Senior Park Design & Construction Lead

Kaizen Lab Inc.; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Parks & People Foundation in Baltimore, MD, is seeking a Design & Construction Project Manager to lead green space projects from design through construction. You will coordinate with public officials, community leaders, and partners to expand access to healthy parks and open spaces.

You will monitor design and construction phases, manage budgets, and ensure environmental and urban design standards are met, with occasional after-hours work when necessary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture, urban planning, or related field.
• At least 3 years of progressive experience in project management methods for planning, budgeting, scheduling, monitoring, evaluating results.
• Experience with community groups and government agencies.
• Knowledge of construction regulations and requirements.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, superb organizational skills, and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in MS Office software.
• Excellent time management skills to handle multiple deadlines.
• Exceptional people-skills and perseverance in building relationships with partners.
• Critical thinking to strengthen connections between parks and community development.
• Willingness to work beyond standard hours when needed.

Responsibilities

• Create materials including fact sheets, presentations, and documentation of processes and standards.
• Oversee conceptual design development with drawings and plans.
• Collaborate with partners to meet urban community needs.
• Lead stakeholder meetings to develop design.
• Maintain a standard list of design elements with environmental performance.
• Identify technology to engage constituents in design.
• Develop construction phasing in consultation with the Park Projects team.
• Document progress with photos and project impact stories.
• Provide data for monthly reports on work, invoices, and budgets.
• Manage spending to complete within budget.
• Assist with planning park-related openings.
• Report to the Director of Park Projects on status and issues.
• Manage bidding and consultant selection as required by funding laws.
• Assist with permits in park development.
• Value engineer projects to stay within budget.
• Oversee project construction process.
• Identify and implement repairs on past projects.
• Assist with community engagement activities and communications.
• Publish pre- and post-park completion surveys and manage data.
• Organize volunteer events and develop park programming with partners.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

MS Office

Time management

People skills

Critical thinking

Data analysis

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in landscape architecture / urban planning

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Parks & People Foundation in Baltimore, MD, is seeking a Design & Construction Project Manager to lead green space projects from design through construction. You will coordinate with public officials, community leaders, and partners to expand access to healthy parks and open spaces.

You will monitor design and construction phases, manage budgets, and ensure environmental and urban design standards are met, with occasional after-hours work when necessary.