Director of Project Management

Primarily on-site at Peacehaven Farm, Whitsett, NC; hybrid flexibility for focused planning work. Must reside in the Greensboro/Burlington area. Compensation $70,000 to $85,000 annually, commensurate with experience About Peacehaven Peacehaven is a nonprofit in Whitsett, NC, serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). We are building a place where people of all abilities live, learn, work, and play side by side. Our 89‑acre campus is in a significant growth phase, with a 23,000 sq ft Community Center opening in summer 2027, a respite house launching in 2028, and a residential housing development beginning construction in 2028 along with other major facility additions and growth initiatives. Peacehaven is designing a replicable model that proves people with I/DD can live, work, and contribute as full members of their communities. If this model works here, it can work in cities across the state. This role exists to make sure it does. We are a Medicaid/Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) provider growing toward 200 individuals served by 2030, with an active $20M capital campaign and a multi-entity organizational model. This is a moment of real momentum, and the person in this role will be at the center of translating that momentum into operational reality. Position Overview The Director of Project Management is responsible for turning leadership decisions into operational plans and making sure those plans are financially viable, executed on time, in sequence, and with the right people supported and informed along the way. This role reports directly to the COO and serves as the connective tissue between strategic decision-making and day‑to‑day execution across every department at Peacehaven. This is not a role that manages ongoing operations. It is a role that builds the operational infrastructure for new initiatives, coordinates cross‑functional work, and ensures that as Peacehaven grows, nothing falls through the cracks. The person in this seat will be in the room for strategic conversations, will understand the implications of leadership decisions, and will own the translation of those decisions into actionable timelines, dependencies, and deliverables. This role is designed as a growth position. Over 12 to 24 months, as the Director demonstrates the ability to manage increasing organizational complexity, this seat is intended to evolve into a senior operations leadership role with direct reports and broader authority over Peacehaven's multi‑entity operational portfolio. Year 1 Priorities The Director of Project Management will own the planning and cross‑functional coordination for Peacehaven's most significant near‑term initiatives: Community Center Operationalization (July 2027 opening) Respite House Operationalization (July 2028 opening) Housing Development Support Cross‑Functional Coordination Who You Are At Peacehaven, we hire on both values and skills, and use EOS Core Values as the standard for what "right person" means. Before we get to experience and credentials, we want to know how you show up with people: whether you build trust quickly, whether you can move people toward a shared goal without relying on positional authority, and whether the mission pulls you in a personal way. This role will require you to influence across departments, build relationships with members, families, staff, and contractors, and keep a lot of people rowing in the same direction; often when priorities compete and the path is not yet clear. Curiosity and eagerness to learn multiple sectors like Medicaid and site development are a must. You love and pay attention to details, and this helps you predict well. You thrive in complexity and are able to distill and filter it to help others progress. This role does not come with a lot of direction. You will be expected to identify what needs to happen, figure out how, and move. If you do your best work when someone tells you what to do next, this is not the right seat. Our Four Core Values Peacehaven runs on EOS. Our Core Values are the lens through which we evaluate every hire. We are not looking for people who can recite them, rather people who live them. We Share. You bring information, credit, and resources forward freely. You don't hoard context or protect turf. When you know something that would help someone else do their job better, you say it. Relationships Matter to Us. You invest in people before you need anything from them. That includes colleagues, partners, and contractors, and it includes the members and families at the center of this work. You listen well. You pay attention to what matters to people, and you carry that with you. We Encourage Growth. You are comfortable being the person who asks hard questions in a room, who names the risk no one else has said out loud. You believe people are capable of more than the roles they're currently in, the systems built around them, and the expectations others have set. You hold that belief for yourself, for your colleagues, and for Peacehaven as an organization. We Dream. You can hold a 10-year vision and a 90-day deliverable at the same time. You are energized by what Peacehaven is building, not just the operations of it, but the idea of it. You believe things can be arranged differently than they are, that communities can be built in ways they haven't been yet, and that the work worth doing is the work that most people haven't tried. Required Three to five years of project management experience, with a track record of managing complex, multi‑stakeholder initiatives from planning through execution Demonstrated ability to build and maintain project plans with clear milestones, dependencies, and accountability structures Strong cross‑functional coordination skills, with the ability to work across departments and translate between different operational contexts Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to bring structure to environments where systems are still being built Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear, actionable updates Demonstrated ability to build rapport quickly and influence without authority — you move people toward decisions and shared goals through trust, clarity, and shared investment in the outcome, not through positional power Strong technology instincts and a genuine interest in using them across a team. Peacehaven uses Monday.com, Microsoft Office, and AI tools. This role is expected to integrate these platforms into how cross‑functional work gets planned, tracked, and communicated. You bring others along, not just yourself. Local to the Greensboro or Burlington, NC area Preferred Construction or real estate literacy: not hands‑on construction management, but the ability to understand construction timelines well enough to plan operational readiness around them. When a certificate of occupancy gets delayed by six weeks, you instinctively know the 14 downstream things that shift. Experience with Medicaid, HCBS, or I/DD service delivery environments. Understanding how waiver services, licensing, and compliance requirements interact with operational planning is a significant advantage. Experience with EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System). Peacehaven runs on EOS and this role will be expected to champion its tools and disciplines. If you have not used EOS before but are eager to learn it, that works too. Nonprofit management experience, particularly in organizations with multiple revenue streams, capital projects, and mission‑driven complexity. You know when you have enough information to stop gathering and start moving. You follow through on what you start — you take ownership of outcomes, not just tasks, and you take pride in the details that make plans become real. You get results by energizing and enabling the people around you, and you are the kind of person others want to execute for. A personal connection to or lived experience with intellectual and developmental disabilities, whether through family, friendship, professional experience, or community involvement. This work is deeply human, and understanding the real stakes for people with I/DD and their families will shape how you approach every decision in this role. Compensation and Benefits Peacehaven offers a compensation package that reflects our commitment to the people who do this work: Salary range: $70,000 to $85,000 annually, commensurate with experience Medical insurance (choice of HSA or Traditional plan) beginning the first of the month after your start date; employer‑paid dental and vision at 100% for the employee Life insurance ($50,000 coverage) after 60 days SIMPLE IRA with employer match up to 3% of salary 10 days paid vacation, 10 paid holidays, 3 personal days, and up to 120 hours of paid family and medical leave per year As this role grows into senior operations leadership, compensation will be adjusted to reflect the expanded scope and responsibility. Other Duties This description captures the core of the role as it stands today. Because Peacehaven is growing and things will shift, flexibility is part of the job. Equal Opportunity Peacehaven Farm, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all abilities, backgrounds, and experiences. #J-18808-Ljbffr