single-stage interview process with Scalia and the client’s leadership team.
If you’re looking for a role where you can make an immediate impact, grow alongside a dynamic team, and help shape how projects are delivered across LATAM and beyond — we’d love to hear from you.