Are you interested in a challenging opportunity in an educational environment? 
Denver Public Schools is seeking a Senior Project Manager for its Bond Program, Construction Services.  This is a temporary position that will be required only during the period of the bond program. 

Please apply for this position through Denver Public Schools website at www.dpsk12.org.  We are not accepting applications through Monster.com.

Due to volume, we will only contact you if we are interested in an interview.  We will not pay relocation for this position.

OBJECTIVE:

This position will directly support the District’s 2009 Capital Bond program.  Manages facility design and construction projects for the District.  Plan, organize, coordinate, evaluate, and direct activities of Project Managers who are responsible for managing architects, engineers, contractors and other contracted suppliers to ensure that the District’s buildings are safe, aesthetically pleasing, economically maintainable, energy efficient, and functionally sound to meet all programmatic requirements. This individual would require a strong project management background in Mechanical, Electrical and Fire Life Safety Systems.

Essential Functions:

•Carry out directions of the Director of Bond Construction related to new school buildings, remodeling and repair of facilities, and facility planning.

•Manage a group of Project Managers on a daily basis to ensure that daily responsibilities are being met as it relates to the preparation of drawings and specifications for new buildings, additions, remodeling, and major repairs in cooperation with administrators and school staff, the community, and professional architects and engineers.

•Manage the group through the selection of architects, construction consultants, and construction contractors to ensure meeting the organizations goals from a bidding and award prospective.

•Manages challenges of working with building code requirements and code compliance of contract documents.

•Communicate with State and City Building Department officials to understand schedule challenges with permit and C of O approvals.

•Ensure project teams are reviewing design progress documents and construction contract documents at appropriate time intervals.

•Manage overall project costs and schedule for the group to ensure no issues with projects are occurring.

•Ensure that user group participation is occurring with all design review meetings and that user requirements are being communicated to the architect..

•From time to time, participate in project construction meetings to ensure project managers are addressing any and all concerns in a timely manner.

•Review bids and recommend for approval architect, construction consultant, and construction contractor pay requests.

•Manage all internal communications in regards to project work and schedule with end users such as, but not limited to operations and maintenance, principals, QA/QC teams public relations/community relations

•Perform and put forth any internal paper work, systems input in order to get projects approved by internal management teams

•Perform any internal systems update to track project scopes, costs and schedule throughout the duration of the project.

•Ensure complete closeout of each project, including the receipt of as-built drawings from the contractor to the architect/engineer to ensure DPS receives complete and accurate documentation from the architects/engineers on each project.  This shall also include the management and turn over of all warranties to internal DPS staff.

•Perform other related duties, including special projects, as assigned.

Education/Experience:

•Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering or construction management required.  Master’s degree preferred.

•Additional training in construction administration desired. 

•Minimum of 10 years of successful architectural or engineering experience and/or construction program and project management, involving both administrative and technical responsibilities.

Experience in Commercial Mechanical, Electrical and Fire Life Safety Systems a must. 

•Minimum five years supervisory experience.

•High level of proficiency in computer, including MS Office Suite.

•Excellent communication skills, verbally and in writing.

Licensure/Certification:

Valid Colorado Driver's license and ability to meet District's insurability requirements.

Negotiable to meet the needs of the specific application.

Physical/Environmental: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.  The employee is occasionally required to walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to sit; occasionally climb or balance and taste or smell.  The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25-50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is subject to normal office conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Understanding of security and safety procedures, including use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), is required.