Facilities Project Manager Senior

Date Opened: Monday, September 15, 2025 12:00 AM

Close Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025 12:00 AM

Department: Charlotte Area Transit System Department

Facilities Administration

Salary: $87,368.00 - $109,210.00 Commensurate with Experience

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• Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce

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• Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions

SUMMARY

The Senior Transit Facilities Project Manager serves as the department’s lead for critical projects within the Facilities Operating Division. This role is responsible for delivering facility improvement and maintenance projects that align with Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) strategy, capital budget plans, and long-term operational goals. The manager ensures timely and cost-effective delivery of projects while maintaining safety and compliance standards and coordinating across departments.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides primary managerial direction and performs personnel administrative functions of direct report staff (e.g., training, supervising, work assignments, timesheets, performance evaluations, etc.) for maintaining necessary staffing, enhancing productivity of staff, and ensuring necessary department outcomes are achieved.
• Plan, manage, and deliver facilities projects from initiation through completion, including scope development, budgeting, scheduling and resources coordination.
• Serve as project lead for major capital, renovation, and operational projects across facilities.
• Works in tandem with CATS Development Division to capture potential capital projects and align them with the internal projects set up with Facilities Maintenance
• Align facility improvements with capital planning and CATS priorities.
• Makes recommendations to the Facilities Maintenance Management Team for any special project.
• Prepare and present project proposals, justifications, and updates to leadership.
• Develop and manage project scopes, budgets, timelines, procurement plans, and risk mitigation strategies. 
• Monitor project budgets and expenditures, prepare financial reports, and manage change orders and cost controls.  Conduct regular site visits to monitor progress, ensure quality control, and address safety or operational concerns.
• Maintain project records, drawings, contracts, and as-built documentation in accordance with CATS policies
  Prepares, evaluates, and directs action plans to complete audit documentation required by local, state and federal agencies.
• Analyzes new technology for Facilities Maintenance for efficiency and effectiveness. Works in tandem with the Departments of IT and Innovation to provide recommendations.
• Assist leadership with preparation of the five-year capital plan and budgeting efforts.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for internal stakeholders and external vendors on assigned projects.
• Coordinate closely with engineering, procurement, safety, and operations staff to ensure seamless execution of projects.
• Ensure minimal disruption to ongoing operations during project implementation.
• Provides excellent customer service to CATS internal and external customers.
• Applies SMS (Safety Management System) methods and principles in daily routine and supports all aspects of the agency’s Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP).
• Promotes safety awareness and follows safety procedures to reduce or eliminate accidents.
• Available to respond to emergency situations 24/7 and able to work flexible hours or shifts as required by operational needs.

Core Competencies:

• Clearly defines project goals, roles, and responsibilities. Sets milestones and performance measures; monitors progress through each phase of the project lifecycle. Holds self and others accountable for timely, cost-effective, and high-quality delivery of transit facility projects. Provides regular updates to stakeholders and leadership.
• Recognizes opportunities and quantifies potential gains and l