Facilities Project Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience managing projects in complex settings involving multiple trades, vendors, or service providers (facilities, construction, IT infrastructure, or complex vendor/customer service environments all qualify)
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and shifting priorities
• Sound judgment and problem-solving skills under ambiguity — this work involves real-time issues like permit delays, discovered conditions, or vendor scheduling conflicts
• Experience directing contractors, vendors, or service providers to hold them accountable to timeline and quality
• Ability to read and interpret scopes of work, proposals, and basic contract terms
• Comfort coordinating across multiple trades or disciplines simultaneously, without requiring deep technical expertise in any single trade
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proactive, self-starting approach and the ability to move projects forward
• Discretion and good judgment, particularly given proximity to budget and staffing matters
• Reports project status clearly and appropriately
• Willingness and ability to learn Fountain House's mission, program model, and operating environment
• Physical flexibility to work on-site across multiple locations as project needs require
• Compassionate Emotional Intelligence – Demonstrate empathy and strong listening skills when engaging vendors, partners, staff and members.
• Mission Connection – Alignment with organizational values and approaches; demonstrated commitment to and ability to serve as an exemplar for an organization’s values and foster an inclusive and respectful workplace.

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years of project management experience preferred.
• Experience in nonprofit or social services environments a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Senior Director of Operations on ongoing capital projects and new initiatives as needed
• Independently lead assigned small and mid-size projects from scoping through completion
• Coordinate and direct multiple trades and vendors on active jobsites to keep work on schedule and within scope
• Solicit bids, review proposals, and manage vendor/contractor relationships and accountability
• Track project budgets against approved scope; flag overruns or changes early
• Serve as the primary point of contact for vendors and contractors on assigned projects, escalating budget or scope changes to the Senior Director for approval
• Maintain clear project documentation, status updates, punch lists, and closeout materials suited to grant-funded and audit-ready recordkeeping
• Travel across Fountain House's NYC program sites as needed; this role is not desk-bound

Benefits

• Access to mentorship, training, and career development opportunities