Project Manager (K12 Experience Required)

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The Christman Company is looking for Project Manager candidates in the Dallas-Fort Worth region who will focus on managing K-12 education projects.

As a Project Manager, you play a crucial part of the construction project team. Primary daily responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Lead the planning and execution of K-12 school construction projects, ensuring alignment with district guidelines, funding requirements, and educational facility standards.
• Oversee occupied and unoccupied school site construction, coordinating logistics to minimize disruptions to students, staff, and daily operations.
• Collaborate with school district representatives, architects, and subcontractors to ensure that designs and construction plans meet educational facility needs, safety regulations, and sustainability goals.
• Understand and manage bond-funded school projects, including compliance with public sector procurement processes and reporting requirements.
• Determine and define the scope of work and deliverables while ensuring compliance with state and local building codes specific to educational environments.
• Manage owner communications related to project risks, schedules, budgets, and logistics.
• Establish subcontract agreements and work scopes for all trade contractors, communicating expectations related to school safety, after-hours work coordination, and site security protocols.
• Drive safety awareness at all times, ensuring adherence to strict safety requirements on active school campuses.
• Participate in project pursuit interviews and business development efforts related to K-12 school construction opportunities.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum five (5) years of commercial construction experience in a leadership role, with at least two (2) years managing K-12 school construction projects.
• Experience with bond-funded school projects, public sector procurement, and reporting requirements.
• Strong knowledge of occupied school renovation logistics, including phased construction planning and safety measures for active educational environments.
• OR Equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• OSHA 30-Hour certification, First-Aid/CPR
• Have the ability to interact with and develop effective working relationships with a wide range of people, including internal and external customers, in different situations.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Able to plan, schedule, and organize tasks while completing work within established deadlines.
• Ability to follow instructions, respond to management direction, take responsibility for own actions, and keep commitments.
• Must have excellent written and oral skills.
• Basic computer knowledge of Microsoft 365 including Word, Excel, Project, and Outlook.
• Knowledge with Procore and e-Builder software.
• Have a passion for team-based planning and problem-solving.
• Have a wholehearted commitment to building strong partnerships to support project goals.

Why Christman?

Here at Christman, everyone is an owner. Through our employee stock ownership plan, each employee-owner shares in the collective success and wealth of our nationally recognized company and is eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits program, including health insurance, 401K contribution, professional development and tuition reimbursement, and more.

We're a top 100-ranked ENR General Contractor that has been building since 1894. Learn more about how you can grow as a Christman Expert, Leader and Partner and build more with us.

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The Christman family of companies is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.