Project Manager - Campus Planning & Development

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The Oregon Zoo is looking for 1-2 Project Manager II's to provide overall design and construction project management for the Zoo’s capital projects funded by the 2024 general obligation bond, ensuring community engagement throughout. Projects will include public spaces, animal care facilities, aquatic and terrestrial live animal habitats, life support systems, integration with existing controls systems, and ADA improvements. The role demands strong project management skills, effective communication and community engagement, and the ability to collaborate with various stakeholders, including zoo staff, external contractors, local government, and community members.

The Project Manager II will report directly to the Design and Construction Manager at the Oregon Zoo and will work autonomously to manage multiple projects simultaneously while building relationships with a wide range of internal and external teams. This role is critical in ensuring the successful completion of capital projects that meet the Zoo's vision and the needs of the community.

As the Project Manager II you will

• Plan, develop, and execute programs, objectives, strategies, and budgets for complex, high-budget, and high-risk capital projects for Oregon Zoo.
• Develop, prepare, and review drawings, bid specifications, contracts, and other various requirements for each project, with attention to accessibility.
• Initiates identifying, developing, and executing alternative procurement strategies for capital projects ensuring alignment with the COBID procurement process.
• Acts as contract administrator, promoting transparency, fairness, and accountability throughout the procurement process.
• Coordinates, monitors, and evaluates construction progress. Inspects work and ensures compliance with specifications and timeliness of work completion.
• Analyzes suggestions for modification and recommends appropriate action to department administration, architects, and contractors.
• Develop, organize, and compile all data to prepare records from the initial planning design through construction, completion, operational testing, and after-test modifications.
• Monitor ongoing status and notifies Zoo and Metro administration of project progress, issues, and compliance.
• Supervise the activities of architects, engineers, and contracts on Zoo capital projects by creating and sustaining a collaborative work environment.
• Coordinate activities and ensures flow of information between architects, engineers, contractors, and Zoo and Metro administration providing transparency and collaboration across all levels of the project.
• Review and recommend action on contract progress payment requests, ensuring fair and timely payments in line with contract terms and project progress.
• Prepare reports and maintain files on the design process, construction process, and equipment procurement.
• Effectively facilitates design and construction meetings with staff, union representatives, and contractors to build a cohesive, collaborative, and innovative team culture. Ensures all voices are heard, moves the project forward, identifies next steps and who is doing that work, and moves the group from discussion to decision-making.

Attributes for success

• Pertinent Federal, State and local laws, codes, and regulations that affect and impact work.
• Methods, practices, and procedures used in the construction, maintenance, and remodeling of capital and construction projects.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, CAD, blueprints, and architectural drawings.
• Analyze information using logic and empathy to resolve issues and problems calmly.
• Prioritize and multi-task; be organized and flexible to change course of work/projects circumstances dictate.
• Organize and conduct research, projects, and business activities.
• Planning, leadership, and technical oversight in developing goals and objectives for assigned area.
• Communicate successfully with Metro executives, staff, managers, the public, contractors, community partners, and outside stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with all persons contacted in the course of work including contractors, community partners, and outside stakeholders.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION                                             

At Metro, we strive to cultivate diversity, advance equity, and practice inclusion in all of its work. This means attracting and empowering a workforce that is inclusive of a broad range of human qualities. Workplace diversity is both a moral imperative and a business strength, essential to providing quality support and services to our region. Metro’s goal is to hire, develop and retain highly skilled and talented individuals across all departments and programs who best reflect the diversity of our community.