Austin Community College · 1 day ago
Project Manager 1 (PM1)
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$58K/yr - $72K/yr
2+ years expAustin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. The Project Manager 1 (PM1) position provides professional project management support on design and construction projects for college facilities, overseeing all phases from project initiation through completion.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Provide support to establish specific needs and project scope requirements; evaluates alternatives, prepares budget estimates, and obtains concurrence of initial scope of work
Provide support to prepares initial project scope, budget, and delivery schedule; secures project funding and procures service of design consultants or service vendors required to complete project scope of work; prepares and negotiates contracts; approves payments to vendors; ensures compliance with all applicable local ordinances, and state and federal codes and laws
Provide support to present 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 in accordance with College’s design guidelines and construction standards
Provide support to direct, manage, and track 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
Provide support to schedule 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
Provide support to prepare reports to update project status to facilities and operations division, campus managers, district leadership, and other stakeholders, including any community committees
Provide support to review, 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
Provide support on multiple projects simultaneously and successfully within the demanding College environment
Provide support to coordinate and support emergency response when emergencies occur on active construction project(s), including coordination and communication between ACC, contractor, vendors, and other associated parties on projects
Stays current with building codes, building materials and methods, and College design guidelines and construction standards
May serve on committees and task forces
May represent department at college events
Qualification
Required
Work experience in project management of design and/or construction activities
Associates degree in Construction Management, Construction Science, Architecture, or Engineering
Construction management, architecture, and engineering knowledge
Project planning and management principles knowledge
Maintaining an established work schedule, with occasional nights and weekends
Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials
Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills including tact and diplomacy
Effectively using organizational and planning skills
Making presentations
Collaborating with others to reach mutually beneficial goals and objectives
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships
Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, presentation, facility management, task management, budget reporting, and project management software
Preferred
Two years related work experience providing project management of design and construction activities for renovations and new construction projects
Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Construction Science, Architecture, or Engineering
Company
Austin Community College
Austin Community College is a nationally recognized two-year college serving Central Texas.
1001-5000 employees
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