Senior Facilities Project Leader – Hybrid Construction & Design

University of California, Santa Cruz; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Job summary

University of California, Santa Cruz is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead medium to large construction projects from planning through commissioning. You will oversee contractors, consultants, and internal teams to ensure on-time delivery, cost control, and design performance.

Requires eight+ years of construction PM experience, strong knowledge of codes, and the ability to communicate complex concepts to non-technical audiences. Hybrid work is available with travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related area or equivalent experience.
• Advanced working knowledge of building and construction practices, design, construction contract administration, and California Building Codes.
• Ability to administer a construction project through all phases, including contract document assembly, budgeting, bidding, submittals, scheduling, change order negotiations, commissioning, punch-list, and warranty enforcement.
• Advanced project management skills for managing complex projects.
• Proven ability to manage contractors and consultants while maintaining scope and budget compliance.
• Minimum eight years of progressively responsible experience in construction project management.
• Familiarity with at least five building systems or project disciplines (e.g., Architectural, Civil, HVAC, Electrical, etc.).
• Written and verbal communication skills, including political acumen.

Responsibilities

• Bids or negotiates construction contracts, reviews construction activities, monitors milestones and critical path activities.
• Hires architectural and engineering consultants, leads design reviews, prepares cost estimates and functional studies, establishes milestones and ensures code compliance.
• Oversees project program and defines scope and program with clients.
• Establishes project plan with other units and ensures funding transfers.
• Acts as liaison and resolves problems among project participants.
• Oversees and directs other project managers and analysts.
• Ensures project closeout, turns over operating manuals and record drawings, provides training to stakeholders.
• Creates project schedule and budget, produces reporting and KPIs.
• Performs administrative activities not directly related to projects.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Team collaboration

MS Office/Project

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

Adobe Acrobat

Bluebeam

AutoCAD

Job description

University of California, Santa Cruz is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead medium to large construction projects from planning through commissioning. You will oversee contractors, consultants, and internal teams to ensure on-time delivery, cost control, and design performance.

Requires eight+ years of construction PM experience, strong knowledge of codes, and the ability to communicate complex concepts to non-technical audiences. Hybrid work is available with travel up to 25%.