Botanical Gardens & Grounds Project Manager

About Us

At The Huntington, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to support and promote the appreciation of the humanities, the arts, and botanical science. The Huntington is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, disability, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law.

Founded in 1919, The Huntington is a collections-based research and educational institution open to the public, housing world-class library, art, and botanical collections. Its mission is to support research and promote education in the arts, humanities, and botanical science and to display and interpret its extraordinary resources for diverse audiences.

Here we are committed to the highest of standards in all that we do – from preserving and protecting the collections, to exhibitions, educational and scholarly programming, visitor and reader services, and beyond. Achieving excellence across these pursuits requires a diversity of perspectives, expertise, experience, and methodologies.

At The Huntington, our organizational Culture is shaped by the following core values:
Intellectual curiosity, Collaboration, Stewardship, Belonging, and Integrity.

• Intellectual Curiosity:Knowledge, lifelong learning, and a spirit of inquiry are at the core of our mission and organizational culture.

• Collaboration:Teamwork and a collaborative attitude are important at all levels of The Huntington. We foster relationships internally among our departments and externally with organizations throughout the community.

• Stewardship:We are committed to the care and development of our collections, our financial and physical resources, our staff, and our community.

• Belonging:We strive to attract and maintain a workforce of individuals with diverse talents, backgrounds, and perspectives. Our organizational culture promotes a sense of welcome, inclusion, and connection.

• Integrity:We value respect and honesty, working to fulfill our mission with honor and ethical principles.

About the Role

The Botanical Gardens & Grounds Project Manager (PM) supports the planning, coordination, and delivery of landscape, infrastructure, and site improvement projects across The Huntington’s campus. Reporting to the Botanical Gardens and Grounds Senior Project Manager, this role works across the full project lifecycle—from early planning and concept development through design, permitting, construction, and closeout. The role includes substantial hands-on coordination during active construction phases, including contractor oversight, site observation, and quality control.

The Project Manager serves as a key implementation partner, translating institutional goals, planning priorities, and design intent into clear scopes, schedules, consultant coordination, and built outcomes. Working closely with cross-functional teams, external consultants, contractors, and stakeholders, the PM ensures projects are well-coordinated, technically sound, fiscally responsible, and aligned with The Huntington’s standards for design excellence, accessibility, sustainability, and long-term stewardship.

This role requires a high level of organization, judgment, and adaptability, with the ability to manage complexity, support decision-making in early project phases, and maintain continuity across all stages of project delivery.

Essential Duties

Project Development, Design, and Planning

• Support feasibility analysis, pre-design planning, and early project development in collaboration with the Senior Project Manager and institutional stakeholders.

• Assist in defining project goals, scopes, phasing strategies, schedules, and ROM budgets.

• Coordinate concept and design development efforts with internal stakeholders and external consultants to advance projects from concept through permitting.

• Identify early risks, constraints, and decision points related to site conditions, permitting, and budget.

• Support preparation of RFPs/RFQs and…