About Our Job

Are you an experienced Project Manager in the design, engineering and construction field who is known for your excellent communication, collaborative work style, and impeccable organizational skills? Are you looking for a unique opportunity that allows direct exposure to work with many different internal and external stakeholders as well as a wide variety of large-scale projects? If so, look no further! Denver International Airport (DEN) is hiring for a Project Manager I – Engineering to join our Landside team and lead horizontal infrastructure projects involving roadways, utilities, parking lots, and more. This position is responsible for project delivery including management of projects within our Design, Engineering, and Construction (DEC) group. Apply today and join the DEN family!

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver (CCD) 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. Click here to find out about all the amazing benefits and reasons to work for CCD!  

What We Offer 

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The starting salary range for this position is $90,000-105,000/year, based on education and experience. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but is not limited to:

• Four (4) Medical Plans, Dental, Vision Insurance

• Pension Plan for Life (Employee contributes 8.45%, Employer matches at 17.95%)

• 457 (b) Retirement Plan (no early withdrawal fee!)

• PTO (over 3 weeks in your first year) and 13 paid holidays

• Yearly Merit Increase

• 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); Free Airport Parking

Location 

In this position you can expect to work 3 days per week on site at Denver International Airport JA Green Logistics (JAG) Building located at 26100 E 68th Ave #280 Aurora, CO, 80019.

What You’ll Do

Denver International Airport (DEN) is the third-busiest airport in the United States and one of the top ten busiest airports in the world, connecting our community globally through flight and business. DEN is the primary economic engine for the state of Colorado, generating more than $36.4 billion for the region annually and employing nearly 37,000 people. At DEN, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace. We celebrate individuality and uplift all races, ethnicities, gender identities, national origins, ages, abilities, religion, and LGBTQIA+ communities. We know that our diversity makes us stronger, and we strive to keep diversity, equity and inclusion at the center of all that we do.  

Key responsibilities will include:

• Performs project management work by managing, coordinating, and directing development, redevelopment, and capital improvement projects for a department including project coordination with city departments, affected community and business organizations, and/or other stakeholders.  

• Confers with management in order 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.  

• Reviews projects for code and standards compliance, monitors the progress and quality of a project and resolves problems and project barriers by identifying strategies and approaches to overcome barriers.  

• Tracks schedules, work plans, and cost estimates/projections and monitors projects for conformance to approved plans and contract specifications. 

• Assists or participates in preparing pre-bid materials defining the scope of work and related information necessary for requ