About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers competitive pay commensurate with education and experience.  New hires are typically brought into the organization between $93,566.00 – $120,000.00. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service

• 457B Retirement Plan

• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year

• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location & Schedule

The City and County of Denver support a hybrid workplace model. In this position you can expect to work on site at least 3 of the 5 days per week at the Denver International Airport. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.   

Who We Are & What You’ll Do

Since opening on Feb. 28, 1995, Denver International Airport (DEN) has become one of the world’s busiest airports. In 2025, 82,427,962 passengers passed through DEN, making DEN 4th busiest airport in the U.S. and the world’s 10th busiest airport. DEN is Colorado’s primary economic engine, generating $47.2 billion in annual economic impact for the state. At DEN, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We celebrate individuality and strive to keep Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility (EDIA) at the center of all that we do.  

The DEN Asset Management program consists of three strategic pillars: Asset Data & Governance, Lifecycle Planning, and Infrastructure Reliability which includes elements such as Planning, Estimating, Scheduling, and Analytics, and Digital Facilities and Infrastructure.

The Associate Project Manager’s role is to support the Asset Management team; specifically, the lifecycle planning and infrastructure reliability functions. The role includes leveraging IBM Maximo (Enterprise Asset Management – EAM) to support asset lifecycle management and operational efficiency initiatives. It also includes assisting with condition assessments, reviewing asset data, developing lifecycle forecasts & capital planning recommendations, and creating programing level project scope documents. This role works closely with project managers, engineers, maintenance, planners, and operations staff to ensure asset information is accurate, well‑documented, and effectively used to support data‑driven decision‑making across the asset lifecycle.

Specifically, as the Associate Project Manager, you will:

• Support the planning and execution of asset condition assessments for airport facilities, systems and infrastructure, including coordinating site visits, tracking assessment progress, and documenting findings.

• Oversee procurement, scoping, and administration of professional services contracts supporting condition assessments, lifecycle modeling, and data collection.

• Review, organize, and analyze asset data related to condition, risk, lifecycle, and performance.

• Develop maintenance, repair, and capital renewal recommendations based on condition assessment results and asset management standards.

• Support capital planning reviews for new construction, rehabilitation, and expansion projects by validating asset condition assumptions, scope completeness, and long-term O&M impacts.

• Engage stakeholders and delivery partners to gather requirements, validate needs, and translate conversations into structured project definitions and business cases.

• Support cross functional meetings and collaborate with project managers, engineers, maintenance staff, and airport divisions to ensure alignment on recommendations.

• Utilize Maximo to manage asset data, assist with configuration updates, testing, and system enhancements.

• Support Maximo end users with troubleshooting, training, and adoption of Maximo tools.

• Demonstrated ability to balance field knowledge with detailed document production, including strong skills in writing, analysis, and use of standard office tools.

• Proven capability to manage multiple assignments, maintain organized documentation, and work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment.

• Experience working in aviation, transportation, utilities, or large public infrastructure environments.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

• Experience in civil or aviation infrastructure, transportation engineering, or construction management, with exposure to asset management principles, condition assessments, and lifecycle planning.

• Experience with asset management software, capital planning tools, IoT integration, GIS, and digital facility models to support data-driven decisions.

• Experience working with Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems (preferably Maximo). Experience to include managing asset records, location/asset hierarchies, job plans, PMs and work orders.

• Basic understanding of capital planning, maintenance planning, or infrastructure management.

• Familiarity with data visualization or reporting tools.

• Experience procuring and managing professional services contracts, defining scopes aligned to strategic outcomes, and ensuring high-quality, usable deliverables including developing, prioritizing, and defending multi-year capital investment plans using risk, condition, and lifecycle data.

• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills with experience gathering requirements, facilitating discussions, and converting input into structured project definitions or processes.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Business, Management, Public Administration, or a related field.

• Experience Requirement: Two (2) years of professional project management experience in the related occupational group including coordinating, administering, and monitoring projects.

• Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education.
  Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.

• License/Certifications: Requires a valid Driver's License at the time of application.
  
  Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment.

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until 6/14. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than June 14th at 11:59 PM.

About Everything Else

Job Profile

CA2290 Project Manager Associate

To view the full job profile including position specifications, physical demands, and probationary period, click here.

Position Type

Unlimited

Position Salary Range

$93,566.00 - $154,384.00

Target Pay

$93,566.00 – $120,000.00

Agency

Denver International Airport

The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law. 

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