University of Vermont
Project Manager
🇺🇸 Burlington, VT
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $75K - $90K
💻 Project Management
🗓️ August 12th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
The University of Vermont is hiring a Project Manager to oversee a variety of facilities management projects ranging from small renovations to complex construction tasks. The role involves coordinating cost estimates, supervising contractors and consultants, ensuring compliance with plans, and managing resources efficiently while maintaining budgets and schedules.
Highlights
- Manage multiple construction and facility improvement projects including renovations and deferred maintenance.
- Coordinate cost estimates for relocations, renovations, facility improvements, and capital equipment replacement.
- Supervise external consultants and contractors and communicate with university users and design/construction teams.
- Ensure compliance with plans, specifications, contracts, and safety regulations; monitor project progress and resource usage.
- Provide technical assistance for contracted services and enforce contract requirements.
- Required software knowledge includes Microsoft Project or Procore, Bluebeam, spreadsheets, and word processing.
- Must understand AIA contracts, RFIs, change orders, OSHA requirements, dispute resolution, and estimating processes.
- Qualifications include a bachelor's degree in engineering, project management, or construction technology, plus two years of relevant managerial experience on capital projects.
- Valid driver’s license required along with strong communication and organizational skills.
- Compensation range is $75,000-$90,000 annually; position is exempt, part of a union, and may require occasional evenings or weekends.
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Position Details
Position Details
Advertising/Posting Title | Project Manager
Posting Summary | Oversee a range of facilities management projects, from small renovations and plant improvement/deferred maintenance projects to complex construction projects. Coordinate cost estimates as needed for relocations, renovations, facility improvements and capital equipment replacement. Supervise external consultants and contractors, coordinate and communicate all phases of projects to University user groups, service providers and design and construction management personnel to form a project. Ensure compliance with plans and specifications. Organize active projects within each phase. Provide in field monitoring progress of activities and schedule. Ensure the most efficient use of all resources (internal and external labor). Provide technical assistance for outside contracted services. Enforce contract requirements while working with campus partners to keep projects within budget and on schedule. Promote a workplace which encourages safety within the field. This position works within a broader division that has a universal commitment to workplace diversity and inclusion, environmental sustainability and delivering exceptional customer service.
Minimum Qualifications (or equivalent combination of education and experience) | Bachelor’s degree in engineering, project management or construction technology and a minimum of two years’ experience working as a superintendent, or construction/field coordinator or manager on capital projects. Valid driver’s license or ability to obtain, and driver’s check required.
Ability to communicate effectively and contribute as part of a team. Must possess organizational skills and knowledge of the design and construction process project process; specifically, the proper use and applications of construction methods and materials. Familiar with project management software (i.e. Microsoft Project or Procore), other computer software applications including spreadsheets, word processing, and drawing review software such as Bluebeam. Familiarity with AIA construction contracts, and typical processes for requests for information, change orders, OSHA requirements, dispute resolution, and estimating.Effective organizational skills are necessary to coordinate multiple construction projects concurrently. Demonstrated ability to organize and communicate with others in a team environment and communicate effectively with key constituents.
Desirable Qualifications |
Anticipated Pay Range | $75,000-$90,000 annually
Other Information |
Special Conditions | Bargaining unit position, A probationary period may be required, Occasional evening and/or weekends required (if non-exempt position, may result in overtime), Background Check required for this position
FLSA | Exempt
Union Position | Yes, UVMSU
Posting Summary | Oversee a range of facilities management projects, from small renovations and plant improvement/deferred maintenance projects to complex construction projects. Coordinate cost estimates as needed for relocations, renovations, facility improvements and capital equipment replacement. Supervise external consultants and contractors, coordinate and communicate all phases of projects to University user groups, service providers and design and construction management personnel to form a project. Ensure compliance with plans and specifications. Organize active projects within each phase. Provide in field monitoring progress of activities and schedule. Ensure the most efficient use of all resources (internal and external labor). Provide technical assistance for outside contracted services. Enforce contract requirements while working with campus partners to keep projects within budget and on schedule. Promote a workplace which encourages safety within the field. This position works within a broader division that has a universal commitment to workplace diversity and inclusion, environmental sustainability and delivering exceptional customer service.
Minimum Qualifications (or equivalent combination of education and experience) | Bachelor’s degree in engineering, project management or construction technology and a minimum of two years’ experience working as a superintendent, or construction/field coordinator or manager on capital projects. Valid driver’s license or ability to obtain, and driver’s check required.
Ability to communicate effectively and contribute as part of a team. Must possess organizational skills and knowledge of the design and construction process project process; specifically, the proper use and applications of construction methods and materials. Familiar with project management software (i.e. Microsoft Project or Procore), other computer software applications including spreadsheets, word processing, and drawing review software such as Bluebeam. Familiarity with AIA construction contracts, and typical processes for requests for information, change orders, OSHA requirements, dispute resolution, and estimating.Effective organizational skills are necessary to coordinate multiple construction projects concurrently. Demonstrated ability to organize and communicate with others in a team environment and communicate effectively with key constituents.
Desirable Qualifications |
Anticipated Pay Range | $75,000-$90,000 annually
Other Information |
Special Conditions | Bargaining unit position, A probationary period may be required, Occasional evening and/or weekends required (if non-exempt position, may result in overtime), Background Check required for this position
FLSA | Exempt
Union Position | Yes, UVMSU
Posting Details
Position will be posted for a minimum of one week, after which it is subject to removal without notice.
Position will be posted for a minimum of one week, after which it is subject to removal without notice.
Job Location | Burlington, Vermont, United States
Job Open Date | 06/27/2025
Job Close Date (Jobs close at 11:59 PM EST.) |
Open Until Filled | No
Job Open Date | 06/27/2025
Job Close Date (Jobs close at 11:59 PM EST.) |
Open Until Filled | No
Our Common Ground Statement
The University of Vermont is a welcoming, educationally purposeful community committed to creating an inclusive environment that embraces intellectual diversity and global perspectives. We seek to prepare students to be accountable leaders who will bring to their work a grasp of complexity, effective problem-solving and communication skills, and an enduring commitment to learning and ethical conduct. Members of the University of Vermont community embrace and advance the values of Our Common Ground: Respect, Integrity, Innovation, Openness, Justice, and Responsibility. Staff play a critical role in this effort and the successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to UVM’s mission and advancing Our Common Ground values through the execution of their job duties.
The University of Vermont is a welcoming, educationally purposeful community committed to creating an inclusive environment that embraces intellectual diversity and global perspectives. We seek to prepare students to be accountable leaders who will bring to their work a grasp of complexity, effective problem-solving and communication skills, and an enduring commitment to learning and ethical conduct. Members of the University of Vermont community embrace and advance the values of Our Common Ground: Respect, Integrity, Innovation, Openness, Justice, and Responsibility. Staff play a critical role in this effort and the successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to UVM’s mission and advancing Our Common Ground values through the execution of their job duties.
Position Information
Position Title | Admin Facilities Professnl
Posting Number | S5656PO
Department | Planning Design & Construction/11105
Position Number | 00021236
Employee FTE | 1.0
Employee Term | 12
Posting Number | S5656PO
Department | Planning Design & Construction/11105
Position Number | 00021236
Employee FTE | 1.0
Employee Term | 12
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