Project Manager III - Technology (PMIS)

Vanir Construction Management, Inc.•Los Angeles, CA

2d•$134,500 - $149,500

About The Position

Vanir is a proud minority- and woman-owned company, recognized as a national leader in program, project and construction management (PMCM) and real estate development. Since 1964, we have consistently exceeded client expectations. Ranked as a top PMCM firm by Engineering News-Record (ENR) for more than three decades, our award-winning team provides a full range of services to public and private sector clients in the aviation; healthcare; education (K-12 and higher); justice and essential services; state and local government; transportation; water and wastewater; energy; and commercial, residential and nonprofit markets. Essential Duties & 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.

Requirements

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)
Experience with: Deltek Costpoint
Experience with: Reporting, dashboarding, and business intelligence solutions
Strong understanding of: Project controls
Strong understanding of: Cost management
Strong understanding of: Construction workflows
Strong understanding of: Capital program governance
Strong understanding of: Invoice processing and financial workflows
Strong understanding of: User support and operational readiness processes
Experience coordinating: User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Experience coordinating: End-user training
Experience coordinating: Post go-live support
Experience coordinating: 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.

Nice To Haves

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.

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.