What does a Project Manager do?
How do they Simplify a Project?
There are many types of consultants that a company can hire to oversee their next project.
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A real estate broker will help you find the best location for your company’s needs and negotiate
the best financial deal for either a lease or purchase of your space.
An interior designer will provide the initial layout for your space and deliver detailed working
drawings that will be used for permitting, pricing and building out the project.
The engineers will ensure that the building’s infrastructure suits your company’s requirements
of life safety, HVAC and lighting, etc.
The Contractor or Construction Manager will take the designer's drawings and provide
competitive pricing from all of the necessary sub-trades and oversee the work on site to ensure
it is professionally completed.
But as a busy executive, who has time to manage all of these consultants? And what about the furniture
dealers, A/V consultants and a myriad of other sales people that all want your time and some of your
money.
This is why a Project Manager should be the first person hired when you are just seeking approval and
beginning the planning stages of a project.
A good Project Manager will work with you to understand and create your goals, budget and timelines.
They will work with you to understand all of your requirements for your new space. And above all, they
have the expertise to manage all of the consultants and control the project from day one. Allowing you
and your team to focus on your day to day activities.
Selecting a Project Manager should facilitate:
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the engagement of all consultants involved in the project. This puts them contractually on your
side. They are truly responsible for the project’s success.
saving you and your broker time. A project manager should be able to narrow down the
available buildings based on your specific program of requirements and how they match to the
proposed buildings. Working with your broker, a project manager should be able to deliver a
short list of buildings before your start touring every space in the city.
you assembling the BEST team for the project. Ensuring that your consultant’s proposals are
clearly defined when it comes to their services and fees and helps you make the right decisions
around selecting other team members.
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proper costing and scheduling options throughout the design process. Too often, interior
designers pick the finishes that don’t work with your budget or your timeline. Knowing this
ahead of time will save wasted efforts.
the total accountability and management of your project. As the single point of contact on the
project, they are responsible from the early discussion days, right through to the final close out
of the project. A true project manager will be the main point of responsibility from beginning to
end.
For more information contact:
Michael Fleming
VP Business Development
[email protected]