Project Manager (Facilities/Maintenance)

Overview The salary range for this position is $6,333.34 to $6,800.00  per month depending upon qualifications and is non-negotiable. This position is open until filled with an initial application review to take place on August 17, 2026. WHO WE ARE Established in 1943, the mission of the SDSU Research Foundation (SDSURF) is to support the research objectives of San Diego State University by helping faculty and staff find, obtain, and administer funding for their research and sponsored programs. SDSU is one of the top public research universities in the nation, furthering discoveries, interventions, and solutions that improve communities and change the world. SDSURF provides the full life cycle of grants services to faculty and staff to further their important work. Our vision is to foster a culture of creativity and collaboration with integrity and respect for individuals that results in the delivery of superior service to support the university’s strategic aspirations. Our core values: Service: We are a service organization that strives to provide superior support to the university community to achieve SDSU’s goals; we are committed to being professionally competent by setting high standards and working hard to achieve results; and we continually seeking to improve our skills and capabilities by valuing education and professional development. Collaboration: We seek to actively engage with our stakeholders and employees to identify issues and design solutions, build strong relationships grounded in trust, openness, and inclusion and achieve the best results by taking pride in the accomplishments of our colleagues. Innovation: We work towards inspired solutions to improve and adapt to emerging opportunities and challenges, creative ways to streamline and enhance our delivery of services through resourceful and proactive problem solving and strategic use of technology and reduction of obstacles. Respect: We promote a culture where every individual is valued and treated with dignity, we honor open-mindedness toward different viewpoints and ideas and have a genuine appreciation for varied backgrounds, experiences, and ways of thinking. Integrity: We are committed to act with the highest ethical standards, with honesty, integrity, and transparency, provide consistent and accurate information and value and respect all individuals. WHAT OUR DEPARTMENT DOES The SDSU Research Foundation’s Facilities Planning & Management Department participates in the university’s mission of research excellence by supporting and housing funded research in research foundation-owned and leased properties when space is not available on campus. The model of asset management performance balances research, university and commercial space occupancies to maximize research opportunities, university needs, and utilizes commercial rent revenue to offset operational expenses.  The department is comprised of staff whose work requires close coordination with each other on all day-to-day functions. Responsibilities YOUR ROLE IN CREATING THE UNIVERSITY’S PRESENT AND FUTURE As Project Manager, reporting to the Associate Director of Leasing & Construction, you are a contributing force to the organization’s mission, vision, values, strategic goals, and objectives. Your leadership transforms vision into reality by guiding design, tenant improvement, and capital projects across a diverse portfolio of facilities and land. You advance initiatives that balance feasibility, design, and budget while ensuring spaces are safe, efficient, and ready to support discovery, innovation, and growth. By collaborating with faculty, researchers, tenants, and stakeholders, you help create environments that strengthen the organization today and position it for tomorrow’s success. THE WORK YOU WILL DO AND MANAGE As a key player in the success of Facilities Planning and Management and the Research Foundation, you will be responsible for (but not limited to): Managing projects — Lead design, tenant improvement, and capital projects from concept through closeout, ensuring adherence to codes, budgets, schedules, and foundation standards. Coordinating stakeholders — Facilitate meetings with faculty, researchers, tenants, consultants, and contractors to define scope, align design, and maintain a collaborative team environment. Overseeing construction — Conduct onsite assessments, kick‑off meetings, and punch‑list walkthroughs to verify progress, resolve field conditions, and ensure safe, compliant execution. Managing budgets and schedules — Develop bid analyses, track construction budgets, integrate value engineering, and maintain Gantt chart schedules to meet critical timelines. Leading space planning and design — Prepare schematic designs, AutoCAD drawings, and construction documents; oversee interior layouts, equipment planning, and tenant programming for optimal use of space. Ensuring code compliance — Review properties for ADA barriers, manage CASp reports, oversee permits and entitlements, and integrate corrective actions into long‑term facilities planning. Maintaining plans and specifications — Manage the foundation’s plan library, update materials specifications, and ensure consistency with foundation and university standards. Managing CAD and facilities systems — Oversee CAD databases, produce graphics, and integrate data across software platforms to support reporting, asset management, and project accounting. Delivering operational excellence — Provide timely updates, maintain project documentation, and ensure projects are executed efficiently, safely, and in alignment with the foundation’s mission. For a complete list of specific duties and qualifications, please review the full position description. Qualifications THE SKILLS WE NEED Comprehensive knowledge of the latest releases of AutoCAD and Microsoft Project Comprehensive knowledge of the CBC, ADA and ADAAG codes and r