Description

Apply your expertise to advance the mission and optimize our business strategy as a Senior Project Specialist, Real Estate Design & Construction  at GDIT. Here, you’ll support solving some of our clients’ biggest challenges and help us grow the business.

GDIT's Real Estate and Facilities team is adding a Senior Project Specialist, Real Estate Design & Construction to their team. This role will be responsible for the management and coordination of design, permitting, and delivery of a variety of real estate projects that range from minor facility renovations to multi-phased and multi-use development.

**The position will be based in Falls Church, VA, onsite daily with occasional travel to other GDIT facilities.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Manages facility improvement projects which may include managing work performed by landlords and/or a tenant improvement allowance for such improvements
• Responsible for multiple projects, low to medium in complexity
• Leads master planning, design, estimating, and internal project approvals
• Partner with Facility Managers, Planners, and other internal partners such as IT, security, legal, program leads, and procurement in the project management process
• Establish and oversee budgets for all project related work
• Interface with transaction & facilities teams to confirm space requirements
• Create a project team inclusive of internal and external partners and drive team collaboration toward a common project success
• Lead due diligence actives during all phases of design and construction
• Review architectural and engineering drawings to ensure the design meets the project requirements for all assigned real estate projects
• Comply with space/building standards as well as adopt alternatives to improve efficacies
• Partner with appropriate internal and/or external stakeholders to engage project vendors
• Support efforts for ongoing space management and relocating employees at project completion
• Oversee completion of maintenance manuals, as-built drawings, warranties, landlord reimbursement and other requirements per project close-out list
• Manage compliance with the lease terms related to construction and work scope
• Assist facilities team when landlord performance issues arise and for community interactions such as municipal hearings, permit reviews, etc...
• Assist facilities team with furniture inventory management and asset management and transfer process
• Maintain all project documentation and provide final cost accounting and budget closeout for projects
• Provide information as requested for internal operations reviews or to support internal audit inquiries, tax investigations, and asset transfers

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree
• Required Experience: 5+ years of related experience in designing and/or managing construction related projects.
• Preferred Skills: Experience with ICD 705 SCIF work and/or secure space build-outs
• Location: On-site daily in Falls Church, VA, except when travel is required
• US Person required 

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your sense of ownership and pride in the meaningful work we do.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree
Required Experience: 5+ years of related experience in designing and/or managing construction related projects.
Preferred Skills: Experience with ICD 705 SCIF work and/or secure space build-outs
Location: On-site daily in Falls Church, VA, except when travel is required
US Person required