City of San Antonio

Architectural Project Manager

City of San Antonio$70K — $95K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.
  • Two (2) years of project management experience.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or Construction Management preferred.
  • Texas Architect License and/or PMP Certification preferred.
  • Exceptional communication skills for project updates and stakeholder interaction.

Responsibilities

  • Manage design, development, and implementation of capital improvement projects.
  • Develop methods, procedures, and metrics for project assessment.
  • Conduct project kickoff meetings and set expectations for team roles.
  • Develop detailed project plans and schedules to guide activities.
  • Monitor project milestones, identifies risks, and manage schedule issues.
  • Assess variances from project plans and implement necessary changes.
  • Conduct quality assurance reviews to ensure stakeholder satisfaction.

Benefits

  • Work primarily in an office environment with some fieldwork.
  • Standard work hours from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.
  • Develop leadership skills through functional supervision of staff.
  • Opportunities to work on diverse capital improvement projects.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Under general direction, is responsible for managing the activities for the delivery of one or more capital improvement projects, including planning, budget development, scheduling, coordination with and management of design consultants, procurement processes, contract administration project closeout and warranty observation. Working conditions are primarily in an office environment, but will also include periodic field work to observe construction activities. May exercise functional supervision over assigned staff.

Work Location
City Tower - 100 W. Houston, San Antonio, TX 78205

Work Hours
7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday

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Essential Job Functions
  • Manages the design, development, and implementation of projects to include, but not limited to gathering and defining the project requirements; obtains staffing requirements; and forms projected teams.
  • Develops methods, procedures, and quality objectives including metrics for assessing progress; utilizes established project standards, procedures, and quality objectives.
  • Conducts project kickoff meetings; communicates individual roles and project expectations; ensures all project team members have the tools and training required to perform effectively.
  • Develops detailed project plans and schedules.
  • Provides work direction and leadership to assigned projects, including scheduling, assignment of work, and review of project efforts.
  • Monitors project milestones and critical dates to identify potential risk to project schedule; identifies ways to resolve schedule issues; keeps management current on any changes.
  • Assesses variances from the project plans; gathers metrics, and develops and implements changes as necessary to ensure that the project remains within specified scope and is within time, cost, and quality objectives.
  • Conducts formal quality assurance reviews with stakeholder(s) during and upon project completion to confirm acceptance and satisfaction.
  • Provides the team with constructive feedback as it pertains to project performance.
  • Interviews, selects, supervises, develops,and if necessary, counsels personnel according to established COSA policies, procedures, and guidelines.
  • Develops and maintains a productive working relationship with project stakeholder(s), project team members, and vendors.
  • Performs related duties and fulfills responsibilities as required.


Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.
  • Two (2) years of project management experience.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or Construction Management or experience or education in a related field.
  • Texas Architect License.
  • PMP Certification.
  • Knowledge of architectural and building facility planning, design and construction.
  • Experience in professional service and construction contracts (i.e., architectural, engineering and building).
  • Exceptional communication skills necessary to inform management and project stakeholders on project status.
  • Experience developing, managing, and monitoring building facility project budgets, project design and construction schedules.
  • Ability to read and interpret architectural and engineering technical specifications and drawings.
  • Experience managing construction project budget estimates and spreadsheets.
  • Experience reviewing and evaluating construction contractor schedules, pay applications, daily reports, requests for information (RFI's), Architects Supplemental Instructions (ASI's), construction change proposals, change orders, submittals, shop drawings, and other construction administration communications.
  • Experience establishing priorities and goals for project teams.
  • Ability to visit job sites and review Contractor job progress.
  • Experience resolving construction related conflicts and disputes.
  • Experience preparing budget input data.
  • Ability to prepare council items (i.e., proposal acceptance, service contracts, additional fees, Architect/Engineer agreements, construction contract award, field alterations, and additional construction funds.
  • Ability to initiate interest statement packages for architects, engineers and construction contractors, monitoring Architect/Engineer/Contractor contract schedules and maintaining master lists.
  • Ability to initiate and revisit project cost data reports and approve payments to consultants and contractors, etc.

Applicant Information
  • Unless otherwise stated, applicants are permitted to substitute two years of related full-time experience for one year of higher education or one year of related higher education for two years of experience in order to meet the minimum requirements of the job. One year of full-time experience is defined as 30 or more hours worked per week for 12 months. One year of higher education is defined as 30 credit hours completed at an accredited college or university.


Additional Information

For more information and to submit your application, visit the City of San Antonio's website at: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sanantoniotx/jobs/5374424

About City of San Antonio

The City of San Antonio is the seventh most populous city in the United States and the second most populous city in Texas, with a population of 1,547,253. It is the seat of Bexar County and includes portions of the surrounding counties. San Antonio is the center of the San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area. Commonly referred to as Greater San Antonio, the metropolitan area has a population of over 2.5 million based on the 2019 U.S. census estimate, making it the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States and third-largest in Texas. San Antonio was founded in 1718 as a Spanish colonial mission and fortress. It became the first chartered civil settlement in present-day Texas in 1731. The city is home to five Fortune 500 companies and the South Texas Medical Center, the only medical research and care provider in the South Texas region.
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