Senior Project Manager

Department: Facilities

Classification: Architect/Engineer 2

Job Category: Classified Staff

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Location: Fairfax, VA

Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible

Pay Band: 06

Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

Motor Vehicle Records Check: Yes

About the Department:

George Mason University Facilities ensures a quality physical environment supporting the mission of the university. We will be the technical and business experts of choice with the total trust and confidence of our students, faculty and staff.

About the Position:

Start a new job as a State employee of Virginia. We’ve got the work. We have a great team. Now, we need an additional team member to contribute to our busy environment. Housekeeping experience a plus, but not required. We want someone who is reliable, takes pride in their work, and will make a noticeable contribution to the educational facilities at George Mason. Your manager can trust that you will get the job done.

George Mason’s Facilities department is committed to providing a safe, functional, and clean community experience at the university. So, what’s in it for you?

Great benefits for you…

• Lots of leave, including paid annual leave, paid holidays, paid sick leave, paid two-week winter break (please note – the break employees often receive during the holiday season is not regularly guaranteed and is subject to annual approval);
• Tuition exemption and professional development;
• Commuter Choice Transit Benefit;
• Virginia Retirement System Hybrid Plan; and
• Patriot Perks discounts to restaurants, events, and more!

For you and your family…

• Health/dental/vision benefits; and
• Tuition dependent benefit (restrictions apply).

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Responsibilities: 

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for capital planning, project planning and programming, design, construction, and fit-out for highly complex capital and non-capital projects from project initiation through turn-over. 

Capital Planning

• Manages highly complex capital, renovation or upgrade/replacement projects, with multi-million dollar budgets and which span multiple years. These projects include multiple departments and, at times, community and industry partners; and
• Works with Capital Planners or business units to identify user's capital and non-capital needs, including new programmatic and renewal requirements for buildings and infrastructure. Develops scope, budget and schedule for capital projects.

Architecture/Engineer (A/E) Selection & Contract Administration

• Develops project scope of services as required on assigned projects and coordinates with contracts for solicitation of RFQ or proposal request; issuance of contract or task order;
• Participates in A/E selection as requested;
• Maintains a working knowledge of A/E contractual responsibilities (including the requirements set forth in the contract MOU and CPSM), and administers A/E contracts for all assigned projects through design and construction; 
• Promptly addresses A/E performance issues if performance does not meet contractual obligations; and
• Facilitates A/E dispute resolution.

Programming/Design Phase

• Manages programming and design of assigned capital projects to ensure that A/E design submittals maximize the users' program goals and are compliant with the project's authorization criteria, Mason's Higher Education Capital Outlay Manual, Campus Master Plan and Design Guidelines and Construction Standards;
• Ensures that design submittal, review and approval processes are completed in accordance with the applicable regulatory authority, the HECO Manual, university procedures and project schedules;
• Implements recovery actions when activity delays impact the design completion date;
• Manages Value Engineering process of assigned projects;
• Works to resolve conflicting program requirements, design review comments, and budget concerns;
• Performs design and constructability reviews, leads construction p