Senior Project Manager, 'Aina Pauahi
Kamehameha SchoolsAbout the role
Job Posting Title
Senior Project Manager, 'Aina PauahiEmployee Type
RegularRecruiting Start Date
06-16-2026Job Exempt?
YesRecruiting End Date
Open Until FilledAloha mai! Mahalo for your interest in Kamehameha Schools. If you are looking for an opportunity to utilize your skills and talents and grow in your profession, while serving and strengthening our Native Hawaiian community, we would love to have you join our ʻohana!
Kamehameha Schools is searching for a Senior Project Manager or Project Manager to support our Natural Resources Department within the ‘Āina Pauahi Group. The position will advance reforestation and restoration initiatives that expand opportunities in native forestry, carbon, and agroforestry, while supporting conservation finance strategies that generate long-term revenue for stewardship. This position is open to candidates based on Oʻahu, Maui, Hawaiʻi Island, candidates based outside of Kona should be able to travel frequently to Kona, including overnight stays as needed.
Senior Project Manager range: $120k-$177k
Project Manager range: $91k-$133k
If you’re passionate about this work, we encourage you to apply today!
Job Summary
Responsible for developing and leading strategic projects and initiatives that enhance, improve and mitigate risk across KS’ aina portfolio. Manages and ensures effective and timely execution of all aspects of projects including financial feasibility, fiscal management, planning, and implementation, relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and other activities that enhance the value and return on investment of KS’ real estate portfolio. Conducts detailed due diligence, negotiates planning and implementation, assesses, and manages project-level risks, and establishes and maintains relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Works with the division to lead and implement strategic initiatives, provides support on key projects, and works with team members across the 'Aina Pauahi Group and broader enterprise.
Essential Responsibilities
Strategy Development & Integration
Leads strategy development and planning efforts.
Researches, interprets, analyzes, and evaluates data and presents business and financial information to inform and influence of strategic recommendations and decision-making.
Using project management, analysis, and business process skills plan, deliver on, evaluates, and lead multiple critical strategic initiatives across the group.
Initiates and develops implementation programs and leads multidisciplinary team to execute initiative/project deliverables including budget and cost management.
Performs effective diagnosis and accurate analysis of issues for the purpose of creating short- and long-term strategies to fulfill portfolio planning, area planning and asset planning requirements, including assessment of leading industry practices and their application to KS.
Implementation, Operations & Management
Tracks projects, provides project updates, coordinates status of assignments with others, and prioritizes work for complex projects.
Coordinates multiple implementation efforts across assigned portfolio of resource assets in alignment with applicable plans. Monitors performance metrics over time and revises implementation plans as needed for assigned portfolio of resource assets.
Independently negotiates critical high-value sector, land use and resource management agreements. Performs relevant due diligence for a portfolio of strategic projects, including transactions and partnerships. Assesses and manages risk and compliance for assigned portfolio of projects.
May supervise a small unit of staff, including resource managers, operations staff, interns and/or office administrative staff. Prioritizes and allocates resources between and within projects and programs under management in alignment with KS’ strategic goals.
Accountability & Reporting
Reports portfolio-level financial and operating activities, including operating budgets, variances, trend analysis, cost control, expenditures, and progress toward plan goals. Reports portfolio-level risk and compliance management programs and activities
Manages and implements strategy-level performance measurement, evaluation, monitoring and reporting to upd
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