Capital Project Manager V

As Capital Project Manager V in the Waterfront Project Management Group, you will serve as a technical expert and provide leadership on complex, highly visible, or politically sensitive capital projects, including major environmental cleanup and natural resource restoration projects.

• You will manage complex, highly visible, or politically sensitive capital construction projects, including environmental cleanup and natural resource restoration projects, using alternative public works delivery methods such as Design-Build and General Contractor/Construction Manager (GCCM).
• You will coordinate with project delivery contractors to ensure timely access to seaport sites for investigations and oversee subcontractor outreach, prequalification, and trade bidding activities that occur prior to establishing the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) or Maximum Allowable Construction Cost (MACC).
• You will monitor design development, budgets, schedules, and contractor-proposed design and cost options to ensure projects remain on track and within approved funding targets.
• You will coordinate with contractors, the Port, and external agencies to support project delivery, including permitting, inspections, testing, and occupancy requirements.
• You will engage and collaborate with contractors, agencies, customers, tenants, affected communities, and other stakeholders to build support, resolve issues, and advance project objectives.
• You will develop, negotiate, and manage consultant contracts, project budgets, funding strategies, schedules, and construction phasing plans.
• You will assess and mitigate project risks, develop contingency plans, and address complex funding, permitting, design, and construction challenges that may impact project scope, budget, schedule, or delivery.
• You will supervise, mentor, and develop project managers and staff, while implementing policies, procedures, initiatives, and performance measures that enhance project delivery and operational effectiveness.

• Experienced – You have eight (8) years of construction project management experience, to include three (3) years of supervisory/lead/mentor experience including leading a project or process.
• Desired – We hope you have a bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, business administration or environmental science. We hope you are a Project Management Professional (PMP), Professional Engineer (PE), Registered Architect (RA) and/or Certified Construction Manager (CCM). We hope you have experience with cleanup projects performed under the federal Superfund law, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
• Committed to Equity – You will apply equity and exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices in all aspects of the work. At the Port of Seattle, equity is a daily responsibility and a foundational expectation for all Port employees.
• Leader – You demonstrate leadership, mentoring, and coaching skills, with the ability to serve as an expert advisor, evaluate and develop project managers, and lead multidisciplinary engineering and construction teams, including in-house staff and consultants.
• Political Savvy – You are able to present and explain controversial or politically sensitive project and program information, navigate complex stakeholder environments, and exercise sound judgment in advancing organizational objectives.
• Strategic Project Delivery – You are an expert in project and program management, with a proven ability to lead complex projects, communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders, drive collaboration, resolve conflicts, and build productive relationships at all organizational levels, including with elected officials.