What are the responsibilities and job description for the Construction Manager position at Pagaya?
About Pagaya
Help Shape the Future of Finance
Pagaya is a financial technology company working to reshape the lending marketplace, for investors, by using machine learning, big data analytics, and sophisticated AI-driven risk analysis. With its current focus on consumer credit and real assets, PAGAYA’s proprietary suite of solutions and pipelines to banks, fin-tech lenders and others was created to actively find greater value for institutional investors. PAGAYA’s models create additional value to that pipeline as well, by increasing liquidity and, in turn, increasing opportunities for access to credit.
We move fast and smart, identifying opportunities and building end-to-end solutions from AI models and unique data sources to new business partnerships and financial structures. Every PAGAYA team member is solving new challenges every day in a culture based on collaboration and community. We all make an impact regardless of title or position.
Our Team
The company was founded in 2016 by seasoned finance and technology professionals, and we are now 400 strong in New York, Tel Aviv, and LA. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented, supportive, smart, and kind leaders and teams—people you can be proud to work with!
Our Values
- Continuous Learning: It’s okay to not know something yet, but have the desire to grow and improve.
- Win for all: We exist to make sure all participants in the system win, which in turn helps Pagaya win.
- Debate and commit: Share openly, question respectfully, and once a decision is made, commit to it fully.
- The Pagaya way: Use first principles thinking to support our needs, but is unique to Pagaya..
Role Description
The Construction Manager is responsible for managing all construction activities in their assigned market. This includes onboarding new contractors and vendors, scoping new projects, tracking and managing external contractors and vendors in the field, controlling cost and quality throughout the construction process, and performing detailed QC walks of all completed renovations. The successful candidate will bring 4 years of market construction experience, is familiar with the scoping and QC process, is detail oriented, and has local knowledge of the market trade and vendor base. This is an opportunity to be an integral part of a high performance team that is growing rapidly nationwide.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform scopes of new projects to meet Pagaya quality standards.
- Performs spot checks on all projects regularly.
- Regularly monitor construction schedules to ensure timely completion of all renovations.
- Coordinate with contractors to ensure materials required for projects are readily available.
- Represent owner interests in proactively identifying and addressing scoping, schedule, safety, and cost concerns.
- Communicate issues that may delay projects and provide solutions.
- Perform quality control inspections on completed projects to ensure Pagaya’s standards of quality are met.
- Onboard new contractors and vendors in order to meet market requirements.
- Facilitates timely completion of all documentation to ensure timely close out of all projects.
Qualifications
- Experience in inspections, scoping, MEP, drywall installation
- Time management and advanced prioritization skills, able to meet deadlines
- Excellent verbal and written communication, analysis and process improvement skills
- Strong people management and negotiation skills
- Experience managing multiple projects in market
- Strong problem-solving ability and keen eye for detail
- Bachelor degree in Construction Management, Architecture or related field preferred.
- 4 years of construction experience
- Ability to travel and operate locally
- Will require frequent travel throughout the local area to visit job sites.
- Will be exposed to the normal weather elements of the market.
- Will be exposed to a varying level of construction sites.
Benefits
- Generous paid time off policy
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- When onsite: Unlimited snacks and beverages
- Covid-compliant environment
- A diverse and inclusive culture