Senior Project Manager PM3 - Campus Design & Construction

austincc; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Community College seeks a Project Manager 3 to lead design and construction projects from initiation through completion, including budget, scope, and schedule management. The PM3 collaborates with design teams, vendors, and ACC colleagues to ensure high-quality facilities that support student success.

You will mentor staff, coordinate with design consultants, contractors, and campus stakeholders, ensuring life safety and project quality while aligning with ACC’s mission and standards.

Responsibilities

• Establishes specific needs and project scope requirements; evaluates alternatives, prepares budget estimates, and obtains concurrence of initial scope of work.
• Prepares initial project scope, budget, and delivery schedule; secures project funding and procures design consultants or service vendors.
• Presents and reviews proposed solutions with department representatives, design consultants, and service vendors to ensure project scope meets client's needs; reviews design progress to ensure compliance with project budget, delivery schedule, and quality requirements.
• Directs, manages, and tracks the overall design and construction phases to meet the established project scope, budget and schedule; meets with local community committees and stakeholders to resolve potential problems and address concerns.
• Schedules progress coordination meetings and periodic field inspections to ensure completed work in place is acceptable and in accordance with the design intent and satisfies the client's needs and completion timeline; addresses or corrects discovered conditions to ensure continued operation, life safety, and security of the educational environment.
• Prepares reports to update project status to facilities and operations division, campus managers, district leadership, and other stakeholders, including any community committees.
• Reviews, suspends/rejects, or approves all services invoices and commodity procurements; monitors payment processing with other departments to ensure timely processing of vendor payments; verifies that services or commodities invoices are complete and satisfactory.
• Provides consistent, timely, and reliable communication between all project stakeholders including clients, professional service providers, College personnel, and contractors, to ensure projects are thoroughly documented and understood. Keeps track of progress and resolves issues as they arise, during all phases of projects.
• Manages multiple projects simultaneously and successfully within the demanding College environment.
• Mentors and guides project management

Job description

Austin Community College seeks a Project Manager 3 to lead design and construction projects from initiation through completion, including budget, scope, and schedule management. The PM3 collaborates with design teams, vendors, and ACC colleagues to ensure high-quality facilities that support student success.

You will mentor staff, coordinate with design consultants, contractors, and campus stakeholders, ensuring life safety and project quality while aligning with ACC’s mission and standards.