BENEFITS: 

Jefferson County offers a generous benefits package that supports your personal and professional life. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; paid time off and holidays, including a starting bank of 40 hours of PTO for new hires; retirement matching; wellness programs; tuition reimbursement; flexible schedules; remote work options; and more. For more information, click here for our Total Rewards summary.  

Essential Duties:   

• Experience in project management and construction administration for commercial/institutional or multi-family residential construction. Monitor construction projects for quality, budget, personnel, progress and schedule. Ensure adherence and compliance to plans and specifications. Participate in weekly meetings with the contractor and architect/engineer. Review submittals for material selection, review change order requests, or requests for information and recommend actions.   

• Excellent communication skills and proven ability to effectively manage and lead people, projects, budgets, and schedules, while communicating with clients, consultants, contractors and county management.   

• Manages project budget, reviews change order requests, determines if pricing is acceptable and negotiates a resolution if it is not, and prepares change orders for execution.  Recommends alternatives to budgetary or on-site constraints. Evaluate requests for information, and other documents pertaining to on-site issues. Provide recommendation and resolution for each item to allow the project to move toward completion. Review and/or prepare plans and specifications for compliance with project goals, design intent and other contract documents. Prepare space plans or research and evaluate properties and vacant spaces to help meet end-user's needs. Prioritize projects and tasks, prepare project scope, write requests for proposals and requests for qualifications, review studies and reports, prepare design plans and specifications. Coordinate with consultants, contractors and local agencies.   

• Assist in drafting contract and administer the contract once executed. Ensure work and contract closeout adhere to the contract documents.    

• Following the appropriate procurement procedures and contracting methods, provide the Purchasing Division with all information required for procurement. Provide information at Pre-bid and Pre-proposal meetings. Review proposals and bids and make recommendations.   

• Assist in coordinating background checks on contractor's employees and subcontractors as required.   

• Process pay applications, and invoices. Ensure data is correct, and that work is acceptable prior to approving.    

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.   

Qualifications:   

Research shows that women and other underrepresented and historically marginalized groups tend to apply only when they check every box in the posting. If you are reading this and hesitating to click “apply” for that reason, we encourage you to go for it! A true passion and excitement for making an impact is just as important as work experience.  

Minimum Qualifications:    

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture or related field;   

• Plus, a minimum of three years of experience in project management and/or construction management or related experience;    

• OR any combination of education and experience.    

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:   

• Experience with AutoCAD, Excel, Bluebeam, Adobe PDF, and MS Project software   

• Exemplary communication, organization, interpersonal and leadership skills   

• Knowledge of project management policies and processes   

• Strong written and verbal communications, planning and organizational skills

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills    

• Experience with Microsoft Office/Microsoft 365  

• Experience with understanding, reviewing and managing project schedules    

• Independent critical thinking and analysis      

• Demonstrating initiative, innovation, and resiliency      

• Strong client and consultant relationship management skills   

• Knowledge of Real Estate deeds, legal descriptions, acquisitions, dispositions, leases and/or easements 

Additional Job Information: 

• A valid Colorado driver’s license is required for positions that drive on County Business in either a county or personal vehicle within 30-days of hire or beginning to serve as an intern or volunteer.  

• Offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of criminal history, motor vehicle report, education verification, and/or references for all positions.  

Accommodations Statement: We encourage people with disabilities to apply and are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout our hiring process. For assistance with applications, interviews, or other hiring-related accommodations, contact [email protected]. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot provide application status updates.