Description

IT Construction Project Manager

Closing Date: 06/17/2026

The Technology Department is seeking a talented individual to fill the position of IT Construction Project Manager. The successful candidate will act as Project Manager for IT construction on district Facilities and Bond projects. This includes the coordination requirements related to the district's physical security projects that fall under the Facilities, Technology and Public Safety departments.

Comprised of two colleges, West Valley College and Mission College, we are located in the heart of Silicon Valley. Our staff and faculty are among the most qualified in the state and our students appreciate our two colleges for our friendly staff and supportive atmosphere.

Under the direction of the IT Director of Cybersecurity & Infrastructure or the Vice Chancellor, Information & Educational Technology, perform project management with district-wide Facilities & Public Safety Construction projects with a Technology component.

The IT Construction Project Manager will provide expertise, skill and knowledge related to the design, development, testing, enhancement, and support of IT, Facilities, and Public Safety projects districtwide.

Applicants who possess the knowledge, skills, and life experiences to address the cultural and educational needs of a culturally diverse student population are encouraged to apply.

Assignment:

100% of full time, 37.5 hours per week, 12 months per year, with anticipated start date of August 2026. Schedule may change to include some evening or weekend hours, as needed. This position is represented by the West Valley-Mission Classified Employees Association (WVMCEA), Office, Technical & Business Services Employee Unit.

Work Location: District Information Systems (IS) department, located on the campus of West Valley College, Saratoga, CA or the IS department located on the Mission College campus.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
This is a bond-funded position, and position is contingent upon ongoing bond funding.

Salary and Benefits:

Anticipated Hiring Range:

$17,857.33 - $18,582.83 monthly (2026-2027 WVMCEA Salary Schedule, Principal IT Architect Classification, Range 98, Steps A-C).

Benefits include:

• Employer-contributed medical, dental and vision for employee, spouse, and/or dependents.
• Employer-paid long term disability for employee.
• Employer-provided life insurance.
• 14 paid holidays, plus 1 floating holiday annually; paid non-workdays between Christmas and New Year.
• 12 days vacation leave accrued annually; rate increases step-wise up to maximum 22 days vacation leave accrued annually.
• 12 days sick leave accrued annually.
• Personal necessity leave and personal business leave.
• Educational growth incentive program from $45 to $225 monthly.
• $1,000 longevity award annually after 10 years of service and $1,500 longevity award annually after 15 years of service.
• CalPERS retirement.
• Position is union affiliated.

Minimum Qualifications:

Any combination of experience and education that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:

• Experience: Four years of responsible advanced journey experience similar to Senior Information Technology Analyst with the West Valley-Mission Community College District.
• Education: Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in information technology or a related field.

AND

Understanding of, and sensitivity to the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds, disability, and sexual orientation of community college students, faculty and staff.

Desired Qualification:

The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background including:

• Significant experience with IT and Facilities management systems, leadership, and project management.
• Provide IT expertise and requirements to guide discussions with Facilities, Construction Managers, and contractors.
• Principles and practices of producing effective project and technical documentation.
• Extensive experience working with construction design documents and line drawings/specifications. Solid understanding of the building design process including SD, DD and CD phases.
• Understanding of IT infrastructure, including, but not limited to, Category 6A cabling, Single mode fiber, cable pathways, grounding, cable testing and certification.
• Knowledge and understanding working construction vendors representing the various trades required to develop new building containing new classroom and office spaces.
• Ability to supervise contractor work, understand scope of work details, document work deficiencies, provide inspection and acceptance of contractor work.
• Knowledge of data networking, Windows/Linux server architecture and functionality.
• Knowledge of Building Automation Systems (BAS), Energy Management Systems (EMS), Fire Alarm Systems, ERCES, DAS and the IT integration required for those systems.
• Coordination of physical security projects working with both IT and Facilities departments.
• Coordinate project meetings effectively and facilitate outcomes.
• Assist in the development and monitoring of an assigned program or project budget; project, track and reconcile expenses.
• The following certifications are not required but would be valuable: CAPM, PMP, or BICSI RCDD.

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of application design and systems integration.
• Principles and practices of leadership, team building and project management.
• Expert principles and practices of systems analysis and administration.
• Expert software application development tools.
• Applicable programming languages.
• Advanced principles and techniques of systems, application, and network security.
• Expert principles of database design, structure development, features, operations, programming, and data access.
• Internal operating system technology, computer operations and hardware, and network communications theory.

Ability to:

• Manage complex technical projects or functional areas.
• Conceptualize, design and document complex systems solutions.
• Lead, organize and review the work of staff.
• Use operating system languages as defined by the area of assignment and perform systems level programming in a distributed, networked environment.
• Interface/integrate district and/or campus defined operating system(s) with software and other systems.
• Evaluate existing and proposed systems and recommend upgrades and/or modifications.
• Assist in the development and monitoring of an assigned program budget.
• On a continuous basis, know and understand all aspects of the job; intermittently analyze work papers, reports and special projects; identify and interpret technical and numerical information; observe and problem solve operational and technical policy and procedures.
• On a continuous basis sit at desk for long periods of time; intermittently twist to reach equipment surrounding desk; perform simple grasping and fine manipulation; use telephone and write or use a keyboard to communicate through written means; and lift or carry weight of 25 pounds or less.
• Analyze problems related to area of assignment; identify and locate the source of the problem; diagnosis problem and develop logical, reliable solutions; and design and initiate corrective actions.
• Communicate technical issues to individuals with varying degrees of information technology knowledge.
• Organize and manage multiple priorities and perform a variety of work assignments.
• Provide on-call service, as assigned, during off hours, evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Use sound judgment in recognizing scope of authority.
• Maintain regular attendance and adhere to prescribed work schedule to conduct job responsibilities.
• Utilize appropriate safety procedures and practices for assigned duties.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Relate effectively with people of varied academic, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds using tact, diplomacy and courtesy.
• Establish and maintain effective, cooperative and collaborative working relationships with others.

