Capital Projects- Project Manager Principal

The Capital Projects- Project Manager Principal with the Capital Projects Planning Development & Sustainability team plays a key role in leading complex, high-impact capital projects, programs, and initiatives that support Maricopa's campuses and community. This position directs, plans, and oversees projects from concept through completion, ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality standards are met. The role also partners closely with internal stakeholders and selects and manages external vendors, consultants, and contractors to successfully deliver districtwide planning and development efforts.

The Maricopa Community College Facilities Planning and Development serves as a districtwide resource for capital planning, development, and facilities maintenance in support of Maricopa's education and training mission. The team is made up of problem solvers who take a thoughtful, creative approach to addressing the needs of our physical environments. Working in close partnership with 10 colleges, the team focuses on developing intuitive, well-designed, and cost-effective solutions that support student success and operational excellence.

Essential Functions

25% - Manages highly technical projects, programs, studies, teams, and/or initiatives by performing and/or coordinating activities such as: feasibility analyses; preliminary studies; project scope development with stakeholders; development of contract documents; evaluation of project bids; deliverable tracking and quality assurance, project close-out; and follow-up as needed.

• Manages politically sensitive projects and serves as the designated subject matter expert for the area of assignment
• Manages cross-functional project teams
• Facilitates the development of the project scope with stakeholders.
• Identifies and facilitates the development of project objectives, milestones, schedule, and overall plan

25% Applies appropriate architectural or engineering practices and standards to solve problems or meet MCCCD needs and/or objectives;

• Communicates and negotiates with design professionals, consultants, and vendors
• Directs, reviews, and/or approves technical design or plan changes based on architectural or engineering practices and standards; may be required to seal plans depending on assignment discipline
• Manages the integration and overall technical activities in architecture and engineering projects in consideration with applicable laws/statutes, policies, rules, codes, and regulations
• Reviews the design work of external consultants or vendors for compliance with applicable laws/statutes, policies, rules, codes, and regulations

20% Creates and maintains comprehensive project and program documentation and provides formal and informal project status updates to stakeholders, including high-level stakeholders such as the Governing Board.

• Ensures that drawings, specifications, and plans meet professional standards
• Provides professional-level staff support to the Governing Board and/or various committees and advisory groups related to the area of assignment
• Manages budgets, grants, and/or procurement activities related to assigned projects and projects managed by staff supervised, approves expenditures and change orders
• Addresses project issues and risk scenarios; provides recommended solutions. Evaluates data analytics reporting and collaborates with stakeholders

20% Addresses project issues and risk scenarios; provides recommended solutions.

• Evaluates data analytics reporting and collaborates with stakeholders
• Plans for capacity and growth of new and ongoing capital needs, systems, and applications
• Performs strategic bond planning and development; oversees or manages implementation
• Researches industry standards, trends, best practices, new products, and emerging technologies: makes recommendations for broad implementation and specific stakeholder needs/use and/or applicable requirements
• Serves as the regulatory authority agent for the District to state and federal agencies
• Establishes and maintains working relationships with vendors, contractors, and other project stakeholders
• Develops and delivers communications, training materials, and/or presentations

10% Performs other duties as assigned