Capital Project Manager III

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Capital Project Manager III Jobs in Portland, USA at City-of-Portlan

Capital Project Manager III

Job Appointment: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8 am-5 pm (alternate schedule may be available)
Work Location: 1120 SW 5TH AVE, PORTLAND OR
Benefits: Please check the benefit tab for an overview of benefits for this position.
Union Representation: PROTEC 17.

The City of Portland is seeking to fill one Capital Project Manager III position within the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) Capital Delivery Division. This team implements PBOT’s $679 million capital program, focusing on safety, major maintenance, and multi-modal complete street projects on the city street network. Project managers lead delivery of medium-to-large-sized projects and manage public involvement, stakeholder relationships, federal grant projects, and other assigned projects.

What you’ll get to do:

• Work independently and act as the City’s main contact for assigned transportation projects.
• Collaborate with traffic, civil engineering, right‑of‑way, construction, procurement staff, other City bureaus, partner agencies, consultants, and private contractors.
• Develop and monitor budgets and staffing/financing intergovernmental agreements.
• Manage project schedules, balancing multiple workloads and deliverables.
• Oversee City involvement in NEPA processes and other environmental reviews.
• Negotiate resolutions of technical, procedural, and political project issues.
• Coordinate with other agencies’ project leads to align projects with PBOT’s strategic goals focused on transportation justice and climate change.
• Prepare City Council briefings, committee meetings, and sessions with Councilors and City Administrators.
• Ensure coordination with design commission, landmarks, planning commission, PBOT modal committees, and interest groups.
• Perform equitable public involvement strategies and stakeholder relationship management.

These positions do not design and build projects directly and do not require an engineer’s license. A general knowledge of infrastructure design, engineering principles, construction, and project delivery is preferred.

Who you are:

• Project Coordinator – strong knowledge and experience with project development, scheduling, communications, and budgeting.
• Excellent communicator – proficient in verbal and written communication with technical and non‑technical individuals.
• Organized – able to manage multiple tasks and respond to various situations in a fast‑paced environment.
• Problem solver – identifies issues early and uses effective communication to find resolutions.
• Project Manager – knowledgeable of project management principles and able to lead and review projects at various stages including environmental planning, design, and construction.
• Results driven – thrives in a high‑pace, dynamic environment, focusing on timely, accurate, and professional completion of tasks.
• Equity focused – has experience ensuring processes and outcomes are equitable.

Minimum qualifications

Knowledge of principles, practices, and current trends in transportation project design and construction.

Experience developing, tracking, and problem‑solving capital project budgets and schedules.

Ability to apply federal, state, and local laws, codes, and procedures for public works project delivery.

Experience interacting, engaging, and partnering with diverse agency partners, community members, businesses, and contractors.

Experience exercising independent judgment and initiative within guidelines, evaluating alternate approaches, and adopting effective solutions.

Optional qualifications

• BA or BS in Engineering, Urban Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or related field (engineer’s license not required).

An Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Title: Capital Project Manager III

Company: City-of-Portlan

Location: Portland, USA

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