Senior Construction Project Manager

Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

The General Services Department’s innovative, highly qualified, service-oriented individuals support the City we love. Building and maintaining city facilities and public spaces is what we do. Promoting our enviable quality of life and serving as a foundation of a healthy economy is why we do it. If you’re interested in applying your unique skills to meaningful work while growing in your career, our team is for you!

The City of Durham General Services Department (GSD) is proud of our work supporting the sustainable growth of the "Bull City". Home to great weather year-round, friendly people, beautiful natural sites, a prominent art culture, rich history and award-winning restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries and breweries – it's no wonder that Durham is one of the top places in the U.S. to live, work, and play.

The 4th largest municipality in the state, Durham’s population has grown by 11 new residents and 5 new households EVERY DAY for the past 10 years. With all this growth, supporting a well‑run organization is more important than ever. But to do this, we need the very best people. When you join the General Services Department, you are joining a team of innovative, highly‑qualified, service‑oriented individuals committed to the stewardship of the physical and environmental assets of the City we all love.

The department’s portfolio of responsibilities includes the acquisition and sale of properties, design and management of new construction and renovation projects, building maintenance, landscaping and horticultural services, pruning, planting and removal of trees, cemeteries management, and supporting the nonprofit Keep Durham Beautiful, among others. Building and maintaining city facilities and public spaces is what we do. Supporting the quality of life and serving as a foundation of a healthy economy for all Durham residents is why we do it.

Use your unique skills to make a difference, to give back to the Durham community. General Service Department work culture is one that offers the opportunity for professional growth, to work with other innovative, talented people, and to do meaningful and important work. Be part of something great. Join us as we build the future of Durham together.

Work Days /

Hours:

Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m.

- 5:00 p.m.

Hiring Range: $77,507.00 to $ / Annually

Devoted to providing project management and oversight of the design and construction of building improvements and major maintenance projects. Perform oversight and management of multiple and/or large, complex, and high‑profile construction and design projects for City facilities and major maintenance. Oversee the entire project lifecycle which may include land acquisition, design, construction, and close‑out and serve as designated subject matter experts.

Decision‑making includes providing input into management objectives, establishing work goals and objectives of a unit to carry out management direction, and selecting the method to address a problem or issue, subject to the constraints established by management objectives and direction.

• Designs and manages complex capital improvement projects based on City and client needs and expectations; prepares project charters, develops project schedules, conducts bid openings, develops request for proposals, negotiates contracts, leads project meetings, coordinates design for in‑house projects or oversees contractors; and ensures that project operations comply with contract specifications, and applicable laws, policies and procedures.
• Performs quality assurance and project monitoring duties; inspects projects on site; creates, manages, and tracks schedules and project performance metrics; selects and approves materials; identifies and manages risk and other project issues; and communicates unresolved issues to upper management.
• Develops project budgets, to include developing budget summaries, monitoring expenditures, reviewing and approving payment requests, processing change orders, reviewing and processing invoices and purchase orders, resolving…