Global Real Estate Construction Manager

Anthropics mission is to create reliable interpretable and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers engineers policy experts and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

Anthropics Global Workplace & Real Estate team is delivering a rapidly expanding global portfolio including full-building offices at the scale of 450000 SF that combine commercial kitchens executive briefing centers and event space high-end amenities and the elevated power cooling and security infrastructure our work requires. Were hiring a Real Estate Construction Manager to lead the technical delivery of these projects from pre-construction through closeout and to serve as our primary technical counterpart to general contractors design teams and specialty vendors.

This is a hands-on construction leadership role not a design role. You will own how our projects get built: delivery method and contracting strategy GC selection and oversight MEP and specialty-systems coordination cost and schedule control and commissioning. Executing the design direction is set by the Global Head of Real Estate & Workplace and our architects. You will also lead and develop a team of project managers delivering across the global portfolio. This role reports to the Global Head of Real Estate & Workplace.

• Lead pre-construction on complex buildouts: constructibility and design/drawing reviews MEP and structural coordination estimating support value engineering and development of the GMP or bid package.

• Recommend and own the delivery method and contracting strategy for each project (e.g. GMP lump sum CM-at-risk design-assist) matching the approach to scope schedule and risk.

• Read and interpret architectural structural and MEP drawings and specifications; surface gaps conflicts and risk before they reach the field.

• Coordinate technically demanding scopes commercial kitchens (Type I hoods make-up air grease and UL300 fire-suppression systems utility upsizing) high-performance AV and acoustics for executive and event spaces server/IDF rooms with redundant power and supplemental cooling elevated power density and integrated physical security.

• Manage permitting and inspections with authorities having jurisdiction across multiple markets and labor environments.

• Oversee construction from mobilization through closeout across multiple concurrent projects holding general contractors accountable to schedule budget safety and quality.

• Run the technical processes that keep a job on track: RFIs submittals and shop drawings ASIs and BIM/clash coordination across trades; lead owner-architect-contractor and trade-coordination meetings.

• Conduct site visits to monitor progress safety and quality control; enforce inspection protocols and punch-list management.

• Drive commissioning and closeout systems commissioning (including kitchen exhaust/MUA balancing BMS and life-safety) TCO/CO as-builts O&M manuals warranties attic stock and owner training.

• Ensure compliance with local building codes ADA requirements and Anthropics sustainability goals.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for general contractors subcontractors and external project managers holding them to clear communication and accountability.

• Lead GC selection end to end: pre-qualification/RFQ RFP/ITB bid leveling and scope normalization scope-gap detection and award and structure the contract (GMP fee general conditions/requirements allowances contingencies qualifications and exclusions).

• Negotiate and administer contracts with contractors vendors and consultants; manage GC performance throughout construction including schedule adherence change-order management safety compliance and closeout.

• Determine which trades and specialty vendors to carry under the GC vs. hold owner-direct and manage critical long-lead vendors (kitchen equipment AV architectural millwork switchgear/generator).

• Develop and maintain landlord and property-management relationships to facilitate approvals and ongoing operations.

• Build and own detailed budgets by trade/CSI division separating hard costs soft costs FF&E technology allowances and escalation and manage design construction and GC contingencies deliberately.

• Review and approve budgets change orders and invoices including schedule-of-values setup pay-application review (e.g. AIA G702/G703) retainage and lien waivers providing professional pushback to protect Anthropics interests.

• Govern the change-order process (PCO to CO markups substantiation) and distinguish legitimate changes from scope gaps the contractor should have carried.

• Lead value engineering that protects scope and design intent; maintain cost forecasting and reporting throughout each project.

• Directly manage and develop a team of Real Estate / Construction Project Managers delivering projects across the global portfolio.

• Set technical standards playbooks and performance expectations; balance workload across the team by project complexity and development goals.

• Coach the team through complex technical and commercial problem-solving; review progress identify blockers and course-correct.

• Foster a culture of ownership continuous improvement and knowledge sharing and structure the function to support rapid growth.

• Partner closely with internal stakeholders Security IT Facilities Finance and business teams to ensure technical and operational requirements are built into project plans.

• Create executive-level presentations and reporting on project status budget schedule and risk with clear recommendations.

• Craft clear communications to the broader employee population about office changes construction impacts and workspace enhancements.

• Hold a Bachelors degree in Construction Management Engineering Architecture Real Estate or a related field.

• Bring deep hands-on construction expertise reading and interpreting architectural structural and MEP drawings and specifications and running the field from them.

• Command construction delivery methods and contract structures GMP lump sum cost-plus and design-assist and the mechanics of change-order management.

• Have delivered technically complex scopes e.g. commercial kitchens high-end client/amenity and event spaces data/server rooms with redundant power and cooling and integrated security systems.

• Are strong in pre-construction constructibility review estimating value engineering and bid leveling.

• Command cost and commercial controls budgeting by division schedule of values pay-application review change-order governance and contingency management.

• Have managed budgets for projects ranging from $50M to $300M and multiple complex projects concurrently.

• Have navigated permitting and inspections across multiple jurisdictions in union and non-union environments.

• Have directly managed and developed project managers through full project lifecycles and can scale a delivery function for rapid growth.

• Are proficient with construction PM software (e.g. Procore) and CPM scheduling tools (e.g. Primavera P6 or MS Project) plus MS Office.

• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to tailor messages from the C-suite to the general population.

• Are willing to travel 2550% to various office locations.

• Have 10 years in corporate real estate construction management general contracting or a related field with a track record of delivering complex office buildouts on time and on budget.

• Hold PMP (or equivalent) and OSHA 30 certifications.

• Possess LEED accreditation or demonstrated experience with sustainable building practices.

• Have commissioning experience on technically complex base-building or tenant systems.

• Bring an established network of general contractors subcontractors and specialty vendors.

• Have international project experience and an understanding of building standards and permitting across different countries.

• Have worked in high-growth technology environments particularly those scaling from 500 to 5000 employees.

Minimum education: Bachelors degree or an equivalent combination of education training and/or experience

Required field of study:A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework training or professional experience

Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position

Location-based hybrid policy: Currently we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However some roles may require more time in our offices.

Visa sponsorship:We do sponsor visas! However we arent able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if youre interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones were building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team.

Your safety matters to us. To protect yourself from potential scams remember that Anthropic recruiters only contact you some cases we may partner with vetted recruiting agencies who will identify themselves as working on behalf of Anthropic. Be cautious of emails from other domains. Legitimate Anthropic recruiters will never ask for money fees or banking information before your first day. If youre ever unsure about a communication dont click any linksvisit for confirmed position openings.

We believe that the highest-impact AI research will be big science. At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on just a few large-scale research efforts. And we value impact advancing our long-term goals of steerable trustworthy AI rather than work on smaller and more specific puzzles. We view AI research as an empirical science which has as much in common with physics and biology as with traditional efforts in computer science. Were an extremely collaborative group and we host frequent research discussions to ensure that we are pursuing the highest-impact work at any given time. As such we greatly value communication skills.

The easiest way to understand our research directions is to read our recent research. This research continues many of the directions our team worked on prior to Anthropic including: GPT-3 Circuit-Based Interpretability Multimodal Neurons Scaling Laws AI & Compute Concrete Problems in AI Safety and Learning from Human Preferences.

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits optional equity donation matching generous vacation and parental leave flexible working hours and a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues. Guidance on Candidates AI Usage:Learn aboutour policy for using AI in our application process.