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Senior Construction Project Manager - Higher Education

Chicago, Illinois, usFull-time2026-10-02 → 2026-10-22

Core

Manage large-scale education construction projects, ensuring design standards, schedule adherence, and stakeholder alignment.

Role type

Senior Construction Project Manager

Builds

Education facilities and infrastructure

Domain

Construction / Higher Education

Required skills

Stakeholder management, schedule tracking, project governance, cost control, value engineering, constructability guidance, technical review, client relationship management, strategic planning, process improvement

Preferred skills

Public sector Owner's Rep/Advisor experience, education project experience

Technologies

Procore, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

Responsibilities

Manage stakeholders including architects, engineers, and supply chains; track critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slips; verify project governance and best practices; produce formal project status reports; monitor progress of multiple construction projects; manage supplier interfaces through trackers and reviews; forecast and update key project milestones; manage local design teams; provide technical support to owners and contractors; respond to RFIs; provide expertise for cost control and constructability; review status reports, drawings, and costs from external parties; manage client relationships; advise on strategic approaches to achieve client and business objectives; capture project learnings; identify process improvements.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC