Portland Housing Authority
Construction Project Manager
The Construction Project Manager is responsible for managing the planning, design and implementation primarily of major renovation and capital projects, and secondarily, of large-scale new construction. This position will also recommend and implement design and construction standards.
PHA and Portland Housing Development Corporation are deeply involved in both the management and capital projects for public housing, as well as converting its public housing portfolio through major redevelopment, renovation and/or new construction to privately held, permanently affordable housing. Project types for this role may evolve from discrete capital improvement and renovation projects to large redevelopments. The Construction Project Manager must be comfortable with and help implement major portfolio transitions. This includes aligning work with HUD, MaineHousing, City of Portland, and private investor requirements and design standards.
Over the course of projects, the Construction Project Manager must collaborate with other PHA departments, architects, engineers and contractors. In predevelopment, they will need to work closely with Development team, communicate frequently with project site staff in Property Management and Maintenance, and report on project progress and milestones to Executive team regularly. This position will work closely with Finance and Procurement staff to ensure budgetary oversight and compliance with contract requirements. In advance of construction, they must identify and procure qualified third-party design and construction teams, and finalize plans, contracts, cost and schedule. The Construction Project Manager will coordinate and oversee all work, performing quality control and mitigating risks throughout development to maintain expected standards of work. This position will ensure projects adhere to specified deadlines to uphold business initiatives and meet budgetary constraints.