Facilities Project Manager

• Welcoming: We make our resources, services, and expertise accessible for all, recognize the inherent dignity in each person, and provide safe places where everyone can be themselves.
• Curiosity: We foster a culture of exploration, innovation, and forward thinking by creating environments that support learning and growth.
• Connection: We are neighbors. We foster relationships, listen and act to build and strengthen our community. We bring people together to share information, ideas, and experiences.
• Equity: We work to change inequitable practices, structures and policies, and attitudes that drive them, to provide opportunities for every person in our community to thrive. As we do so, we actively examine our roles in perpetuating oppressive systems.
• Stewardship: We are accountable to our community, using our resources responsibly. We lead with honesty and integrity, protect privacy and preserve and share the full history of our Denver community.

• Four (4) Medical Plans, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Pension Plan for Life (employee contributes 8.45%, employer matches at 17.95%) and 457 (b) Retirement Plan
• PTO (over 3 weeks in your first year), 4 paid wellness days, and 12 paid holidays
• CARE Bank, Family Leave Benefits
• Enhanced Work/Life Balance: Employee Assistance Program (6 counseling sessions per year, legal assistance, financial counseling, discounted recreation center passes), Employee Volunteer Program
• Learning and Development Opportunities; Courses and Career Development Resources
• EcoPass (unlimited free RTD bus/train rides)
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Duties for this position include:

• Manages, coordinates, and tracks all phases of simple and complex projects. The project phases include initial planning (budgeting/scheduling), programming, design, construction, closeout and warranty.

• Cultivates, fosters, and maintains positive working relationships with colleagues, project team members and stakeholders to gain cooperation, support and trust.

• Works closely with stakeholders throughout the library and City agencies to develop a level of understanding of their project needs, and a sense of trust to deliver a successful project on their behalf.

• Develops and monitors the project Scope, Schedule and Budget accounting for all aspects of the project to ensure it is delivered on-time, on-target, and on-budget.

• Prepares scopes of work and other necessary information required for Request for Qualifications (RFQs) and Request for Proposals (RFPs). Responds to questions concerning the project and/or contract(s) during the proposal/bidding period.

• Manages the development of construction documents prepared by consultants and performs design and constructability reviews on projects.

• Reviews projects for Codes and Standards compliance. Coordinates with other city agencies/departments and other governmental agencies to obtain necessary permits and clearances to ensure regulatory compliance.

• Oversees the overall change control processes and quality assurance aspects of the project to ensure project success.

• Attends Owner, Architect and Contractor (OAC) meetings and monitors construction progress and quality. Monitors projects for conformance to the contract documents.

• Prepares and communicates project status reports to distribute to key stakeholders, and continually evaluates / mitigates risks associated with projects.

• Serves as a primary point of contact between internal and external teams.

• Oversees the close-out, transfer of data, turnover process, the transition into occupancy and warranty period.

• Supports ongoing condition assessments of the real estate portfolio and incorporation into project scopes.

• Provides support for department leadership and other facilities projects as needed.

• Coordinates post construction move-in and pre construction move out process.

• Reviews of subcontractors’ submittals and RFIs for compliance with scope design documentation, and coordination with other disciplines against the design documentation prior to forwarding to the design team for their review.

• Other duties as required.

• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications.

• Strong communication and organizational skills.

• Proven success in a team setting, working with all levels of management.

• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.

• Knowledge of commercial design & construction best practices
• Knowledge of building systems and materials
• Knowledge of project scheduling
• Knowledge of building life cycle concepts

• Detailed knowledge of construction equipment and techniques, drawings and specifications, project health, safety, and environment (HSE), quality, building materials, and required standards as per subject area.

• Ability to apply basic engineering/problem-solving principles to construction challenges.

• Knowledge of procurement activities including requisitions and contracts, contract negotiation and administration.

• Ability to properly interpret library policies and procedures.

• Planning, organizational, and time management skills with the ability to multitask, prioritize own work, and direct-report tasks.

• Ability to support complex projects.

• Ability to support multiple projects in various stages of the project cycle.

• Ability to organize and schedule meetings across multiple calendars.

• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with a variety of people with different backgrounds and experiences.

• Ability to demonstrate initiative, resourcefulness, and organizational skills.

• Ability to prioritize competing priorities and follow projects through to completion.

• Ability to demonstrate commitment to Denver Public Library values of equity, welcoming, connection, curiosity, and stewardship.

• Bachelor's Degree in Project Management, Engineering, Architecture, Landscape Architecture or a related field.
• Two (2) years of professional project management experience in the related occupational group including coordinating, administering, and monitoring projects.

• One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education.
• Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.

• Experience with industry technology such as Enterprise Asset Management/Computerized Maintenance Management Systems, Design & Construction Management software (ProCore, PM4+, BlueBeam, BIM, etc.), task management programs (Asana), and Project Management software (MS Project/P6).