Job Posting Title
Operations Project Manager
Employee Type
Regular
Recruiting Start Date
11-04-2026
Job Exempt?
Yes
Recruiting End Date
Open Until Filled
Aloha mai! Mahalo for your interest in Kamehameha Schools. If you are looking for an opportunity to utilize your skills and talents and grow in your profession, while serving and strengthening our Native Hawaiian community, we would love to have you join our ʻohana!
Kamehameha Schools, Hawaii Campus is seeking an Operations Project Manager to lead facilities modification projects from planning through completion. In this role, you'll oversee the full project lifecycle, collaborate closely with Facilities and campus stakeholders, manage procurement and contracting processes, and ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and with clear, proactive communication throughout.
Our Ideal Candidate Will Have…
Experience managing building, construction, or facilities-related projects from inception to completion.
Knowledge of procurement and contracting processes, including RFP development, bid evaluation, vendor selection, purchase orders, and invoice management.
Strong project coordination and stakeholder management skills, with a proactive approach to communication and status reporting.
Working knowledge of building trades such as electrical, HVAC, plumbing, carpentry, or related facilities systems is highly desirable.
This is an excellent opportunity for a collaborative project leader who enjoys turning campus improvement ideas into successful projects that will enhance our student and employee experience.
Job Summary
Manages projects through planning and organizing. Utilizes project management strategies to plan and implement projects within the constraints of scope, cost, quality, time, and client expectation. Provides reports on progress and outcomes.
Essential Responsibilities
Manages project planning and tracking, managing scope, activity, delivery, budget, and reporting to achieve KS' strategic goals. Emphasizes the implementation, system assessments, quantitative and qualitative information syntheses, business modeling, business case development with viable solutions generation, solution impact analyses, implementation roll-out and transition planning and/or execution, performance management, and generation of written analyses and report deliverables for the project completion. Executes and reports assigned initiatives.
Builds, leads, and motivates project teams. Facilitates project team meetings to problem solve to resolution and successful outcomes. Keeps project team on task to meet project deadlines.
Aligns and manages client expectations. Communicates to internal and external audiences the project timelines and progress.
Oversees professional and peer development related to the planning and delivery of programs, projects, and organizational and technological change.
Position Requirements
Minimum Qualifications - An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute for the requirements listed.
Bachelor's in Education, Business Administration, Humanities or related fields.
Minimum of 3 years project management or related experience.
Demonstrated ability to methodically plan, execute and control moderate to high-risk/complex initiatives. Able to manage project scope, quality, cost and schedule to pre-determined constraints.
Ability to manage and support leadership and staff through institutional changes associated with implemented projects.
Ability to secure, coordinate, manage, and supervise internal and external (consultant/contractor) resources to achieve project objectives. Strong ability to lead and/or work in groups and teams to accomplish defined common goals and objectives.
Strong analytical, problem solving, communication skills.
Demonstrated consulting skills to include facilitation, negotiation and influence.
Ability to use standard PC applications (word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, email/calendaring).
Ability…