Project Manager
HybridCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Manage large-scale capital projects including new construction, renovations, and tenant fit-outs by overseeing scope, budget, and schedule while leading design and consultant teams. Coordinate permitting, construction progress, and quality control, reviewing submittals and managing change orders to maintain project delivery within approved guidelines. Prepare initial project plans, cash flow projections, and payment recommendations, facilitating communication across academic and commercial stakeholders from design through closeout. Work independently on low-complexity initiatives with strategic oversight from senior leadership to ensure alignment with university mission and operational needs.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 7 years of architectural, engineering, construction or project management experience
- Architectural preferred for this role
- Bachelor's degree
- Demonstrates understanding of the role and responsibility of a capital project manager for the client and stakeholders in alignment with the larger university mission
- Registered Licensed Architect is a plus or ability to obtain within 12 months of hire date
- Demonstrates strong organization, graphic, and presentation skills
- Experience with furniture selection and procurement, and high performance Sustainability standards (e.g. Living Building Challenge Core)
- Project role requires the ability to gain cooperation of others, build consensus, conduct presentations of technical and/or design information concerning specific projects or schedules
- Demonstrates awareness of and aptitude for emotional/social intelligence as part of the successful management of team members, information, supervisors, and stakeholders on a capital project
- Clear communicator with an understanding of up-management and escalation of issues and information to Supervisor
- Ability to thrive within a team structure
- Ability to work with diverse constituencies
- Familiarity with design and construction processes
- Familiarity with City, State, and Federal processes, codes and/or ordinances
- Ability to develop and maintain project budgets, cash flow projections and schedules
- Skills in interpreting architectural and construction contracts
- Ability to negotiate and resolve confrontational issues as they arise
- Commitment to diversity and to serving the needs of a diverse organization
- Experience with design and construction of buildings with exemplary sustainability performance
- Some of the duties and responsibilities can be effectively performed at a non-Harvard location
- The work schedule and location will be set by the department at its discretion and based upon operational needs
- When not working at a Harvard or Harvard-designated location, employees in hybrid positions must work in a Harvard registered state in compliance with the University's Policy on Employment Outside of Massachusetts
- Individuals must meet work location sponsorship requirements prior to employment
- Identity, Education, Criminal, and References screening
Desired Qualifications
- Registered Licensed Architect is a plus
- Ability to obtain [Licensed Architect] within 12 months of hire date
- Experience with furniture selection and procurement, and high performance Sustainability standards (e.g. Living Building Challenge Core) is preferred
- Experience with design and construction of buildings with exemplary sustainability performance
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