1. Tell me more about the company you work with. Revenue. # of Employees. Industry.
2. Describe a typical day in this role. What consumes your time?
3. What type of properties are you involved with? Commercial, industrial, single or multi-use residential?
4. Are you involved with sourcing and vetting contractors? For what project use?
5. What overall management responsibilities do you have in this role? For example, are you involved with staff recruitment, hiring, salary negotiations, performance reviews?
6. Provide me an overview of your 5 most current and largest projects you’ve worked upon. Also, provide me with details on what the size and scope of each project (e.g. rehab versus new construction, square footage, project budget).
7. Within this role, what were some of your most notable successes? For example, were you instrumental in cutting costs or did you deflect any issues that could have effected the project completion date? Did you save project or operational costs as a result?
8. Are you involved with any Green energy technologies? How about LEED compliance? Gray water recovery systems? Solar or wind energy systems?
9. Have any of your projects received recognition for energy conversation or by area home owner’s associations?
10. Have you participated in any internal or external committees? Board of Directors? Real estate associations?
11. Did I miss anything? Is there anything else about this position I should know about?
Keywords Relevant to Real Estate & Construction Professionals
Acquisition Due Diligence/Feasibility
Acquisitions Due Diligence
Budgeting
Budgeting and Financial Monitoring
Building Permits
Built-to-Suit Projects
Business Steering
Capital Improvement Budget
Client Relationship Building
Commercial Construction
Condominium Associations
Continuous Process Improvement
Contractual & Commercial Management
Design-Build Projects
Due Diligence
Entitlements & Acquisitions
Environmental Research
Financial Analysis & Strategic Planning
Full Lifecycle Project Management
Ground-Breaking
Integrated Project Development
Joint Ventures
Land-Use Analysis
Lease Analysis
Lease Interpretation/Mediation
Market Exposure
Net Rental Income
Networking & Sourcing
Non-performing Properties
Occupancy Rates
P&L Statements
Performance Measurement
Planning, Construction and Design
Portfolio Management & Growth
Proforma (financial analysis)
Project Budget
Project Oversight
Project Timelines
Property Management
Punch List Items
Real Estate Equity Investment
Real Estate Partnerships
Real Estate Transactions
Regulatory Compliance
Rehab/Renovation Projects
Return-on-Asset (ROA)
Return-on-Asset (ROA) Reporting
Revitalization & Renovation
Sales Agreements & Closings
Site Accessibility
Site Selection & Pre-Development
Strategic Partnerships
Tenant Turnovers
Tenant/Purchaser Negotiations
Traffic Patterns
Zoning and Entitlements
Trades Your Client May Work With (Union or Non-Union Crews)
Architectural
Carpeting
Concrete/Foundation
Electrical
Finished Carpentry
Fire Protection
Heavy Equipment
HVAC
Journeyman
Landscape/Hardscape
Maintenance
Mechanical
Plumbing
Roofing
Rough-in Carpentry/Framers
Structural
Structural Engineering
Welding
