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The Post Award Manager provides focused oversight of post-award execution to help ensure leased space projects move efficiently from award through delivery and occupancy. This role serves as a key coordination lead across technical, construction, and stakeholder activities, supporting schedule adherence, compliance with lease requirements, and successful project outcomes in a complex leasing environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage post-lease award activities related to the design, construction, and delivery of customer agency space in accordance with GSA lease requirements and project schedules.
• Coordinate with project managers, subcontractors, lessors, design professionals, contractors, and customer agency representatives to support successful project execution from lease award through occupancy.
• Review drawings, design submissions, and construction documentation to confirm conformance with lease contract requirements, shell requirements, and tenant improvement requirements.
• Monitor project schedules, milestones, and deliverables; identify risks, constraints, or delays; and communicate recommended corrective actions to appropriate stakeholders.
• Support the review of pricing proposals and cost documentation, including the separation of shell and tenant improvement costs, to help ensure compliance with lease requirements and cost controls.
• Review and help manage tenant improvement change orders and other project modifications in accordance with GSA processes, approvals, and lease terms.
• Track project status, approvals, action items, and outstanding issues to support timely completion of post-award requirements and readiness for occupancy.
• Participate in project meetings, site visits, inspections, and punch list activities to verify construction progress, document deficiencies, and support project closeout.
• Assist with pre-occupancy activities, including final inspections, punch list development, closeout coordination, and turnover documentation.
• Identify opportunities for value engineering, cost savings, and process improvements from design through occupancy while maintaining compliance with project and lease requirements.

Requirements

• Must have a relevant understanding of the construction industry, terminology, documentation, and design disciplines;
• Must be familiar with the GSA lease acquisition process and lease Contract documents;
• Must be familiar with reviewing drawings for conformance of lease Contract shell and TI requirements, and possess the knowledge to separate shell and tenant improvement costs within a bid proposal;
• Must be familiar with the GSA lease TI change order process;
• Must be able to communicate project constraints and risks; anticipate and communicate when key construction milestones are not met;
• Must be able to provide value engineering ideas and opportunity for savings from design through occupancy; and
• Must possess pre-occupancy inspection experience and punch list development.

Education, Skills and Training

• Associate’s degree or bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of three years of relevant experience supporting post-award build-out, design, construction, and delivery activities for leased space projects, with experience gained within the past 10 years.
• Demonstrated ability to review project documentation, track schedules and milestones, coordinate with multiple stakeholders, and support successful execution from lease award through occupancy.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills, including the ability to identify project risks, document deficiencies, support corrective actions, and communicate status clearly to Government and project stakeholders.
• Training in Lease Acquisition, Pricing in Leased Space, and GLS Max Orientation is required.