Facilities to PM
I'm in charge of the facilities for decently sized public institution. I manage a smallish union (around 40 people), and run projects internally up to about a million dollars. I'm the customer/owners rep for about $50 million in projects over the last three years.
I was recently offered an opportunity... well, I was encouraged to explore an opportunity with some assurance that they really wanted me and might even carve out a special place for me as a PM/Estimator. Our market is hard to hire competent, reliable people, so I get where they're coming from.
I just don't have any direct construction experience as a sub or a GC. How steep is the learning curve if I've already been doing a lot of the planning, purchasing, negotiation, scheduling, and communication? This job would involve pre-con, estimating, bidding, and then project management over Div 10. I have been assured this company values work-life balance and 40 hours is the goal - which explains their need right now, because their major market PMs are spending time here that they'd rather be spending time at home.
What am I missing here? Is this a dangerous situation? Or is this a golden opportunity I'd be stupid to pass on?
Not going to lie, a career shift at my age is scary.