Design and Construction Project Manager at DGS

Contractors Lync; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pennsylvania Department of General Services is seeking a Design and Construction Project Manager to oversee statewide public construction projects, including building design, construction administration, budgets, schedules, contracts, and project documents from inception through completion.

Ideal candidates have six years of professional experience in design/construction management and a related bachelor's degree or equivalent training.

Qualifications

• Six years of professional building design, construction administration, or construction management experience.
• Related bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Knowledge of construction project management, contract administration, cost estimating, and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Direct project work and provide technical guidance.
• Review project documents and plans; monitor construction activity.
• Negotiate disputes and supervise staff.
• Ensure compliance with design, construction, and legal requirements.

Skills

Construction management

Project management

Budgeting

Scheduling

Contract administration

Design review

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, construction science, or related field

Job description

# Design and Construction Project Manager at DGS**Pennsylvania Department of General Services**Pennsylvania, United States Start Date09/16/2026Full-TimeThe Pennsylvania Department of General Services is hiring a Design and Construction Project Manager for statewide public construction projects. The role manages building design, construction administration, budgets, schedules, contracts, project documents, and construction issues from project inception through completion. The position requires six years of professional building design, construction administration, or construction management experience plus a related bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of experience and training. The employer has not provided a salary, employment type, work mode, benefits, or application deadline.The position covers commercial, institutional, and educational renovations and new construction. Duties include directing project work, providing technical guidance, reviewing plans and specifications, monitoring construction activity, negotiating dispute settlements, and supervising staff. The role sits within the state's design and construction work and connects to construction careers across project management and skilled building work.* **Role:** Design and Construction Project Manager, DGS* **Employer:** Pennsylvania Department of General Services* **Location:** Pennsylvania, United States; statewide projects* **Employment type:** Not provided by the employer.* **Work mode:** Not provided by the employer.* **Salary:** Not provided by the employer.* **Experience:** Six years of relevant professional experience plus a related bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience and training* **Application deadline:** Not provided by the employer.Apply For This JobApplicants can prepare a resume that documents construction management, building design, contract administration, estimating, scheduling, construction methods, and work on commercial, institutional, or educational projects. The official employment record also identifies professional credentials and, for certain positions, a Pennsylvania or reciprocal-jurisdiction license or an active Pennsylvania non-commercial Class C driver's license.## Pennsylvania Capital ProjectsThe Department of General Services manages commonwealth agency and capital improvement construction projects, including publicly funded institutional and educational buildings. The project manager's work covers specific statewide projects rather than a single named jobsite. Project scope, budgets, schedules, design documents, construction administration, and closeout activities remain connected across the project lifecycle.The position also coordinates project scopes and budgets, evaluates design and construction issues, and reviews estimates, contracts, plans, specifications, change orders, and reports. The role's job code is 13893, with a pay scale group of 09 and pay scale type ST. Salary information is not provided by the employer.## Construction Project Management DutiesThe manager provides direction and technical guidance while monitoring construction activity and administering contracts. The work includes planning projects, reviewing project documents, tracking schedules, evaluating disputes, and resolving issues that affect design, construction, cost, or completion. Studies and briefings are also part of the stated duties.Supervisory work includes planning and directing others, evaluating programs, identifying problems, developing solutions, and building consensus. The manager maintains relationships with project participants while keeping project decisions aligned with applicable design, construction, engineering, architectural, mathematical, code, and legal requirements.## Professional Experience And CredentialsThe experience route requires six years of professional building design, construction administration, or construction management experience involving commercial, institutional, or educational renovations and new construction. The stated education route is a bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, construction science, or a closely related field, with an equivalent combination of experience and training also listed.The record requires knowledge of construction project management, contract administration, engineering and architectural design laws and regulations, cost estimating, building systems, construction methods, mathematics, plans, codes, and legal guidelines. The role also requires effective oral and written communication, planning and direction skills, problem identification, solution development, and relationship management. OSHA construction standards provide the federal safety framework for training, fall protection, electrical work, excavations, cranes, and other construction operations, although the employer has not added a position-specific OSHA requirement here.## Statewide Project CoordinationStatewide project work requires the manager to move between design review, construction administration, contract decisions, project records, and field activity as each assignment develops. The position evaluates project information, coordinates scopes and budgets, reviews changes, and reports on issues that affect construction delivery.Professional-level licensing or certification may be required for certain positions. The stated options include a valid Pennsylvania or reciprocal-jurisdiction license as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect, Professional Land Surveyor, or Professional Geologist, or a valid professional-level Master Level CHMM or CIH certification. Some positions also require an active Pennsylvania non-commercial Class C driver's license or equivalent.## Questions About The Position### What projects does the role manage?The role manages statewide commercial, institutional, and educational renovation and new-construction projects for commonwealth agencies and capital improvement work.### What experience is required?Six years of professional building design, construction administration, or construction management experience plus a related bachelor's degree is listed, along with an equivalent combination of experience and training.### Is a professional license required?Certain positions require a Pennsylvania or reciprocal-jurisdiction professional license or a qualifying Master Level CHMM or CIH certification. The employer has not stated that every assignment under this job title has the same credential requirement.### What salary and benefits are listed?Salary, benefits, employment type, work mode, and application deadline are not provided by the employer.The position combines design review, construction administration, cost and schedule control, contract work, field monitoring, dispute resolution, and supervision. Those responsibilities give the role a broad project-management scope across public building work.The official record identifies the higher-level path as Design and Construction Portfolio Manager, DGS. The position reports within the department's design and construction structure, while specific project assignments determine the building type, project team, and statewide work location.