Principal Program Manager - Front End Planning
Core
Lead end-to-end front-end planning for lease construction projects, converting early lease opportunities into actionable execution inputs with clear alignment on scope, budget, schedule, and risks.
Role type
Principal Program Manager (Front-End Planning)
Builds
Execution turnover packages, governance frameworks, and readiness criteria for AMERS Lease delivery.
Domain
Commercial real estate lease construction and ITIM (Information Technology Infrastructure Management)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Cross-functional team leadership, risk identification and mitigation, schedule logic validation, procurement strategy alignment, stakeholder management, technical integration planning, cost management, governance mechanism design, continuous improvement of processes, portfolio management
Preferred skills
Experience with mission-critical facilities, vendor management, creative problem-solving, analytical skills
Technologies
None explicitly stated
Responsibilities
Lead a multidisciplinary team to evaluate lease opportunities before execution handoff; Establish governance mechanisms to track readiness, assumptions, gaps, risks, and owner accountability; Drive early identification and mitigation of scope, schedule, cost, safety, and integration risks; Validate integrated schedule logic and Ready for Service assumptions against project scope; Own development of execution turnover packages providing clear lease requirements and risk registers; Champion continuous improvement of front-end planning processes, tools, and metrics
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship