Project Manager

Job Title: Senior Project Manager (2 positions)
Department: Capital Planning 
Reports To: Director of Construction Administration 
FLSA: Exempt 
Grade: 13 

The MSBA’s Construction Administration Team manages MSBA capital pipeline projects through design development of approved projects, bidding, contract award, construction, commissioning, and project close-out. 

The Senior Project Manager manages the funding aspect of multiple building projects involving complex and varying technical problems through the stages of design development, construction, commissioning, and project close-out. The Senior Project Manager has a thorough knowledge of the construction industry, including project supervision, construction regulations, document review, cost estimating, contract compliance monitoring, commissioning, and claims processing. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the hiring, training, and supervision of personnel.

Essential Functions

• Leadership of construction project administration, compliance monitoring, and claims processing. 

• Recommend MSBA policies by analyzing pertinent technical issues and information regarding the impact of proposed policies on current and future MSBA programs. 

• Manage project managers in monitoring project schedules, budgets and scope, and in ensuring compliance with MSBA guidelines and funding agreements. 

• Ensure all project activities are coordinated with MSBA departments and Massachusetts school districts, as appropriate. 

• Review project/construction budgets and schedule projections and report on variances throughout the construction for assigned projects; manage project managers to do the same. 

• Review change order documentation for reimbursement on assigned projects and review other required submittals for funded projects for quality of work and guideline conformance; manage project managers to do the same. 

• Oversee and conduct site visits of MSBA projects during construction as an integral aspect of monitoring project schedules, budgets and scope. 

• Manage cost estimates, project scope, and budget development. 

• Ensure contract compliance during construction with MSBA procedures and policies, regulatory requirements and engineering standards. 

• Manage Owner’s Project Managers (“OPMs”) to monitor projects effectively. Based upon OPM reports, identify variances and deficiencies in contract execution and outcomes, and address with the OPM. Identify actions and resolve as needed in response to the OPM report.