Examples of Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Coordinate the technical implementation and on-going administration of enterprise-wide cross-platform large-scale systems.
• Perform cross-functional, multidisciplinary technical oversight to include evaluation of project work, staff, methods and associated procedures related to enterprise-level systems.
• Design enterprise-wide systems architecture and integration strategies across multiple platforms, technologies or software systems.
• Meet with vendors to design and develop hardware and software specifications, solutions and strategies.
• Design and implement monitoring, capacity planning and modeling of enterprise-wide, multi-platform or multi-disciplinary systems.
• Lead complex troubleshooting of urgent, enterprise-wide technical problems.
• Consult with administrators and other department personnel to provide guidance and technical direction for proposed enterprise technical solutions.
• Recommend goals and strategies for technology projects and solutions in response to district initiatives.
• Participate in budget preparation.
• Lead planning activities with college departments, outside agencies and systems vendors, and staff from multiple disciplines.
• Participate on committees; answer questions and provide expertise related to area of assignment.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, other district employees and the public using principles of good customer service.
• Foster an environment that embraces diversity, integrity, trust and respect.
• Be an integral team player, which involves flexibility, cooperation and communication.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

APPLICATION INFORMATION:

• Interested applicants must submit online all materials requested, including: (1) A completed online West Valley-Mission Community College District application; (2) Supplemental application questions; (3) Resume; (4) Unofficial copies of transcripts, if requested; (5) Cover letter and/or reference list, if requested; and (6) Any requested licenses or certificates, if applicable.
• All sections of the online application, including Education and Educational Work History, must be completed thoroughly.
• Supervisor(s) name(s) and telephone numbers must be included in the application.
• Incomplete applications will not be considered.
• Do NOT send unrequested materials. Unrequested materials will be removed from your application and will not be used for consideration of employment.
• The employment application and supporting documents represent you; it is to your advantage to fill out the application form carefully and completely.
• If you have a question that isn't covered in our FAQs, please contact us at careers@wvm.edu.

ABOUT TRANSCRIPTS:

• If a minimum requirement is possession of a degree, then a copy of transcripts is required to be included with your application to verify the degree being awarded. If no transcripts are included or the transcript does not show a degree conferred AND degree conferred date, the application may be screened as not meeting minimum requirements, the application may be screened as not meeting minimum requirements.
• Should the minimum qualifications state "any combination equivalent to," then additional relevant work experience may substitute for education. In this case, please upload a document stating such in the Required Transcripts document field.
• Degrees must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation and/or the U.S. Department of Education.
• Candidates with degrees earned outside of the United States must provide official certification of equivalency to U. S. degrees by a certified U. S. credential review service, must have a U.S. evaluation (course by course of the transcripts) and must be submitted with this online application.
• If you do not have an electronic version of the transcript, you can get it scanned at an office supply or copy store; then attach the electronic version of your transcript to this online application.
• Copies of diplomas, grade reports, graduation petitions, transcript evaluations requests, or similar documents WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of transcripts.
• When uploading transcripts, please ensure they are NOT encrypted, secured, or password-protected or they will be rejected by the system.

For reasonable accommodations and assistance, contact:
Office of Human Resources, Attn: Recruitment
14000 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070
Phone: (408) 741-2174 Fax: (408) 741-2564
Email: Careers@wvm.edu

SELECTION PROCESS INFORMATION:

• After the deadline date, a committee will review and evaluate applications and supporting materials to select the applicants to be interviewed. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not assure the candidate an interview.
• All candidates will receive an e-notification to acknowledge receipt of their application materials. If not contacted within 3-6 weeks following the close of the recruitment, no suitable match was determined at this time.
• Travel expenses to attend first-level interview are the responsibility of the candidate.
• Application materials become the property of the District and will not be returned or duplicated.
• The district may choose to re-advertise or indefinitely delay filling a position. Some positions may include first and second level interviews.
• The district reserves the right to contact former, current, the most recent employers, and others to investigate past employment records of applicants.
• Any tentative verbal offer of employment is contingent upon formal approval of the college Governing Board.
• Upon hire the successful candidate must provide the required documents of identity and authorization to work and attest he/she is authorized to work in the United States.
• The district does not provide visa sponsorship.

EEO STATEMENT:

West Valley-Mission Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to employ a diverse workforce who will contribute to an inclusive and welcoming educational and employment environment. The District is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, physical disability, mental disability, genetic information, ancestry, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, language, accent, citizenship status, transgender status, parental status, marital status, economic status, military or veteran status, and medical condition consistent with applicable federal and state laws.

Posting Number: FY22/23-333FT
Open Date: 04/30/2026
Close Date: 06/17/2026
Open Until Filled: No

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

Any combination of experience and education that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:

• Experience: Four years of responsible advanced journey experience similar to Senior Information Technology Analyst with the West Valley-Mission Community College District.
• Education: Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in information technology or a related field.

AND

Understanding of, and sensitivity to the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds, disability, and sexual orientation of community college students, faculty and staff.