
at J.P. Morgan
Bulge Bracket Investment BanksPosted 15 days ago
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**Construction Management Associate I (CMA601), Plano, TX** Lead project viability assessments, monitor progress, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful construction loan outcomes, supporting commercial, multi-family, and residential projects. Key responsibilities include reviewing construction documents, tracking progress, and identifying risks, delays, or compliance concerns. Leverage experience in construction management, project controls, or a related field to deliver timely insights and drive continuous improvement. Proficient in common productivity tools and well-versed in construction materials, methods, and standard practices. Strong written and verbal communication skills crucial for clear documentation and stakeholder management. Join a collaborative team focused on quality, consistency, and client experience. Minimum two years of experience required; full-time office role.
- Compensation
- Not specified USD
- City
- Dallas
- Country
- United States
Currency: $ (USD)
Full Job Description
Location: Plano, TX, United States
Bring your construction expertise to a team where your work directly supports strong, well-managed real estate lending outcomes. You will gain exposure to a wide range of project types and partners while strengthening your credit and risk mindset. This role offers mobility and growth through hands-on project reviews, field engagement, and cross-functional collaboration. If you enjoy solving complex problems and improving processes, you will find meaningful opportunities here. Join a team that values ownership, clear communication, and continuous improvement.
Job summary:
As a Construction Management Associate I within the Construction Management team, you help ensure the viability and success of property-related projects supported by construction lending. You review construction documents, monitor project progress, and identify issues that may impact the property during the loan term. You collaborate with internal and external partners to support smooth execution from project start through closeout. You apply sound judgment, clear communication, and a risk-aware mindset to deliver timely insights. You contribute to a collaborative team culture focused on quality, consistency, and client experience.
You will support commercial, multi-family, and residential construction projects and loans. Your work includes reviewing plans, budgets, schedules, and third-party reporting while tracking progress against key milestones. You will help drive consistent documentation practices and escalation routines that reduce risk and improve predictability. You may contribute to process improvements, including reporting enhancements and workflow efficiencies. You will build strong relationships across customers, bankers, design professionals, and consultants.
Job responsibilities:
- Analyze and review construction documents to assess project viability and alignment with loan terms and risk requirements
- Monitor project progress from initiation to closeout and escalate risks, delays, or compliance concerns as needed
- Coordinate with customers, bankers, design professionals, and third-party consultants to support effective project execution
- Evaluate budgets, schedules, contracts, and change activity to identify impacts to cost, timing, and completion risk
- Apply knowledge of construction materials, methods, standard practices, and applicable codes to inform reviews and issue resolution
- Document findings clearly and deliver timely updates and recommendations to stakeholders
- Support site visits or field observations when required and summarize outcomes and follow-ups
- Track conditions, deliverables, and milestones to help ensure accurate reporting and timely resolution of exceptions
- Contribute to business review routines and resiliency efforts by identifying themes, risks, and improvement opportunities
- Support continuous improvement initiatives that streamline workflows, strengthen controls, or improve stakeholder experience
- Partner with the team to maintain consistent standards, quality, and responsiveness across the coverage portfolio
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Minimum two years of experience in construction management, construction lending support, project controls, or a related field
- Demonstrated ability to review construction documents (plans, specifications, budgets, schedules) and assess project feasibility and risk
- Proven ability to monitor project progress through closeout and identify and escalate issues that may impact delivery
- Knowledge of construction materials, methods, and standard practices across commercial, multi-family, or residential projects
- Working knowledge of applicable building codes and inspection/compliance concepts relevant to project oversight
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, well-structured findings and updates
- Demonstrated stakeholder management skills across internal teams and external partners
- Proven conflict management skills, including facilitating discussions and driving practical resolutions
- Strong critical thinking and judgment, with the ability to prioritize and act with a risk-aware mindset
- Proficiency with common productivity tools for tracking, reporting, and documentation (spreadsheets, presentations, and written summaries
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Experience supporting construction loan administration, draw processes, or third-party construction monitoring
- Experience creating quantitative reports or dashboards to track portfolio performance and project risk indicators
- Demonstrated experience driving workflow improvements, automation, or process standardization
- Project management experience leading small initiatives or coordinating multi-party deliverables
- Familiarity with environmental, zoning, or permitting considerations that may affect construction timelines and risk
- Relevant certification or coursework (for example, construction management, project management, or related discipline)
Required or additional information:
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
- Work schedules will be full-time in office, on a 40-hour per week schedule.




