About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver. 

What We Offer 

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $ 106,577.00- 175,852.00. New hires are typically brought into the organization between $120,000 - $150,000.   We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 11 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 wellness day and 1 volunteer day per year. 
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date.
• Pension Plan for Life (Employee contributes 8.45%, Employer matches at 17.95%)
• 457 (b) Retirement Plan (no early withdrawal fee!)
• STD, LTD, HSA, FSA, Life Insurance
• CARE Bank, Family Leave Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program, Employee Volunteer Program
• Tuition Reimbursement (up to $2000/year), We Qualify for Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Learning and Development Opportunities; Courses and Career Development Resources
• EcoPass (unlimited free RTD bus/train rides)

Location

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.   

The City and County of Denver utilizes a hybrid model workplace that balances the responsibilities of public service with the benefits of a flexible work environment. Employees work where needed, at a city site and/or in the field at least 3 day a week and telecommute remotely at a designated workplace within the State of Colorado the remaining days.

What You’ll Do 

Denver International Airport (DEN) is hiring a Senior Project Manager of Airside Design and Construction to join the Airside Engineering team of DEN’s Design, Engineering and Construction (DEC) Division. DEC is the primary Capital Project delivery arm for design and construction projects at DEN. The Airside Engineering team is responsible for implementing runway, taxiway, gate apron, DIW, airfield electrical, and stormwater/drainage projects within the Air Operations Area (AOA) at DEN.

Design Engineering and Construction (DEC) is approaching these projects with a renewed focus on constructing and rehabilitating civil infrastructure to ensure operational continuity, reliability, optimization, and efficiency. We are looking for an interdisciplinary project manager who brings a depth and breadth of technical proficiency; critical problem solving, communication and facilitation; financial acumen; stewardship; and an ability to invest in the success of the DEN Design Engineering and Construction (DEC) projects throughout their project life cycles.

This position is responsible for the definition, delivery (design and construction), and closeout of projects in accordance with DEC Project Life Cycle process and procedures. This position will report to the Airside Engineering Supervisor.

Design Engineering and Construction Senior Project Manager competencies include:

• Provides the knowledge, expertise, and overall support to the projects for future development, infrastructure, and overall design and construction needs at DEN.
• Consult with stakeholders to determine, establish, and execute project work plans and goals.
• Formulate and define scopes of work and objectives.
• Executes the processes, practices, and applications of design and construction project management and the principles, standards, requirements, and guidelines for plans review.
• Develop project time frames, funding limitations, contract costs, risk factors, resource requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of the projects.
• Confers with management to maintain established project plans and goals, scope of work, and project work plans including time frames, funding limitations, contract costs, risk factors, and allotment of available resources to various phases of a project.  Trains in the formulation of budgets for projects including planning, design, regulatory, and construction