Senior Construction Project Manager

About the role

The General Services Department supports the City of Durham, promoting its quality of life and economic health through the stewardship of city facilities and public spaces.

Responsibilities

• Perform oversight and management of multiple and/or large, complex, and high-profile construction and design projects for City facilities and major maintenance.
• Oversee the entire project lifecycle, including land acquisition, design, construction, and close-out.
• Ensure projects meet deliverables and specifications, inspect projects on site, develop and maintain project records, and assist in the real estate acquisition process.
• Negotiate and write high-dollar contracts in accordance with procurement laws and regulations, create and manage schedules and budgets, review project documents, and resolve discrepancies.
• Manage project grants, prepare and/or review project contracts, plans, specifications, manuals, progress and other reports, and oversee project operations.
• Collaborate with design and other consultants, general and special trades contractors, architects, Construction Manager at Risk contractors, City Attorney staff, and other City departments and external agencies.
• Develop project budgets, lead project meetings, coordinate design for in-house projects or oversee contractors, and provide technical and general information.
• May serve as the City’s Energy Manager, tracking energy usage and implementing energy-saving capital improvement projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, building construction, construction management, architecture, design, landscape architecture, or a closely related field.
• Five years of construction project management experience.
• A valid North Carolina Class C Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record.

Preferred Skills

• Federal Grant Management and Administration.
• Experience managing municipal or public capital improvement projects.
• Experience managing complex design or construction projects.
• Experience managing federally funded trail or infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing design/build projects.
• Experience managing construction manager-at-risk (CMAR) projects.
• Experience managing energy management or sustainability projects.

Benefits

• Full-time employees receive 12-13 paid holidays, 13 standard work days of vacation, 13 standard work days of sick leave, and a 2-week paid military leave annually.
• Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans.
• State and City retirement plans.
• Short and long-term disability plans.
• Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions.
• City contribution to the N.C. State Retirement System.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Volunteer work benefits.
• Workman's Compensation Insurance.
• Deferred Compensation Plans.