Senior System Administrator

PM2CM, Inc.; Monterey Park (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid health insurance

401K match

Profit sharing

Job summary

A project management company in California is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to support their PMIS platform. Responsibilities include administration, user support, and system integration while ensuring optimal performance. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree, experience in construction/project controls, and excellent communication skills. This role offers 100% paid health insurance, 401K match, and profit sharing.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in construction management, project controls, or PMIS administration.
• Direct experience with the TUC/eBuilder platform.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain the PMIS platform: system setup, configuration, ongoing maintenance, and updates.
• Manage user accounts and permissions: ensure role-based access and data security.
• Provide daily user support: respond to help-desk requests and troubleshoot issues.

Skills

Systems Administration

Communication Skills

Project Controls Knowledge

User Support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

eBuilder

Trimble Unity Construction

SQL

Job description

Position Summary

The Senior Systems Administrator supports the Capital Improvement Program by serving as the primary administrator and advocate for the Project Management Information System (PMIS) platform (Trimble Unity Construction (TUC) / eBuilder). This role is responsible for maintaining reliable system performance, driving user adoption, and aligning the PMIS with construction management, project controls, and facilities processes. The successful candidate brings technical system-administration skills plus a deep understanding of construction/project-controls workflows, and excels at stakeholder communication and training.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain the PMIS platform: system setup, configuration, ongoing maintenance, and updates.
• Manage user accounts and permissions: ensure role-based access, data security, and correct system-usage governance.
• Provide daily user support: respond to help-desk requests, troubleshoot issues, and escalate to vendor (eBuilder) as needed.
• Develop, refine and document system workflows: map and reconfigure PMIS processes to meet program requirements.
• Create and maintain training materials; lead training sessions for project teams and stakeholders to promote best practices and high user adoption.
• Configure and test PMIS modules: align functionality with program requirements, modify workflows, and oversee customizations.
• Create, maintain and deliver dashboards and custom reports to support project controls, senior management, and program-wide visibility.
• Coordinate system integrations: liaise with internal and external teams to integrate the PMIS with other platforms (e.g., cost systems, scheduling systems) and ensure data flow integrity.
• Track system issues: log, monitor, manage, and report on issues through to resolution; escalate when appropriate.
• Support project controls disciplines within the PMIS: cost management, forecasting, schedule tracking, contract administration, change management, invoicing/payment applications, document management, RFIs, submittals, correspondence, action tracking, etc.
• Work with Business Intelligence architect and other functional leads to leverage data from the PMIS for program-wide reporting and analytics.
• Oversee custom development efforts with Trimble: review requirements, monitor deliverables, ensure alignment with system lifecycle methodology (SDLC).
• Lead requirements gathering and support deployment of system updates/releases using full SDLC (planning, testing, training, deployment).
• Serve the Facilities, Planning & Development Department as required to align system functionality with broader district needs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in construction management, project controls, or PMIS administration.
• Direct experience with the TUC/eBuilder platform.
• Working knowledge of construction management principles: cost, schedule, contracts, change management, document control.
• Familiarity with facilities management principles.
• IT aptitude or prior experience in system administration, reporting, or system-integrations preferred.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to operate in a hybrid environment with some on-site presence required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced expertise configuring, testing, and administering eBuilder modules.
• Experience developing custom eBuilder reports and dashboards.
• Proven experience integrating eBuilder with other enterprise systems (e.g., Deltek CostPoint, Oracle Primavera P6).
• Working knowledge of SQL, XML, JSON, REST APIs and integration protocols.
• Experience managing both minor and major release schedules and system change‑control processes.

Benefits

100% paid health insurance, 401K match and profit sharing.

PM2CM is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.