Construction Project Manager

Under the general direction of the Sr. Dir. Planning, Design & Sustainability, the Project Manager is responsible for managing assigned major and minor capital projects, including all aspects of project management during development, planning, design, construction, and final close-out. This position is required to interface with faculty, staff and administrators from a variety of colleges and departments, the State Fire Marshal, various professional consultants, contractors, vendors and other related parties.

• Manage projects during development, planning, and design.
• Manage project performance including scope, safety, quality, schedule, innovation, cost, and client satisfaction.
• Develop, modify or provide input to project plans.
• Oversee, conduct or participate in phase, milestone and final project reviews.
• Represent university and Facilities on project teams (campus groups, university officials, project architects, engineers, contractors, inspectors, etc.) during planning and design.
• Coordinate and lead project meetings and activities, and inform/update campus customer/users about project design, activities, and timelines.
• Supervise, conduct, and coordinate plan checks, including constructability; building code and ADA compliance reviews; and review project specifications and drawings.
• Implement or maintain quality assurance processes for projects. Make improvements, solve problems, or take corrective action when problems arise.
• Manage projects during construction and final close-out.
• Manage project performance including scope, safety, quality, schedule, innovation, cost, and client satisfaction.
• Represent university and Facilities on project teams (campus groups, university officials, project architects, engineers, contractors, inspectors, etc.) during construction and project close out.
• Implement or maintain quality assurance processes for projects. Make improvements, solve problems, or take corrective action when problems arise.
• Oversee, conduct or participate in project inspections through occupancy.
• Implement project commissioning plans.
• Manage project resources.
• Administer project resources including budgets and expenditures.
• Work with Procurement on contracts and service agreements.
• Review bid documents and cost estimates for projects.
• Manage and develop project schedule, activities and resources to mitigate risk.
• Ensure that contract and agreement stipulations are met, assuring that responsible agencies are kept informed of progress, translating user needs into modifications and that final building specifications are acceptable to the University.
• Determine best delivery methods, i.e. Job Order Contracting, Task Order Service Agreements, Design-Build, Collaborative Design Build, or Design-Bid-Build.
• Manage CSU Contract Policy requirements
• Identify and administer project documentation requirements and procedures; maintain and organize project files; and prepare reports for data accounting, contracting and CSU requirements, project and related activities.
• Interpret, administer and enforce university, CSU and state policy relating to public works projects, ADA, seismic and building design construction.
• Attend training and maintain skill currency as appropriate to safely and effectively complete assignments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Experience:  Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in the area of project management. 

• Demonstrated skills in an institutional/educational environment utilizing a customer-oriented and service-centered attitude.
• Experience managing heavy workloads range from 5-15 projects simultaneously, all in different phases.
• Experience with managing construction projects in a university setting.
• Proficiency utilizing Bluebeam Revu.
• Proficiency utilizing project scheduling software such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Procore.
• Familiarity with CSU contract law and bidding policies, including the various construction project delivery met