Senior Project Manager

About the role

The City and County of Denver offers competitive pay commensurate with experience and education. New hires are typically brought into the organization between $101,050 - $133,892/annually, based on experience and education. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location & Schedule

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, in the office, at a job site, and off-site as needed. In this position, you can expect to work on-site at least three days per week at the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80202. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

Who we are & what you’ll do

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI), through its employees, enhances the quality of life in Denver by efficiently delivering effective, high quality, safe and equitable public infrastructure, and services. For more information, please visit the DOTI website.

DOTI’s Commitment to Equity: DOTI is committed to providing attention and resources to the areas, assets and people of the city with the greatest need. Through equitable contracting, equitable investments, and equitable workforce development.

DOTI’s culture revolves around four key principles: (1) Invest in Our People, (2) Operate with Discipline, (3) Use Data to Drive Decisions, and (4) Deliver Results.

The Interagency Missions (IA) team is responsible for delivering vertical and horizontal design and construction projects throughout the city. The team manages the full project delivery process, coordinating user agencies (owners), architects, contractors, and other project stakeholders to successfully plan, procure, design, and construct projects. IA provides project management services to numerous City agencies and departments to ensure their project needs are met. IA manages a diverse portfolio of projects ranging from capital and deferred maintenance initiatives to ground-up new building construction.

Potential project types

• Master planning
• Space planning
• Design and construction of new buildings
• Interior and exterior renovations at existing facilities
• Building system renovations at existing buildings, etc.

What you’ll bring

Our ideal candidate has some or all of the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

• Seven (7) or more years of professional project management experience in commercial, institutional and/or municipal/governmental work as an owner's representative, construction project manager or as a design project manager.
• Experience managing complex, alternative delivery contracts/projects with high dollar values and with minimal guidance or oversight.
• Experience communicating amenably with project teams in a challenging and diverse environment.
• A passion for mentoring peers through positive interpersonal interactions.
• Ability to follow strict and ethical policies and procedures that guide municipal project delivery work.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Project Management, Engineering, Architecture, Landscape Architecture or a related field.
• Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of professional project management experience in the related occupational group including planning, managing, and scheduling projects and preparing and reviewing contract documents.
• Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education.
• Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.

License/Certifications

Requires a valid Driver's License at the time of application. Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment.

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Position Type Limited (Fixed Term)

Position Salary Range $101,050.00 - $166,733.00 Target Pay $101,050 - $133,892/annually, based on experience and education.

Agency Dept of Transportation & Infrastructure

Redeployment during Citywide Emergencies

The City and County of Denver employees may be re-deployed to work in other capacities in their own agencies or in other city agencies to support core functions of the city during a citywide emergency declared by the Mayor.

The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law.

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