Project Manager - Construction

Douglas County School District; Castle Rock (CO); On-site; USD 84,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan with employer match

Job summary

Douglas County School District seeks a District Agent to coordinate design, bidding, construction and warranty phases for authorized projects. You will promote strong community relations and serve as liaison among district stakeholders and designers.

Role involves negotiating scopes, reviewing designs for district criteria, editing bid documents, and leading weekly cross-functional meetings to ensure timely delivery and compliance with educational requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating design, bidding and construction phases on large facilities projects.
• Ability to review A/E submittals for compliance with district requirements.
• Experience editing front-end bid documents and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate scopes of work and fees for professional services such as surveyors, A/E, and geotechnical work.
• Coordinate meetings with building managers and school staff to align District criteria and schedules.
• Ensure design compliance with local, state, and federal codes during design.
• Facilitate District/School/Architect/GC meetings from design to project acceptance.
• Maintain status reports and budgets for District stakeholders.
• Coordinate items with General Contractors, including fixtures, furniture and materials.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Contract negotiation

Project coordination

Design reviews

Construction oversight

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Architecture

Bachelor's Degree: Construction Management

Job description

Job Description

Serves as District Agent with all project stakeholders during the design, bidding/award, construction and warranty phases of any authorized district construction or renovation activity on a per project basis. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community and school clientele.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate scopes of work and fees for professional services including, but not limited to, agreements for surveyors, architect/engineer (A/E) services, geotechnical investigations, material testing and construction observation, mechanical testing and balancing, mechanical commissioning, security systems, State Division of Fire Safety Third Party Inspectors, etc..


• Critique potential designs to incorporate District criteria and assist A/Es in preparing construction budgets and in establishing overall time lines and delivery schedules. Act as liaison between District stakeholders and designers to assure all District technical guidelines and educational requirements are addressed. Coordinate frequent scope development meetings with building managers and school staffs.


• Throughout design confirm that A/Es incorporate all local, state and federal agency code requirements.


• Edit front-end (terms and General Conditions) bid and contract documents and schedules.


• Serve as the District agent at design and construction-related meetings including, but not limited to Schematic Design, Design Development and Construction Document phase reviews, pre-construction, pre-submittal and pre-installation conferences. Facilitate the weekly District/School/Architect/General Contractor meetings from the start of the project through project acceptance.


• Create and maintain status reports and budget updates on construction projects to District Stakeholders and constituents.


• Coordinate District-supplied items with General Contractors, including but not limited to all Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Instructional Materials.


• Manage and coordinate construction activities with building and school occupant schedules.


• Serve as the District agent with A/Es, consultants and General Contractors regarding construction concerns and in determining validity of fee increase requests and change order requests.


• Review and approve A/E, consultant and General Contractor payment applications.


• Determine if Final Completion and Final Acceptance requirements have been met and establish the warranty period start date.


• Manage warranty issues throughout the twelve-month warranty period.


• Manage process improvement programs and projects.


• Participate in workshops and professional development events.


• Facilitate cross-functional working teams and oversee projects to implement best practices.


• Calculate, document and communicate positive results from innovations.


• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.


• Analyze architect/engineer (A/E), consultant, General Contractor and subcontractor qualifications to determine pre-qualified participants for all projects.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Architecture


• Bachelor's Degree: Construction Management

Position Type

Regular

Primary Location

West Building B - Construction and Transportation Fleet

One Year Only (Yes Or No)

No

Scheduled Hours Per Week

40

Fte

1.00

Approx Scheduled Days Per Year

(260 days indicates a year-round position. Time off [or Off-Track Days] are then granted based on the position. Any exceptions to the normal off-track time will be noted in the Additional Position Details section above, as scheduled work days.)

Minimum Hire Rate

$83,975.65 USD Annual

Maximum Hire Rate

$105,593.14 USD Annual

Full Salary Range

$83,975.65 USD - $127,210.64 USD Annual

Benefits

This position is eligible for health, vision, dental, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options. There is also a voluntary 403(b) savings plan with up to 4% District match for up to 5 years from date of hire.

Time Off Plans

This position is eligible for paid off-track, sick and personal time.

This position will be open until filled, but will not be open past:

December 23, 2026