About This Role
This Project Manager role involves overseeing the entire lifecycle of parks, recreation, trail, landscape, and community amenity projects for the District, from initial concept to close-out. The position serves as the primary resource for capital improvement projects that enhance residents' quality of life, coordinating with various stakeholders to ensure timely and budget-compliant delivery aligned with the District's mission and community vision.
Responsibilities
- Manage park, recreation, landscape, and community amenity capital projects through all phases, including planning, feasibility evaluation, design, permitting, procurement, construction, and close-out
- Develop project schedules, budgets, cost estimates, and status reports
- Coordinate with landscape architects, engineers, architects, consultants, and contractors to ensure project designs meet District objectives, community needs, budget constraints, and applicable standards
- Review construction plans, specifications, contract documents, pay applications, and project schedules
- Monitor construction progress, quality, and contractor performance and recommend corrective actions when necessary
- Assist with the preparation, review, negotiation, and administration of contracts, professional services agreements, construction contracts, and change orders
- Provide recommendations regarding consultant and contractor selection
- Facilitate and attend project-related meetings, including planning, design review, pre-bid, bid opening, pre-construction, and construction progress meetings
- Collaborate with the General Manager, Board of Directors, citizen advisory committees, residents, and District departments to ensure effective communication and project alignment
- Ensure projects comply with applicable codes, regulations, permitting requirements, safety standards, and ADA accessibility requirements throughout design and construction
- Work with Purchasing and Finance staff to prepare RFPs, RFQs, bid documents, purchase orders, and other procurement materials
- Monitor project expenditures and budget performance throughout the project lifecycle
- Conduct final inspections, coordinate punch-list completion, review project documentation, and ensure successful project close-out and turnover to District operations staff
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, City and Regional Planning, Landscape Architecture, Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Three (3) to five (5) years of progressively responsible project management experience, preferably involving parks, recreation facilities, trails, landscape improvements, public spaces, or municipal capital improvement projects
- Demonstrated ability to read and interpret construction plans, specifications, technical reports, and contract documents
