The Role
Lead and manage implementation of school facility and operational change initiatives. Develop and monitor project charters, work plans, budgets, risk/issue mitigation, communications, and resource plans. Coordinate with school leaders, construction services, operations departments and senior leadership to deliver multiple medium-to-large complex projects and oversee multi-million dollar operational budgets.
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** Applications will be received until July 24, 2026. If the position is not filled by then, we may consider applications submitted after the deadline. Interested applicants must apply online by visiting the Denver Public Schools job board at careers.dpsk12.org. **
About this job:
Lead / Project Manage operational support for significant facility solutions and major operational change initiatives. Responsibilities include leading implementation of approved school facility change recommendations by partnering with school leaders, central academic leadership, Construction Services staff and all operations departments.
What DPS Offers You:
- A Culture that values Equity, Accountability, Integrity, Collaboration and Fun with a shared vision that Every Learner Thrives.
- Salary Range $75,457 - $90,548. Click here for more information on compensation for these roles.
- In addition to competitive compensation, DPS has other Total Reward offerings such as; time off, health and wellness benefits, and PERA Retirement.
What You'll Do:
- Assume primary responsibility for project leadership and communication on projects deliverables. This would include development and monitoring of project charters, work plans, work breakdown schedules, project milestone and status reports, resource plans, budgets, etc.
- This role must develop comprehensive communications strategies to ensure all appropriate team members and stakeholders across the districts are abreast of project issues and status. Provide regular feedback and exchange of information with other project leader(s), department heads, management members, and senior leadership
- Proactively identify, track and resolve issues, risks and dependencies associated with projects managed, and communicate risks and issues to project team and senior leadership. Identify and implement issue resolutions. Lead risk management identification and mitigation plans
- Must possess knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools, resource management practices and change management techniques.
- Monitor multi mullion dollar operational budgets
- Works within the Enrollment and Campus Planning department under the Chief Finanical Officer. Responsible for the management of 3 or more medium to large-sized, moderately to highly complex projects
- Other duties as assigned
What You’ll Need:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Three (3+) plus years direct project management experience in planning, estimating/budgeting, resource planning, risk assessment, expectation management, scope and issue management with complex projects.
- Three (3+) plus years experience in education a plus- Preferred
- Master's Degree - Preferred
- Proficiency with Google products including docs, sheets, slides and gmail
- Ability to assess appropriate priorities and organize workload on multiple assignments
- Excellent interpersonal, analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving, and organizational skills
- Communicate diplomatically, persuasively, effective oral, written and presentation skills
- Excellent time management and organizational skills to meet deadlines
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to communicate effectively in a credible and confident manner at all levels in the organization, both orally and in writing
- Ability to develop, plan, and implement short- and long-range goals, establish priorities, and organize resources
- Ability to provide creative, solution-oriented support to complex situations
- Ability to influence large, cross-functional teams without direct reporting responsibility
- Ability to work with different levels of management throughout an organization, and translate customer needs into technology and process solutions
- Ability to multi-task and juggle management of several projects in parallel
- Stakeholder/sponsor management
- Attention to detail is essential
- Experience successfully managing several transformative projects from conception through implementation
- Understands organizational change management strategies
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
- A team player that has the ability to motivate the team and drive to project success
- Interest in education
- Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in our community, along with believing in and supporting all students so they feel seen and heard with access to high quality education.
- Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us.
- Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position.
Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or any other status protected by law or regulations. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.
Students First. Integrity. Equity. Collaboration. Accountability. Fun
About UsDenver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students. DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree
- Three (3+) plus years direct project management experience (planning, estimating/budgeting, resource planning, risk assessment, scope and issue management)
- Three (3+) plus years experience in education
- Master's Degree
- Proficiency with Google products including Docs, Sheets, Slides and Gmail
- Knowledge and expertise in project management methodologies and tools
- Experience with resource management practices and change management techniques
- Experience managing 3 or more medium to large-sized, moderately to highly complex projects
- Experience monitoring multi-million dollar operational budgets
- Ability to develop and monitor project charters, work plans, milestones, status reports, and budgets
- Stakeholder and sponsor management experience
- Experience successfully managing several transformative projects from conception through implementation
- Understands organizational change management strategies
- Strong interpersonal, leadership, and team motivation skills
- Excellent oral, written and presentation communication skills
- Excellent time management, organizational skills, and ability to multi-task
- Strong attention to detail and critical thinking/problem-solving skills
- Ability to influence large, cross-functional teams without direct reporting responsibility
- Ability to work with different levels of management and translate customer needs into process/technology solutions
- Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us
- Ability, with or without accommodations, to meet the physical demands of the position
- Interest in education and commitment to equity and racial educational excellence
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The Company
What We Do
The mission of Denver Public Schools is to provide all students the opportunity to achieve the knowledge and skills necessary to become contributing citizens in our diverse society. In DPS, we’re focused on building a system that’s designed to help every student thrive. We’re re-focusing our efforts where they matter most: on creating classrooms that are vibrant centers of learning, where caring teachers are engaging their students in rigorous, culturally responsive experiences in order to lift all students toward a bright horizon. In the last ten years, DPS has experienced unprecedented growth and an expansion of programs. Building on the strong progress we’ve made, we want to continue transforming DPS into a school district grounded in equity. This districtwide focus on equity will be embedded in everything we do, so that we can help break historical patterns and become a school district that is designed to inspire every student to dream big and make their own future. View all of our current career openings here: https://careers.dpsk12.org/
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