Capital Projects Manager - Construction & Public Works

Capital Projects Manager - Construction & Public Works

Build projects that matter in one of Washington's most beautiful working waterfront communities -- and see the impact of your work every day.

The Port of Anacortes is seeking an experienced Capital Projects Manager to help plan, coordinate, and deliver construction, maintenance, and capital improvement projects that directly support our working waterfront, marina, airport, commercial properties, and community infrastructure. This is an owner-side project management role for someone who enjoys seeing tangible work come to life - docks, buildings, marine facilities, public infrastructure, maintenance improvements, and capital projects that support commerce, recreation, and public service in Anacortes.

In the next year, we anticipate several exciting projects across the Port. To get a sense of the work ahead, take a look at our current projects page:
Public-sector experience is helpful, but not required. If you bring strong project management judgment, the ability to coordinate people and priorities, and the follow-through to move projects from concept through closeout, we can help you learn the Port-specific pieces.

The Port of Anacortes is a special-purpose government district focused on stimulating private job creation and commerce while being a responsible steward of public resources and the environment.

Our projects are varied, visible, and meaningful. In this role, you will help shape infrastructure that supports marine terminal operations, a 1,000+ slip marina, airport operations, public access, commercial tenants, and the long-term success of the Anacortes waterfront.

This is a great fit for a project manager who enjoys variety, collaboration, problem-solving, and the satisfaction of knowing their work has a direct impact on the community.

You will help turn Port priorities into completed projects.

That means working with Port staff, leadership, consultants, engineers, contractors, regulatory agencies, tenants, and community partners to understand what needs to happen, what is required, who needs to be involved, and how to keep the work moving.

You will manage projects through the full life cycle, including early planning, scope development, budgeting, scheduling, procurement support, design coordination, permitting coordination, construction, documentation, closeout, and communication along the way.

In real life, this may look like:

• Walking a project site with operations staff to understand what is broken, outdated, inefficient, or ready for improvement.
• Helping define the scope of a repair, replacement, facility improvement, or capital project.
• Coordinating with consultants, engineers, architects, contractors, and internal staff to move design and construction work forward.
• Reading plans, estimates, contracts, schedules, and bid documents closely enough to understand the work, ask smart questions, and spot potential issues before they become expensive surprises.
• Tracking project budgets, timelines, decisions, risks, and next steps – and impressing the most fun, least stereotypical CFO you've ever met with your fantastic cash flow spreadsheet!
• Talking through project options, tradeoffs, constraints, and recommendations with leadership while helping them understand the big picture.
• Coordinating permitting and regulatory requirements with the right technical experts and agencies - and learning quickly that good relationships are one of a project manager's best tools.
• Supporting public bidding, procurement, contract administration, and documentation.
• Keeping communication clear between people who may have very different perspectives, priorities, and technical backgrounds.
• Solving problems when conditions change, information is incomplete, or the original plan no longer quite fits reality.
• Keeping project files accurate and organized - which may not sound glamorous, but will absolutely make the Project Coordinator's day easier.
• Helping the Port maintain, repair, improve, and plan for infrastructure that supports the community now and into the future - glamorous? Not always. Important? Absolutely.

This is not a role where every day looks the same. If you…