Senior Construction Project Manager

This is an exciting, advanced project management opportunity within the Construction Management – Parks Division of the City’s Engineering Services Department. This position will work closely with the City’s Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Department in the delivery of parks, community centers, greenways, and more, positively impacting the quality of life for the Citizens of Raleigh. This Senior Project Manager will be engaged with projects throughout their life cycle; from planning through design development, construction administration, and the post-construction warranty period. Senior Project Managers are assigned project with greater difficulty and/or larger budgets.  

This role will serve as a subject matter expert, communicating with various project stakeholders, including City leadership and the public. This position will be integral to the successful delivery of projects funded by the $275 million dollar Parks Bond approved by voters in 2022. Many of these projects are in the design stages. The budgets for these projects range from $2 million to over $70 million dollars each.

About You:
The ideal candidate is an organized and effective project manager, skilled in budget management, logistics coordination, and pro-active problem solving. The successful candidate works independently and understands project plans, specifications, and requirements, as well as applicable laws.   The ability to research complex technical issues and to resolve conflicts with minimal delays is key to the candidate’s success.  A positive attitude and collaborative spirit are essential. The ideal candidate is an effective communicator, with experience in facilitating group discussion and building consensus among stakeholders.

About Us:
The Construction Management – Parks Division of the City’s Engineering Services Department is responsible for overseeing design and construction of new parks, community centers, and greenways, as well as significant renovations to existing City Park facilities.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist internal customers with determination of project needs including facility size and parcel requirements, operational and functional considerations, and identification of relationships with other stakeholders and user groups
• Provide project management and coordination of stakeholders and resources which may include acquisition of professional services, project scoping, contract negotiation, design oversight, schedule monitoring, budget development and funding administration
• Oversee project design, including monitoring the adherence of projects and processes with policies, procedures, applicable codes, specifications, regulations and standards
• Perform construction administration during active construction and oversee post-construction warranty period Construction duties include bid and contract administration, construction oversight, coordination of permitting, document reviews, facilitation of progress meetings, and project close out
• Serve as a technical resource and liaison for engineers and contractors, consultants, developers, community groups, commissions, agencies, City departments, private entities and other stakeholders. This may include delivering presentations, performing public outreach, and preparing project-related documentation and communications materials
• This position will require the use of City owned vehicles to travel during work hours

Typical Qualifications

Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, landscape architecture or directly related field and five years of professional engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, and/or construction/project management experience in area of assignment

OR

An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation.