Project Manager - Public Sector

Job Description:

Position Summary:

Blue Stone is seeking client-focused, enthusiastic, motivated, and talented individuals to join our Public Sector Projects Division. This role supports our high-profile government clients in delivering essential capital improvement projects across transportation, higher education, municipal, water/wastewater, and aviation. Ideal candidates bring strong technical acumen, leadership capabilities, and a deep understanding of how to manage design and construction in operational, multi-stakeholder environments.

Project Managers in this division serve as client representatives and team leadsensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality targets are met while complying with agency-specific protocols (e.g., CEQA, FAA, DSA, or similar). This is a client-facing, site-based role with long-term growth potential in a high-impact portfolio.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Provide project management and oversight of construction-related activities for planning, execution, and delivery of vertical and infrastructure projects in public facilities.
• Support efforts to drive costs down and shorten schedules while maintaining quality.
• Coordinate scope development, design review, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and closeout.
• Oversee contractor performance, manage submittals, RFIs, change orders, pay applications, and schedule updates.
• Conduct field investigations, track milestones, and resolve design or constructability issues.
• Lead project meetings with clients, designers, contractors, and third-party stakeholders.
• Ensure all project documentation complies with contract requirements and agency standards.
• Support risk management, QA/QC, permitting, and DSA or FAA coordination.
• Record and report key metrics to team members and program executives
• Supervise assistant project managers and collaborate with internal project controls and reporting teams.
• Maintain strong working relationships with agency representatives, consultants, and vendors.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience managing public sector projects with budgets over $10M; 10+ years preferred for senior roles.
• Experience managing multiple local vendors and stakeholders, ensuring high-quality standards are met.
• Demonstrated understanding of state/local codes, permitting, and agency reporting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Bluebeam, and a web-based PMIS (e.g., eBuilder, Unifier, or Prolog).

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous vendor and contractor/subcontractor negotiation and management skills associated with construction and project execution.
• Experience with fast-track design/build projects and or multiple significant upgrade projects.
• PMP, CCM, LEED, or PE certification and familiarity with DSA, FAA, ADA, CEQA, and LEED standards.
• Prior work with municipalities, airport authorities, or education districts.

Additional Requirements

Physical: Must be able to walk project sites, participate in field walks, and travel locally to meetings.
Cognitive: Strong critical thinking, technical writing, negotiation, and multitasking abilities.
Logistics: This is a full-time, hybrid role; off-hours work may be required to accommodate operations or agency schedules.

Required Skills:
• Key Metrics
• Pay
• Management Skills
• Project Documentation
• Operations
• BASIC
• Higher Education
• Construction Management
• Logistics
• Capital
• Oversight
• Codes
• Milestones
• Metrics
• Travel
• Transportation
• Government
• Commissioning
• Architecture
• Infrastructure
• Contractors
• Risk Management
• Writing
• Procurement
• Critical Thinking
• Construction
• Negotiation
• Vendors
• Education
• Documentation
• Testing
• Planning
• Design
• Engineering
• Project Management
• Microsoft Office
• Leadership
• Management