Construction Manager; Manager , Engineering & Plans Review

SPR provides welcoming and safe opportunities to play, learn, contemplate and build community, and promotes responsible stewardship of the land. We promote healthy people, a healthy environment, and strong communities. Our department deeply values diversity and inclusion and is committed to the advancement of the City of Seattle's Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI).

SPR manages a 6,414‐acre park system of over 485 parks and extensive natural areas. SPR provides athletic fields, tennis courts, play areas, specialty gardens, and more than 25 miles of boulevards and 120 miles of trails. The system comprises about 12% of the city's land area. SPR also manages many facilities, including 27 community centers, eight indoor swimming pools, two outdoor (summer) swimming pools, four environmental education centers, two small craft centers, four golf courses, an outdoor stadium, and much more.

To learn more about Seattle Parks and Recreation, visit our website, Facebook page, Twitter account or Parkways Blog.

The Planning and Capital Development Division is seeking a Construction Manager (CM) to lead a team of people administering diverse and complex infrastructure projects that directly improve our Parks community. Parks typically has 40–60 projects active in construction with costs ranging from $1M – $80M in value to build and improve play areas, playfields/sport courts, pools, community centers, nature areas, trails, accessibility improvements, restrooms and new park developments as well as building improvements including mechanical, electrical, HVAC, structural, and the like.

The successful candidate will play a crucial role in overseeing the planning, development, and execution of construction projects within our parks system. The duties of this role primarily include oversight and management of public works contract development and construction through the entire project delivery lifecycle. Duties include management and oversight of multiple work units in the Division including contract preparation and administration, construction work‑flow management utilizing the Procore platform, and inspections.

Management and oversight of multiple department‑wide work units including survey, environmental services, records management and related.

We are looking for someone with a strong background in construction management, a passion for public service, and a drive to make a positive impact on our city. If you are a motivated and skilled individual with a love for parks and recreation, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

The Construction Manager will oversee all phases of construction projects for the Parks Department from planning to final completion to closeout as well as management and oversight of other technical teams including survey and environmental. This position also serves as the construction management liaison to all other City Departments, as well as other governments and private entities. This position will be a working manager, supervising the activities of a team, as well as producing your own work products when appropriate.

Typical work done by you or your subordinates will include, but not be limited to:

• Manage the in-house construction team and consultants supporting this work.
• Development and administration of the Departments public works construction contracts.
• Support the delivery of projects on time and on schedule in a matrix organization that includes a team of project managers, design professionals, planners, and others. These tasks may include:
  • Constructability and biddability review of projects during all phases of design.
  • Review and monitoring of contractor construction schedules
  • Collaboratio…