Global Real Estate Construction Manager

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><h2><strong>About Anthropic</strong></h2> <p>Anthropic’s 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.</p></div><h2 class="heading"><strong>About the role</strong></h2> <p>Anthropic's Global Workplace &amp; Real Estate team is delivering a rapidly expanding global portfolio — including full-building offices at the scale of ~450,000 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. We're 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.</p> <p>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.&nbsp; Executing the design direction is set by the Global Head of Real Estate &amp; 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 &amp; Workplace.</p> <h2 class="heading"><strong>Key responsibilities</strong></h2> <h3 class="heading"><strong>Pre-construction &amp; technical delivery</strong></h3> <ul> <li> <p>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.</p> </li> <li> <p>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.</p> </li> <li> <p>Read and interpret architectural, structural, and MEP drawings and specifications; surface gaps, conflicts, and risk before they reach the field.</p> </li> <li> <p>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.</p> </li> <li> <p>Manage permitting and inspections with authorities having jurisdiction across multiple markets and labor environments.</p> </li> </ul> <h3 class="heading"><strong>Construction execution, quality &amp; closeout</strong></h3> <ul> <li> <p>Oversee construction from mobilization through closeout across multiple concurrent projects, holding general contractors accountable to schedule, budget, safety, and quality.</p> </li> <li> <p>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.</p> </li> <li> <p>Conduct site visits to monitor progress, safety, and quality control; enforce inspection protocols and punch-list management.</p> </li> <li> <p>Drive commissioning and closeout — systems commissioning (including kitchen exhaust/MUA balancing, BMS, and life-safety), TCO/CO, as-builts, O&amp;M manuals, warranties, attic stock, and owner training.</p> </li> <li> <p>Ensure compliance with local building codes, ADA requirements, and Anthropic's sustainability goals.</p> </li> </ul> <h3 class="heading"><strong>General contractor, vendor &amp; contract management</strong></h3> <ul> <li> <p>Serve as the primary point of contact for general contractors, subcontractors, and external project managers, holding them to clear communication and accountability.</p> </li> <li> <p>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).</p> </li> <li> <p>Negotiate and administer contracts with contractors, vendors, and consultants; manage GC performance throughout construction, including schedule adherence, change-order management, safety compliance, and closeout.</p> </li> <li> <p>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).</p> </li> <li> <p>Develop and maintain landlord and property-management relationships to facilitate approvals and ongoing operations.</p> </li> </ul> <h3 class="heading"><strong>Cost &amp; commercial controls</strong></h3> <ul> <li> <p>Build and own detailed budgets by trade/CSI division — separating hard costs, soft costs, FF&amp;E, technology, allowances, and escalation — and manage design, construction, and GC contingencies deliberately.</p> </li> <li> <p>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 Anthropic's interests.</p> </li> <li> <p>Govern the change-order process (PCO to CO, markups, substantiation) and distinguish legitimate changes from scope gaps the contractor should have carried.</p> </li> <li> <p>Lead value engineering that protects scope and design intent; maintain cost forecasting and reporting throughout each project.</p> </li> </ul> <h3 class="heading"><strong>Team leadership</strong></h3> <ul> <li> <p>Directly manage and develop a team of Real Estate / Construction Project Managers delivering projects across the global portfolio.</p> </li> <li> <p>Set technical standards, playbooks, and performance expectations; balance workload across the team by project complexity and development goals.</p> </li> <li> <p>Coach the team through complex technical and commercial problem-solving; review progress, identify blockers, and course-correct.</p> </li> <li> <p>Foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing, and structure the function to support rapid growth.</p> </li> </ul> <h3 class="heading"><strong>Stakeholder management &amp; communication</strong></h3> <ul> <li> <p>Partner closely with internal stakeholders — Security, IT, Facilities, Finance, and business teams — to ensure technical and operational requirements are built into project plans.</p> </li> <li> <p>Create executive-level presentations and reporting on project status, budget, schedule, and risk, with clear recommendations.</p> </li> <li> <p>Craft clear communications to the broader employee population about office changes, construction impacts, and workspace enhancements.</p> </li> </ul> <h2 class="heading"><strong>Minimum qualifications</strong></h2> <ul> <li> <p>Hold a Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Real Estate, or a related field.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Bring deep, hands-on construction expertise — </strong>reading and interpreting architectural, structural, and MEP drawings and specifications, and running the field from them.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Command construction delivery methods and contract structures — </strong>GMP, lump sum, cost-plus, and design-assist — and the mechanics of change-order management.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Have delivered technically complex scopes — </strong>e.g., commercial kitchens, high-end client/amenity and event spaces, data/server rooms with redundant power and cooling, and integrated security systems.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Are stro