Job Description

Job Title: Project Manager 3 - Construction Administration

Department: Capital Planning

Reports To: Senior Project Manager

FLSA: Exempt

Grade: 12

Job Summary

The Project Manager 3 position is a supervisory position of the MSBA’s Construction Administration Team that manages MSBA-funded capital projects from design development through bidding, contract award, construction, commissioning, and project close-out.

The Project Manager 3 manages major Core Program projects and Accelerated Repair Program (“ARP”) projects individually and provides supervision of team's projects. In addition, the Project Manager 3 will be responsible for assigned Construction Administration program areas, including, but not limited to, the management of project funding agreements and amendments, final audits, cash flow, change orders, commissioning, and construction cost data, as well as program areas for major construction and repair projects, project controls, recruitment, training, and supervision of personnel.

Essential Responsibilities

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Recruit, select, orient, and train employees to maintain assigned staff level.
• Lead employees to accomplish departmental and individual performance results. Communicate job expectations and establish, monitor, and appraise employee performance results.
• Manage assigned project managers in the successful completion of their projects, growing their skills and mastery of all construction administration deliverables and ensuring their work is in compliance with MSBA policies.

Required Education, Experience, and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Five-to-ten years of experience associated with construction, project management, building design, or other applicable disciplines.
• Knowledge of construction project administration, contract compliance monitoring, change orders, and construction methods.
• Experience with data analysis utilizing complex spreadsheets.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks simultaneously, involving complex and varying problems.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to gather, analyze, and present complex technical information in a clear, concise, and understandable manner.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability and willingness to travel occasionally to project sites.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams and Outlook.
• Ability to work hybrid work schedule - minimum of two (2) in-office days per week

Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills

• Prior supervisory experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience associated with public construction and/or educational facilities, knowledge of Massachusetts public procurement and bidding laws, and/or previous experience working with federal, state, county, or local government.

This job description is intended to be general and will evolve over time. The description is subject to periodic updating. At management’s discretion, the employee may be assigned different or additional duties from time to time.