Senior PM, Secure Facility Design & Construction

Nooks; Town of Washington (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Nooks is seeking a Project Manager to own end-to-end delivery of secure, classified spaces from early design through turnover. You will coordinate with design, security, construction, and operations, reporting to the VP of Product, and travel up to 50% to project sites.

This builder role requires fast decision-making and a focus on repeatable, accredited builds. You will own scope, schedule, and budget across projects, drive milestones, manage RFIs and change orders, and ensure timely handoffs

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of project management in construction and architecture.
• Experience coordinating drawing sets across SD, DD, and CD phases and reviewing for constructability.
• Experience managing contractors and vendors, including RFIs, submittals, and change orders, to spec.
• Working knowledge of permitting and approvals processes.
• Ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders and keep teams aligned.
• Proficiency with project management platforms (e.g., Procore), Google Workspace, and industry-standard drawing-review software.
• Must live in a major West Coast city.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the full drawing process across schematic design, design development, and construction document (SD, DD, CD) phases, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment to Nooks standards.
• Partner with Product Security to translate program and accreditation requirements into buildable, repeatable solutions.
• Review drawing sets with architects and engineers to resolve constructability issues before they reach the field.
• Oversee general contractors and vendors through construction, owning schedule tracking, site coordination, and issue resolution.
• Review requests for information (RFIs), submittals, and change orders against design intent and budget before approval.
• Lead permitting and approvals, managing submissions and comment responses to protect the schedule.
• Own each project from early design through turnover, holding scope, schedule, and budget at every stage.
• Track milestones and surface risks early, driving mitigation before they affect delivery.
• Partner with Finance to monitor budgets, validate changes, and maintain financial control across the project lifecycle.
• Enforce build quality and consistency as Nooks scales across sites, reinforcing repeatable standards.
• Run internal and external project meetings that keep decisions, accountability, and momentum on track.
• Drive closeout — punch lists, final inspections, and handoff to Operations.

Job description

Nooks is seeking a Project Manager to own end-to-end delivery of secure, classified spaces from early design through turnover. You will coordinate with design, security, construction, and operations, reporting to the VP of Product, and travel up to 50% to project sites.

This builder role requires fast decision-making and a focus on repeatable, accredited builds. You will own scope, schedule, and budget across projects, drive milestones, manage RFIs and change orders, and ensure timely handoffs