Project Manager - Public Sector at Blue Stone Management in Los Angeles, California, United States

Job description

• 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.

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.

Requirements

• 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).
• 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.
• 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
• 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.

Skills

Required

• Client-focused
• Enthusiastic
• Motivated
• Talented
• Leadership capabilities
• Strong critical thinking
• Negotiation
• Multitasking
• Microsoft Office
• Bluebeam
• PMIS (eBuilder, Unifier, Prolog)
• Construction Management