Project Manager - Construction Design - Albany, NY

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor design projects being executed by outside consultants, ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, and quality standards.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between the Division, state agency clients, and design consultants throughout the pre-construction phase.
• Review and evaluate consultant submissions at key phase milestones (Program, Interim, 100%, Bid/Advertisement) for completeness and technical adequacy.
• Identify and communicate scope changes, schedule slippage, and quality deficiencies; coordinate corrective action with consultants and unit management.
• Maintain accurate project records in the Division’s project management system, ensuring forecast dates, phase statuses, and milestone records are current.
• Participate in field trips, site visits, and coordination meetings with agency clients as required.
• Support constructability and estimate check reviews during the design phase.
• Conduct Bluebeam Revu Studio Sessions to manage design review comment delivery and resolution tracking.
• Aid in preparing project correspondence, scope documents, consultant contract actions, and internal reporting as directed.
• Collaborate across the Division’s business units and contribute to consistent project delivery practices.

Qualifications

• Candidates must possess one of the following: Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering (Structural, Civil/Site, or MEP), Construction Management, or a closely related field, plus a minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience; OR Associate’s degree or professional certification in a related discipline plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant professional experience; OR Project Management Professional (PMP) certification with a minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience in a design or construction environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage design projects or programs involving multiple disciplines (Architecture, Structural, Civil/Site, and/or MEP).
• Working knowledge of standard design and construction processes, project phases, and document deliverables.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear project correspondence and reports.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment and coordinate across multiple stakeholders including agency clients, consultants, and Division staff.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams).
• Familiarity with Bluebeam Revu for document review and markup management.
• Preferred qualifications include Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA) licensure, experience working within a public sector, government agency, or institutional owner’s project management environment, familiarity with New York State procurement, contracting, or capital programming processes, experience using project management or scheduling software (e.g., Oracle Unifier, Primavera P6, or equivalent), and prior experience managing design consultants and administering professional service contracts.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, vision, dental, 401K, and an ESOP employee stock ownership program.
• Compensation range: Min: $110,000 to $130,000. The range provided is the salary that the Firm in good faith believes at the time of this posting is willing to pay for the advertised position. Exact compensation will be determined on the individual candidate's qualifications and location.

Pay

Minimum USD $110,000.00/Yr.
Maximum USD $130,000.00/Yr.

Schedule

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