Senior Project Manager, Sustainable Industry Development

Senior Project Manager, Sustainable Industry Development

Kamehameha Schools is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join the Sustainable Industry Development Department within the ʻĀina Pauahi Group. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead strategic industry initiatives that strengthen tenant and community capacity while advancing cultural and economic outcomes across Hawaiʻi.

In this role, you will partner closely with KS portfolio investees and tenants to support business growth through marketing strategy, product development, storytelling, and business development efforts. The Senior Project Manager will manage consultants and contractors, oversee marketing and communications initiatives, and help elevate the visibility and impact of businesses within KS' priority industries.

We are seeking a highly self-directed professional with strong project management skills, an entrepreneurial mindset, and a passion for supporting small businesses. The ideal candidate will have experience building relationships across industry networks, connecting community partners, and guiding projects from strategy through execution. Specialized knowledge of KS' priority industries and/or established networks within the communities we serve is preferred.

This position is open to candidates residing within the State of Hawaiʻi.

Job Summary

Responsible for developing and leading strategic projects and initiatives that enhance, improve and mitigate risk across KS' aina portfolio. Manages and ensures effective and timely execution of all aspects of projects including financial feasibility, fiscal management, planning, and implementation, relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and other activities that enhance the value and return on investment of KS' real estate portfolio.

Conducts detailed due diligence, negotiates planning and implementation, assesses, and manages project-level risks, and establishes and maintains relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Works with the division to lead and implement strategic initiatives, provides support on key projects, and works with team members across the 'Aina Pauahi Group and broader enterprise.

Essential Responsibilities

Strategy Development & Integration

• Leads strategy development and planning efforts.
• Researches, interprets, analyzes, and evaluates data and presents business and financial information to inform and influence strategic recommendations and decision-making.
• Using project management, analysis, and business process skills plan, deliver on, evaluates, and lead multiple critical strategic initiatives across the group.
• Initiates and develops implementation programs and leads multidisciplinary team to execute initiative/project deliverables including budget and cost management.
• Performs effective diagnosis and accurate analysis of issues for the purpose of creating short- and long-term strategies to fulfill portfolio planning, area planning and asset planning requirements, including assessment of leading industry practices and their application to KS.

Implementation, Operations & Management

• Tracks projects, provides project updates, coordinates status of assignments with others, and prioritizes work for complex projects.
• Coordinates multiple implementation efforts across assigned portfolio of resource assets in alignment with applicable plans. Monitors performance metrics over time and revises implementation plans as needed for assigned portfolio of resource assets.
• Independently negotiates critical high-value sector, land use and resource management agreements. Performs relevant due diligence for a portfolio of strategic projects, including transactions and partnerships. Assesses and manages risk and compliance for assigned portfolio of projects.
• May supervise a small unit of staff, including resource managers, operations staff, interns and/or office administrative staff. Prioritizes and allocates resources between and within projects and programs under management in alignment with KS' strategic goals.

Accountability & Reporting

• Reports portfolio-level financial and operating activities, including operating budgets, variances, trend analysis,…