Senior Project Manager (Sports)

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Transform Bold Ideas into Iconic Sports Venues as a Senior Project Manager (Sports) — Champion Innovative Projects and Create Lasting Community Impact

Are you a strategic project leader with a passion for creating the destinations where athletes compete, fans connect, and communities thrive? Do you excel at cultivating client relationships, guiding multidisciplinary teams, and delivering impactful projects while helping advance one of the industry's most exciting and influential sports and recreation portfolios?

CHA Consulting, Inc. is seekingSenior Project Manager (Sports)to join ourSports TeaminAlbany, NY. As a key leader, you'll oversee high-profile sports, recreation, and community-focused projects through every phase of delivery. From strategy and client engagement to team leadership and project execution, you'll play a pivotal role in bringing visionary spaces to life while helping expand CHA's impact in the sports market.

What You'll Do:

• Lead proposal development and establish project scopes, schedules, and budgets in collaboration with multidisciplinary design teams

• Serve as the primary client partner, building trusted relationships and ensuring project goals are achieved from concept through completion

• Develop project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and direct project planning and coordination efforts across architects, engineers, planners, and specialty consultants

• Manage project schedules, deliverables, approvals, and quality control processes to support successful project execution

• Oversee project financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, revenue, and resource management

• Lead contract administration, consultant coordination, and project documentation throughout all phases of delivery

• Facilitate project meetings and provide timely progress updates to clients and internal stakeholders

• Support marketing efforts, help identify new opportunities, and contribute to the growth of CHA’s Sports portfolio

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or related field required

• Minimum of 9 years of experience managing multi-disciplinary engineering, architecture, and construction administration projects required, including 6 years of project management experience

• Commercial construction design experience required

• Sports facilities experience preferred

• Demonstrated experience managing client relationships, understanding contract requirements, and overseeing multiple concurrent projects

• Proven experience preparing proposals, project plans, extra work authorizations, and project closeout documents required

• Experience managing project accounting processes—including forecasting, budgeting, revenue, and cash flow—required

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite required; knowledge of MS Project and Deltek VantagePoint preferred

• An articulate and persuasive communicator, both one-on-one and in front of large groups

• Ability to travel as needed required

• PE (Professional Engineer) license or RA (Registered Architect) license preferred

• Consulting industry experience highly preferred

Why You'll Love It Here:

• Lead the delivery of impactful sports, recreation, and community-focused projects that leave a lasting mark on the places where people compete, connect, and thrive

• Partner with industry-leading architects, engineers, and planners to bring complex, high-profile facilities from vision to reality

• Build trusted client relationships, drive business growth, and play a key role in shaping the future of CHA's expanding Sports practice

Curious about the impactful work our Sports team is doing? Discover our innovative projects and commitment to elevating athletic environments by visiting: CHA Sports (https://www.chasolutions.com/solutions/sports-facility-design/) .

Salary Range:

$130,000 - $150,000

Salary is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and fair market evaluation based on industry standards.

Culture/EEO Statement:

At CHA, we work every day to create solutions, help people, and improve our world, committed to creating and fostering excellence in our diverse and highly talented teams. Our teams continually strive to find better ways – always searching, never settling – to achieve extraordinary results. Our values around hiring, training, and community engagement reflect a company culture that is inclusive and forward leaning, always pushing the limits of what is possible.

We as an organization celebrate the values of inclusion and equality, and advocate for the full participation of all people in an environment free of discrimination. To support these values, we invite all qualified applicants to be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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LocationUS-NY-Albany

Job ID 7815

Positions 1

Category Building Sports