Senior Project Manager – GIS & Post-Disaster Rebuild

Cordoba; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with employer match

Paid vacation and sick leave

9 paid holidays

Flexible spending accounts (FSA)

Job summary

Cordoba Corporation in California seeks a seasoned Project Manager (GIS, Disaster Recovery, Post-Disaster Rebuild) to lead large-scale capital programs across public works, infrastructure, and facilities. You will coordinate with government agencies, utilities, consultants, and communities through all project phases including planning, design, permits, procurement, construction, and close-out.

Ideal candidates bring 15+ years of public-sector project leadership, PE/RA/CCM or equivalent, strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Public Administration, or related field.
• Professional licensure: PE, RA, CCM, or equivalent.
• Minimum 15 years of progressively responsible project management experience in public works/infrastructure.
• Proven leadership overseeing multidisciplinary teams and contractors.
• Strong knowledge of project controls, scheduling, procurement, and contract administration.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, development, and execution of large-scale public works and rebuild projects from inception to completion.
• Provide strategic oversight of multiple capital projects and teams, ensuring funding and milestone alignment.
• Serve as liaison with executive leadership, regulatory agencies, utilities, and community stakeholders.
• Direct and oversee project managers, consultants, design professionals, and construction teams.
• Establish governance, reporting, risk management, and quality assurance processes.
• Lead programming, scope development, budgeting, and funding strategy coordination.
• Manage budgets, schedules, contingencies, cash flow, and resource allocation.
• Oversee procurement, consultant selection, and construction contracts.
• Review feasibility studies, environmental documents, and cost estimates.
• Negotiate changes, claims, disputes, and contract modifications.
• Coordinate infrastructure systems (roads, water, stormwater, utilities, facilities).
• Ensure compliance with regulations, permitting, and funding conditions.
• Facilitate executive meetings, public outreach, and interagency coordination.
• Identify and mitigate risks; address delays and budget impacts.
• Present status reports and recommendations to leadership.
• Support disaster recovery and rebuilding initiatives with strategic planning and accelerated delivery.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Public sector delivery

Strategic decision-making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Architecture

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management

Tools

GIS software

Power BI

Job description

Cordoba Corporation in California seeks a seasoned Project Manager (GIS, Disaster Recovery, Post-Disaster Rebuild) to lead large-scale capital programs across public works, infrastructure, and facilities. You will coordinate with government agencies, utilities, consultants, and communities through all project phases including planning, design, permits, procurement, construction, and close-out.

Ideal candidates bring 15+ years of public-sector project leadership, PE/RA/CCM or equivalent, strong