Facilities & Parks Project Manager

The City of Urbandale is currently accepting applications for Facilities & Parks Project Manager.Reporting to the Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation the Facilities & Parks Project Manager provides professional project management technical expertise and leadership for City facility park and public space projects.

This position manages the planning coordination and delivery of capital improvement and construction projects from concept through closeout including consultant coordination bidding and procurement processes construction administration schedule management budget management and project implementation. TheFacilities & ParksProject Manager will work collaboratively with departments consultants contractors and outside agencies to ensure successful project delivery and compliance with project goals schedules budgets and applicable standards.

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The City of Urbandale offers a comprehensive salary and benefit package. Full-time non-union benefits for this position include:

• Health Insurance: Individual coverage for $77.46/month or family coverage for $237.74/month
• Additional Coverage Options: Dental vision and flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Paid Time Off:15 vacation days 12 sick days 10 holidays plus 3 personal days per year
• Parental Leave:4 weeks of paid time to care for and bond with a new child
• Retirement Plans: IPERS plan and a 457(b) plan with 2% match
• Life Insurance: City-provided life insurance with optional voluntary coverage
• Disability Coverage:City-paid long-term disability insurance
• Employee Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Well-Being Program

• Manage and coordinate multi-departmental facility and park renovation and construction projects including project scheduling consultant coordination bidding processes construction administration and inspection of completed work for conformance to operational standards and project specifications.
• Collaborate with departments consultants and stakeholders during project planning and development to help identify project goals operational needs and space requirements.
• Perform administrative and accounting duties including purchasing materials and supplies and generating and submitting reports and documentation.
• Participate in the planning development and implementation of facility and park capital improvement projects including design coordination construction administration cost estimating maintenance-related improvements repair and reconstruction work.
• Assist with monitoring and administering contracts for facility and park development with designers engineers contractors and vendors.
• Respond to public inquiries comments complaints and suggestions and resolve significant and controversial issues.
• Develop bid documents and facilitate the public bidding process for facility and park projects.
• Support the Citys sustainability priorities by coordinating with architects engineers and contractors to ensure sustainable materials and design standards are evaluated and incorporated where feasible.
• Track sustainability-related project elements such as energy efficiency upgrades LED retrofits EV infrastructure readiness native landscaping or stormwater improvements.
• Assist with gathering documentation needed for potential grants and funding opportunities related to sustainability enhancements.
• Recommend purchases monitor expenditures inventory materials parts and tools.
• Ensure compliance with Iowa Code related to procurement of construction contracts.
• Develop construction cost estimates monitor funding sources and prepare capital improvement budgets.
• Conduct on-site inspections to ensure quality and adherence to project specifications.
• Monitor construction progress; conduct field visits resolve issues and ensure project specifications are met.
• Process contractor pay applications review and recommend approval of change order requests and track expenditures.
• Mediate contractor and consultant issues and proactively resolve conflicts.
• Serve as the Citys liaison for construction projects and consultant communications.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Periodic Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Develop project scopes schedules budgets and bid-related documentation for facility and park capital improvement projects.
• Prepare written and oral reports related to project schedules budgets bidding processes construction updates and capital project recommendations for the Parks and Recreation Commission and City Council.
• Research special projects and issues assist with grant preparation and maintain receipts and budget records.
• Prepare and issue RFPs RFQs bid packages and legal notices.
• Coordinate consultant and contractor selection processes including RFQs RFPs bid evaluations and contract administration support.
• Provide input to architects engineers and consultants during design.
• Prepare City Council memos schedules and legal publications and deliver presentations to boards and community stakeholders.
• Oversee project closeout including warranties as-builts and final inspections.
• Design and develop specifications for small capital projects (e.g. facility and park improvements).
• Coordinate with internal departments (e.g. Fire Library Public Works Engineering) on cross-departmental facility projects.

• AA degree in Construction Management Landscape Architecture Civil Engineering or a related field required.
• 5 years of progressive experience in capital project delivery required; public sector preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent project management credential preferred.
• Valid drivers license required.

Interested candidates must complete the City of Urbandales online application (through by 11:59 PM on Sunday July 19 2026.

Qualified candidates will be notified of the next steps in the recruitment process via email notifications. Be sure to apply using an active email address that you check frequently to stay informed throughout the recruitment processand consider signing up for text message alerts.

The civil service testing process for this position will consist of a scored supplemental questionnaire and a rated oral board interview.

Tentative Timeline
The supplemental questionnaire is included as part of the application and must be completed and submitted by the closing date of the job posting.

-Posting Close: Sunday July 19 2026 at 11:59 PM
-Oral Board Interviews: Week of August 3 2026 and/or the week of August 10 2026 depending on the size of the candidate pool
-Anticipated Start Date: Monday September 14 2026

The City of Urbandale is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If reasonable accommodation is needed please contact the Human Resources Department at or prior to the application deadline.