Sr. Project Manager - Bond Program Design & Construction
Job Title Code: 02207 Salary Grade: S664 Title: Senior Project Manager – Bond Program Design & Construction
Reporting Officer of Bond Planning & Construction FLSA: Exempt
PURPOSE OF JOB
The Senior Project Manager will represent the district's interest in the development, implementation, and evaluation of bond-funded capital projects. Responsibilities will include development and management of bond projects to ensure that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in alignment with district goals, plans, and voter-approved bond program requirements. In addition to strong technical and project management expertise, the Senior Project Manager serves as a key public-facing representative of the district, engaging with staff, families, and community stakeholders to share project updates, gather feedback, and build trust.
What You'll Be Doing
Responsibilities:
• Project Leadership & Management: Lead the full lifecycle of bond-funded capital projects from planning and project scoping through design, construction, occupancy, and post-project evaluation. Manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, and procurement strategies to ensure timely delivery of targeted outcomes.
• Coordinate and oversee architects, engineers, contractors, owners representative, consultants, and other external partners to ensure high-quality work and adherence to district standards and bond program requirements.
• Work closely with school principals, district administrators, maintenance and operations teams, instructional leaders, and school communities to ensure project alignment with school needs.
• Collaborate with other departments in the development of required RFPs, bid packages, board items, and/or contracts as identified in district policy and procedures.
• Support long-range facilities planning and future bond development efforts.
Design & Construction Oversight
• Review and coordinate necessary approvals of design documents, cost estimates, change orders, value engineering efforts, and construction plans.
• Conduct on-site assessments and OAC meetings to monitor construction progress and quality and ensure compliance with regulatory, safety, and contractual requirements.
• Verify completion of required inspections, documentation, and reporting.
• Coordinate project activities to minimize disruption to school operations and maintain safe learning environments.
Maintain complete, compliant, audit-ready project records.
Communications Collaboration & Engagement
• Serve as a spokesperson for bond-funded projects during public meetings, school events, community forums, and stakeholder engagement sessions.
• Participate in engagement activities and work with design and construction teams to ensure stakeholder feedback informs project decisions.
• Support the district's communications team by providing project updates for use in presentations, website content, and public materials.
Other duties as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None
To Be Successful at This Job
You'll Need To Qualify
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Construction, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience may be substituted for education.
• Five (5) years' experience in the construction industry.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Experience coordinating design and construction.
• High level of competency in oral and written communication skills.
In Order to Level Up in This Role
You'll Need Preferred Qualifications
• Professional License in Architecture or Engineering.
• Prior experience in K-12 capital project management.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This job requires that the employee be able to sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, reach with hands and fingers, bend, stoop, lift objects of at least ten pounds. Job requires the employee occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Visual ability requires mono and color vision, close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
Length of work year: 12 months, 5 days a week
Benefits:
• Health and Dental Insurance are provided.
• KCPS Defined Benefit Pension plan - mandatory 9 contribution is required from employees and matched by KCPS.
• Voluntary retirement savings plans are also available.