Education - Program Manager; NorCal

Higher Education - Program Manager

This position manages all aspects of project planning and development in programs, including engineering and construction; technical support; bidding strategy; schedules; budget; funding source and allocations; grants management; prioritization of work; and finalization and closeout. Qualified candidates will have at least 10 years full‑time paid professional experience in the management and administration of various programs and projects, with a minimum of 4 years experience in public or educational institutions and great familiarity with DSA permitting processes.

• Reviews, analyzes, and interprets complex project planning, design, and construction budgets, schedules, and costs to ensure conformance with authorized scope, time, and dollar requirements.
• Supervises project planners in developing projects’ scope, schedule, and budget ensuring stakeholder goals and vision are reflected.
• Develops funding strategies for each of the projects within a program, including leveraging funds with state match grants, private grants, and identifying non‑profit partners.
• Resolves or reduces cost overruns by performing value engineering.
• Reviews project data and develops executive reports for stakeholders and proposes new projects in specific programs as required.
• Manages the financial closeout of programs by ensuring project documents are finalized and financial reports reviewed according to the guidelines of the funding sources, following substantial completion.
• Acts as liaison and provides necessary documentation for closed‑out projects under litigation and participates in depositions whenever necessary.
• Reviews and assesses program strengths and limitations and makes recommendations for areas requiring improvement, including program reporting and process.
• Resolves technically complex issues for architects, engineers, and/or other lower‑level project managers.
• Coordinates the formulation of policies and procedures related to construction programs, including the development of funding policies, requests for appropriation, and alterations and improvements of new programs.
• Coordinates and recommends updates to construction specification guidelines.
• Engages in community and stakeholder meetings regarding high‑profile projects, summarizes meeting agenda and prepares reports related to project progress for distribution.
• Participates in job meetings and job walks and reviews project documentation to ensure compliance with program requirements.
• Maintains lessons learned in all programs and participates in providing trainings to staff for program and project improvements.
• Mediates conflicts between project staff with regards to scope, materials and other requirements and offers solutions; assists with dispute mediation between various project staff.
• Participates in change order negotiations and assists with contract review process.

• Ten (10) years full‑time paid professional experience in the management and administration of various programs and projects under programs, including scope development, planning and design, budget and funding allocation and closeout.
• Minimum four (4) years’ experience in managing programs in a public or educational agency, with full responsibility for coordinating complex activities, including permitting and managing projects through DSA.
• Experience in managing multiple education or public agency programs concurrently is preferred.
• Salary Range: $170,000 to $200,000

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree, preferably in Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management.

Cordoba Corporation is a leading civil engineering, construction management, program management, and planning firm. Our expertise spans diverse sectors, including education and facilities, transportation, water, and energy. Collaborating closely with our clients, we have successfully delivered complex and high‑impact infrastructure projects across California.

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