Design & Construction Project Manager

Design & Construction Project Manager

Organization's Mission: Sparking wonder through play, education, and nature to create a community of environmental stewards for a healthier Baltimore. Parks & People works to sustain and improve Baltimore's parks and open spaces through public-private partnerships. Since 1984, P&P has a history of making investments in green park projects to revitalize neighborhoods and is a major provider of programs to allow children, youth and adults to learn, grow, and explore their natural environment. Parks & People envisions a Baltimore City where green renewal contributes to economic investment and population growth, where people enjoy green spaces that spark wonder, and where communities build the strength and leadership to steward the environment.

Major Responsibility: The Design & Construction Project Manager works with public officials, community leaders, and other constituent groups through the green space development process in an effort to increase the number of people in Baltimore with access to healthy, quality, and equitable parks, green space, and/or playgrounds. The Manager monitors and assesses all phases of design and construction projects, operations, and maintenance while ensuring that best practices and Parks & People standards are incorporated in park design.

Essential Functions:

• Project Design
• Project Management
• Project Construction
• Compliance and Reporting
• Project Sustainability
• Other Duties

Qualifications:

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in landscape architecture, urban planning, or related field
• At least 3 years of progressive experience in project management methods and practices for planning, budgeting, scheduling, monitoring evaluating results
• Experience working with community groups and government agencies
• Knowledge of construction regulations and requirements
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, superb organizational skills, and attention to detail
• Proficiency in MS Office software
• Excellent time management skills needed to handle multiple, concurrent deadlines
• Exceptional people-skills and perseverance in building and maintaining relationships with partners
• Critical thinking needed to understand and identify opportunities to strengthen connections between vibrant parks and community development
• Ability to analyze problems, synthesize information and develop solutions which support Parks & People's mission
• Able to utilize data as a tool to make strategic and timely decisions regarding program effectiveness and impact
• A willingness to work beyond the usual 8:30am-5pm business day and on weekends is required when needed

Preferences:

• Master's degree in landscape architecture, urban planning, or related field