PROJECT MANAGER K-12

Overview

Reports to: Senior Project Manager, Project Executive, Director of Operations, or Vice President of OperationsFLSA Status: Full-Time, Salaried-Exempt

Normal Working Hours – Field: 7 am to 3:30 pm, or Office: 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, plus additional hours as required for completing project duties

Position Objective:Lead the planning, administration, financial performance, and successful delivery of K-12 construction projects. The K-12 Project Manager is responsible for maintaining strong relationships with school district representatives, architects, consultants, subcontractors, and internal project teams while ensuring projects are completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and with minimal disruption to students, faculty, and campus operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage K-12 projects from preconstruction through closeout, ensuring safety, quality, schedule, and budget goals are achieved.
• Build strong relationships with school district representatives, architects, consultants, subcontractors, and project stakeholders.
• Manage project budgets, cost projections, pay applications, change orders, contracts, and financial reporting.
• Create and maintain project schedules with the Superintendent, including critical milestones, phased work, and school-opening dates.• Coordinate construction activities around occupied campuses, academic calendars, district operations, and student/staff safety.• Lead owner, architect, contractor, and project meetings and ensure timely follow-up on action items.• Manage RFIs, submittals, procurement, change orders, and project documentation using Procore.• Monitor long-lead materials, permits, inspections, testing, and certificates of occupancy.• Coordinate punch lists, turnover, closeout documentation, training, and warranty activities.• Identify project risks early and develop solutions to protect the client relationship, budget, and schedule.• Mentor and support Assistant Project Managers and Project Engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Construction Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• 7+ years of commercial construction experience, with K-12 or educational construction experience strongly preferred.
• Experience managing projects involving new construction, additions, renovations, phased construction, or occupied facilities.
• Strong knowledge of project budgets, schedules, contracts, change orders, procurement, and closeout.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with Procore or similar construction management software preferred.
• OSHA 30 certification required or ability to obtain within the company-required timeframe.
• Confined Space, CPR/AED/First Aid, Defensive Driving certifications preferred

Skills

• Excellent reading and writing skills• Strong verbal and written communication skills• Proven problem-solving skills• Strong computer application skills and ability to utilize Microsoft Office Suite and applicable project management software