Capital Projects Manager - Construction & Public Works

The Port of Anacortes is seeking an experienced Capital Projects Manager to help plan, coordinate, and deliver construction, maintenance, and capital improvement projects that directly support our working waterfront, marina, airport, commercial properties, and community infrastructure. This is an owner-side project management role for someone who enjoys seeing tangible work come to life—docks, buildings, marine facilities, public infrastructure, maintenance improvements, and capital projects that support commerce, recreation, and public service in Anacortes.

About the role

The Port of Anacortes is a special-purpose government district focused on stimulating private job creation and commerce while being a responsible steward of public resources and the environment. Our projects are varied, visible, and meaningful. In this role, you will help shape infrastructure that supports marine terminal operations, a 1,000+ slip marina, airport operations, public access, commercial tenants, and the long-term success of the Anacortes waterfront. This is a great fit for a project manager who enjoys variety, collaboration, problem-solving, and the satisfaction of knowing their work has a direct impact on the community.

Responsibilities

• Turn Port priorities into completed projects by working with Port staff, leadership, consultants, engineers, contractors, regulatory agencies, tenants, and community partners.
• Manage projects through the full life cycle: early planning, scope development, budgeting, scheduling, procurement support, design coordination, permitting, construction, documentation, closeout, and communication.
• Walk project sites with operations staff to understand needs and define the scope of repairs, replacements, facility improvements, or capital projects.
• Coordinate with consultants, engineers, architects, contractors, and internal staff to move design and construction work forward.
• Read and interpret plans, estimates, contracts, schedules, and bid documents to identify potential issues before they become costly problems.
• Track project budgets, timelines, decisions, risks, and next steps.
• Communicate project options, tradeoffs, constraints, and recommendations to leadership.
• Coordinate permitting and regulatory requirements with technical experts and agencies.
• Support public bidding, procurement, contract administration, and documentation.
• Maintain clear communication between stakeholders with differing perspectives, priorities, and technical backgrounds.
• Solve problems when conditions change, information is incomplete, or the original plan no longer fits reality.
• Keep project files accurate and organized.
• Help the Port maintain, repair, improve, and plan for infrastructure that supports the community now and into the future.

Skills and Qualifications

The ideal candidate is an experienced project manager who brings sound judgment, strong follow-through, and the ability to build productive working relationships. You will be successful in this role if you are:

• Organized and detail-oriented, without getting stuck in the weeds.
• Comfortable managing competing priorities.
• Clear, professional, and proactive in your communication.
• Practical and solution-focused.
• Able to take ownership of projects while working collaboratively with teammates.
• Able to work with contractors, consultants, staff, leadership, and other stakeholders.
• Comfortable asking good questions and learning new processes.
• Accountable for moving work forward.
• Interested in public service and community impact.
• Excited by the variety of work that comes with a small but complex organization.

You may be a great fit if you have experience with:

• Construction project management.
• Capital improvement projects.
• Public works or municipal infrastructure.
• Facilities or building projects.
• Marine, port, airport, utility, industrial, or civil construction projects.
• Owner's representative work.
• Contractor, consultant, or project engineer experience with readiness to move into an owner-side project management role.

Requirements

Any combination of education, training, and experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work will be considered. A successful candidate will bring some combination of:

• Experience managing construction, infrastructure, facilities, capital, public works, industrial, or similar projects.
• Ability to manage project scope, schedule, budget, contractors, consultants, and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to read and interpret plans, specifications, estimates, contracts, bid documents, or similar project documents.
• Strong communication, organization, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects or priorities at the same time.
• Proficiency with common project management, document management, communication, and business software tools.
• Valid driver's license.
• Ability to work on-site in Anacortes, Washington, and visit Port project locations as needed.

The following experience is helpful, but not required:

• Public-sector, public works, port, marina, airport, municipal, utility, or special-purpose district experience.
• Experience with Washington State public works, procurement, prevailing wage, grant-funded projects, or public bidding requirements.
• Direct experience preparing, submitting, tracking, or managing permits.
• Experience coordinating with regulatory agencies, consultants, engineers, architects, contractors, and operations teams.
• Experience with marine, waterfront, industrial, civil, transportation, facilities, or infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent capital projects.
• Familiarity with SEPA, environmental review, shoreline, land use, or other regulatory processes.

Benefits

The salary range for this position is $110,291 – $127,857 annually, depending on qualifications and experience. The Port also offers a strong public-sector benefits package, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with family coverage available for under $10/month.
• Significant Health Savings Account contribution, if enrolled in an eligible plan.
• Washington State PERS retirement.
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Wellness benefit.
• Employee assistance program.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Supportive work environment with a focus on public service, accountability, and work-life balance.

Work Environment

• Meaningful work that improves the Anacortes waterfront and supports the local economy.
• A collaborative, low-ego team that enjoys solving complex problems together.
• Variety—no two projects (or days) are exactly alike.
• The opportunity to manage projects from concept through completion.
• A mix of office work, field work, stakeholder meetings, and time outdoors.
• Excellent public-sector benefits and long-term career stability.
• A beautiful waterfront community where you'll actually enjoy coming to work.