Project Manager, Urban Innovative Campus

Project Manager, Urban Innovative Campus

This is a Limited-Term, Full-Time position with an anticipated duration of 36 months, with the possibility of extension based on project phases.

You are drawn to work that is complex, collaborative, and consequential. As Project Manager for the Urban Innovative Campus, you will play a central role in bringing Front Range Community College's Forward, Together strategic plan to lifehelping shape a new kind of urban campus that expands access, supports workforce readiness, and strengthens community partnerships. This position offers executive-level visibility, the opportunity to work across disciplines and sectors, and the chance to leave a tangible legacy for learners and the region through inclusive, mission-driven leadership.

As the Project Manager of the Urban Innovative Campus, you are a highly experienced senior leader who will act as the Project Manager of the Urban Innovative Campus, a transformational, multi-year initiative developed in partnership with the City of Longmont. This project will create an innovative, urban STEAM and health-tech campus integrated into downtown redevelopment. This is a 3-year limited-term senior leadership position requiring advanced project leadership expertise, executive-level coordination, and demonstrated success managing complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives involving institutional, municipal, architectural, and community partners.

You will report to the Executive Vice President & Chief Communications Officer (Lead Project Executive) and act as the operational and strategic integrator for the Urban Innovative Campus, ensuring alignment across academic programs, facilities planning, student services, marketing and communications, finance, data analytics, workforce development, and community engagement. You will function as the central coordinating authority for one of the most significant strategic initiatives in FRCC's Forward, Together strategic plan.

This position may be based at either the Boulder County Campus or the Westminster Campus and requires a strong on-campus presence. Occasional remote work is available, and periodic travel to all three FRCC campuses will be required.

Please note: You need to be a Colorado resident on your first day of employment. Also, Front Range Community College is an E-Verify employer.

SALARY: $108,439 - $113,861 annually

The salary range reflects the minimum and maximum starting salary for the position. When determining the starting salary for a new employee, FRCC takes into consideration a combination of the selected candidate's education, training and experience as it relates to the requirements of the position, as well as the position's scope and complexity, internal pay equity and external market value.

BENEFITS: Please click here to find more information about APT & Faculty Benefits

SELECTION PROCESS: Position will remain open until filled with a priority deadline of May 31, 2026. This posting may be used to fill multiple or similar positions.

Preliminary screening will be made on the basis of completed application package submitted by candidate. In your application, please include a resume and cover letter that specifically addresses how your background and experience align with requirements, qualification and responsibilities of the Project Manager, Urban Innovative Campus. You will also be asked to respond to the following question as part of your application: Describe a large, multi-year project you led that involved multiple stakeholder groups (e.g., government, community, internal teams). What was your role? What were the key outcomes? How did you ensure alignment across competing priorities?

Primary Duties

• Act as the primary contact, liaison and project manager for all Urban Innovative Campus workstreams, ensuring alignment across academic programs, facilities, student services, IT infrastructure, marketing/communications, and data analytics.
• Integrate institutional strategy, financial parameters, and municipal commitments into project execution and long-term planning.
• Provide regular executive-level updates to the Core Team and President.
• Ensure project completion remains aligned with institutional strategy, financial parameters, and municipal commitments.
• Manage day-to-day project operations, including scheduling, meeting coordination, documentation, and follow-through on action items for Core Team, Steering Committee, and Sub-Work Groups.
• Direct project tracking across all workstreams, ensuring timelines, milestones, and deliverables are clearly defined, actively managed, and completed on time and within scope.
• Maintain and optimize project management systems and documentation, including tools such as Wrike, action logs, and reporting structures, to ensure transparency, accountability, and real-time visibility for stakeholders.
• Develop visual project timelines, milestone maps, and progress dashboards to communicate project status to leadership and the broader FRCC community.

Cross-Functional Team Management

• Coordinate activities across the Core Team (Provost, EVP/Chief Communications Officer, VP Strategy & Innovation, VP Operations, VP Finance & Administration).
• Support the Cross-Functional Steering Committee and Sub-Work Groups, ensuring clear communication, role clarity, and progress toward shared goals.
• Facilitate collaboration among Academic Affairs, Facilities, IT, Marketing & Communications, Foundation, Enrollment Management & Student Success, Workforce Development, and Data Science and Institutional Research.
• Establish clear decision-making frameworks and governance structures.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Design and coordinate stakeholder engagement strategies for internal and external audiences including students, faculty, staff, community members, industry partners, and municipal officials.
• Coordinate and lead listening sessions, surveys, workshops, advisory groups, engagement forums, and transparent project updates.
• Synthesize stakeholder input and translate it into actionable recommendations for the Core Team.
• Ensure and maintain transparent communication throughout the project lifecycle.

Facilities, Architecture & Urban Design Coordination

• Serve as the primary liaison between FRCC teams and Architecture team.
• Ensure institutional, academic, operational, and student service priorities are integrated into design plans.
• Facilitate utilization studies and space planning to inform campus design and programming decisions.
• Work closely with Facilities Planning & Management to ensure operational feasibility, sustainability, and infrastructure alignment.

Support for Academic, Program Planning & Workforce Strategy Integration

• Support development of the comprehensive academic program plan specific to the Boulder County Campus.
• Collaborate with Academic Affairs, Deans, and program leads to define academic program mix, space requirements, and workforce alignment strategies.
• Ensure that STEAM and health-tech program priorities are reflected in space planning, technology infrastructure, and facilities design.
• Coordinate input from faculty, instructors, and academic deans to ensure academic integrity and program viability.
• Align programming with regional workforce and economic development priorities.

Data, Business Planning & Financial Coordination

• Partner with Data Science and Institutional Research, Enrollment Management, and Finance teams to gather and synthesize enrollment projections, labor market analyses, and financial models.
• Support development of risk assessments, resource capacity analyses, and capital planning documentation.
• Coordinate business planning activities including feasibility studies, partnership design, and alignment with state workforce priorities.
• Maintain centralized project documentation and data systems to support decision-making and reporting.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Required Competencies

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to connect day-to-day project activities to long-term institutional goals and community impact.
• Collaboration: Skilled at building trust, facilitating dialogue, and coordinating action across diverse teams and perspectives.
• Adaptability: Comfortable navigating ambiguity, shifting priorities, and evolving project parameters.
• Problem-Solving: Proactive in identifying challenges and developing creative solutions.
• Attention to Detail: Meticulous in tracking deliverables, timelines, and commitments.
• Equity-Minded: Committed to inclusive processes and outcomes that center student success and community benefit.
• Systems Thinker: Understands how different project components (academic, facilities, financial, communications) interconnect.
• Commitment to Values: Demonstrates leadership and collaborative behaviors and actions that support FRCC values. Promotes an environment where equity creates opportunities for all students to achieve their educational goals.
• Student Success Focus: Demonstrates behaviors and actions that support a student-first culture.
• Strategic Planning: Develops a vision for the future and creates a culture in which long-range goals can be achieved. Ensures that contributions to the strategic plan are rooted in equity-mindedness and student success.
• Leadership: Ability to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions.
• Consensus Building: Ability to bring about group solidarity to achieve goals.
• Communication: Communicates effectively with individuals with different backgrounds; ability to communicate in a way that is consistent, competent