Project Manager Capital Programs Jobs in California

Job Summary:
Harris & Associates is a 100% employee-owned company focused on solving complex challenges in public infrastructure planning, designing, and construction. They are seeking a Technology Project Manager to lead the planning, implementation, and optimization of enterprise technology platforms for capital improvement programs, acting as the primary liaison among various stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
• Serve as the primary point person and Owner’s Representative for enterprise PMIS implementation and modernization initiatives.
• Lead transition efforts from legacy PMIS platforms, including Proliance, to Trimble Unity Construct (eBuilder).
• Oversee strategic planning, deployment, configuration, migration, integration, and optimization activities associated with PMIS modernization efforts.
• Coordinate implementation activities across PMO, IT, Finance, Facilities, consultants, vendors, and end-user groups.
• Develop PMO technology roadmaps aligned with organizational and operational objectives.
• Manage enterprise PMIS governance, system standards, workflows, and operational procedures.
• Lead migration planning and coordination activities associated with transitioning historical data, workflows, forms, reports, accounting data, and invoicing processes from Proliance into Trimble Unity Construct (eBuilder).
• Coordinate system validation, quality assurance, and user acceptance testing activities to ensure successful deployment and operational readiness.
• Develop and maintain implementation schedules, issue logs, risk tracking, and deployment readiness plans.
• Coordinate with vendors, developers, finance teams, and business stakeholders to resolve implementation issues and support system stabilization efforts.
• Support integration and coordination between PMIS platforms and financial/accounting systems including Deltek Costpoint.
• Understand capital program accounting processes including budgeting, contract management, change orders, invoice review, payment applications, cost tracking, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Coordinate implementation and support of invoicing workflows, approval routing, and financial controls within the PMIS environment.
• Collaborate with accounting, finance, and project controls teams to ensure accurate financial reporting, invoice processing, reconciliation, and audit readiness.
• Support configuration and testing of accounting-related workflows, reports, dashboards, and integrations.
• Assist stakeholders in resolving invoicing discrepancies, workflow issues, and financial system coordination challenges.
• Coordinate development and delivery of PMIS training programs for executive leadership, PMO staff, college/site users, contractors, consultants, accounting teams, and finance users.
• Serve as a central resource for user support, issue resolution, and operational guidance throughout implementation and post go-live phases.
• Support change management initiatives to drive organizational adoption and long-term platform utilization.
• Develop user procedures, support documentation, training materials, and knowledge transfer resources.
• Coordinate communication between technical teams and business users to ensure alignment on system functionality and operational impacts.
• Lead post go-live support activities, including issue management, system stabilization, workflow refinement, and operational optimization.
• Manage prioritization, coordination, and implementation of post go-live feature enhancements, upgrades, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor system performance, user adoption, invoicing workflows, and operational effectiveness while identifying opportunities for additional automation and efficiencies.
• Coordinate future releases, feature testing, and deployment activities with vendors and stakeholders.
• Analyze operational workflows and identify opportunities for process improvements and automation.
• Lead requirements gathering, system configuration, testing, and user acceptance activities.
• Coordinate integrations between PMIS platforms, ERP systems, financial systems, reporting tools, document management systems, BIM platforms, and asset management systems.
• Develop dashboards, reporting tools, and executive-level analytics supporting project and financial oversight.
• Support public-sector capital programs involving construction management, project controls, cost management, document controls, scheduling, invoicing, and compliance reporting.
• Collaborate with executive leadership, PMO teams, facilities groups, finance departments, and external consultants.
• Develop governance standards, workflows, reporting structures, and implementation strategies for enterprise capital systems.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Engineering, Construction Management, Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience supporting large-scale capital programs, PMO systems, enterprise technology implementations, or construction technology initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience leading PMIS implementation, migration, or modernization initiatives within public sector or large enterprise environments.
• Experience transitioning organizations from legacy PMIS platforms to modern enterprise systems.
• Strong understanding of accounting, invoicing, budgeting, cost management, and financial controls associated with capital construction programs.
• Experience with: Trimble Unity Construct (eBuilder), Deltek Costpoint, Reporting, dashboarding, and business intelligence solutions.
• Strong understanding of: Project controls, Cost management, Construction workflows, Capital program governance, Invoice processing and financial workflows, User support and operational readiness processes.
• Experience coordinating: User Acceptance Testing (UAT), End-user training, Post go-live support, System enhancements and upgrades.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical and operational teams.
• Knowledge of Agile/SCRUM methodologies and software delivery lifecycle management.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred:
• Experience supporting public agencies, higher education districts, airports, ports, utilities, or large infrastructure programs.
• Experience serving as an Owner’s Representative for PMIS implementation or capital technology initiatives.
• Experience managing PMIS migrations from Proliance or similar legacy systems into Trimble Unity Construct (eBuilder).
• Experience with construction accounting systems, contract management, invoice approval workflows, and capital financial reporting.
• Experience with data migration, ETL processes, reporting architecture, and dashboard development.
• Familiarity with document management systems, BIM integrations, and asset management platforms.
• PMP, Scrum Master, or related professional certifications preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and stakeholders in complex environments.
• Strong facilitation and executive communication skills with experience presenting to senior leadership and governing boards.
Company:
Harris & Associates is a civil engineering company that offers construction management, civil engineering, and design services. Founded in 1974, the company is headquartered in Concord, USA, with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.