Project Manager - Construction Management - K-12 Facilities

What You'll Own

• Full lifecycle management of school modernization and new construction projects within scope, schedule, and budget
• Consultant and contractor coordination, including contract amendments and change order review
• Design and construction quality control, commissioning, and project closeout
• Regular status reporting and stakeholder meetings with administrators, community groups, and agency partners
• Recovery strategies when scope, schedule, or budget drift

Requirements

• You're running full lifecycle projects — from early planning through design, bidding, construction, and closeout — and you actually understand what happens at each phase, not just how to track it
• You're the single point of accountability. Budgets, schedules, consultants, contractors — it all runs through you, and when something slips, you're the one expected to fix it
• You've managed architects, engineers, and contractors at the same time and know how to keep all of them aligned, productive, and accountable without losing control of the project
• You've negotiated change orders and contract amendments in real time, balancing contractor pressure with the owner's interests and documenting everything so it holds up later
• You don't let quality slip. You've actively enforced standards during design and construction, pushed back when needed, and ensured systems actually work at commissioning and turnover
• You're comfortable being the face of the project. You've run meetings, delivered updates, and handled questions from administrators, community stakeholders, and agencies without losing clarity or control
• When projects drift, you don't just report it — you step in, diagnose what's wrong, and build a recovery plan that gets executed
• You've worked on publicly funded or highly scrutinized projects where compliance, transparency, and stakeholder alignment aren't optional
• You understand California public construction — codes, bidding requirements, and how to operate within that framework without slowing the project down
• You've led projects with multiple stakeholders who all have opinions and influence, and you know how to keep things moving without getting stuck in politics

Required Qualifications

• Degree in architecture, building engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of progressively responsible experience in architecture or engineering, with a construction emphasis
• Deep knowledge of California public building codes and public bidding requirements
• Proficiency in CADD, MS Word, Excel, and Project

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• 100% Employee-Owned (ESOP) — provided at no cost to the employee
• ESOP Safe Harbor contribution of 3% of compensation, vested day one
• Retirement ESOP as a long-term wealth-building retirement benefit
• 401k
• Health & Wellness: Medical, Dental, Vision (described as very low cost in the sample outreach)
• Time Off: PTO — 3 weeks
• Culture & Growth: Great Place to Work certified, Room for growth within the organization, Positive, team-oriented environment