Associate Project Manager

A Bachelor's degree in a related field and five years of related experience in development, engineering or construction management of complex projects, including project planning, scheduling, tracking, and budgeting, or combination of education and relevant experience.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

The Associate Project Manager should have solid grounding in project design and construction, an understanding of financial underwriting, as well as an ability to learn new concepts quickly. Due to Stanford’s numerous and varied land uses and real estate product types, experience with varied product types, including housing, is preferred.  They must be a self-starter, who can work independently with minimal supervision under tight deadlines and in pressure situations; possess demonstrated project management ability to employ integration, scope time management, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement components; setting, maintaining and adhering to project schedules and budgets are critical required skills.

The Associate Project Manager should have a demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Excel and Word, and the ability to read and work with plans, specifications and construction schedules is required. 

The Associate Project Manager will interact regularly with senior University officials, local government staffers, and community members and must have highly effective written and oral communication skills to address a wide variety of audiences. They must have a keen grasp of interpersonal and impact awareness; demonstrated resilience, diplomacy, influence, relationship building, and problem solving skills in a variety of situations; and the ability to productively assemble, engage, and lead cross-functional teams.

The desired candidate must exhibit extremely effective interpersonal skills, communication skills, and the ability to interpret and relate University policies and regulatory controls to project objectives. The Associate Project Manager will be a University representative before local jurisdictions, including city staff, as well as someone who will interact with community members and residents. Interactions with members of the real estate business community and local companies will also be important, as well as regular communication with numerous Stanford departments, including the Faculty Staff Housing Office.