Construction Project Administrator 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 94870
- Class code
- 94870
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Construction Project Administrator 1 is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 94870.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 09/02/2022.
What the state says the job is
This is technical and administrative work organizing and monitoring renovation and construction projects in commonwealth owned and leased facilities. An employee in this job plans, coordinates, monitors, and manages the technical and administrative processes involved in a wide variety of renovation and construction projects to include capital projects. Work involves coordinating the planning, design, and construction processes among project stakeholders; reviewing job sites, drawings, and specifications for project feasibility and occupant needs; monitoring schedules and budgets; and assessing, recommending, and coordinating resolution of jobsite, contractor, occupant, and lessor issues. Work includes interpreting and implementing related laws, agency policies, and contractual agreements; and communicating the status of projects through presentations, discussions, and reports.
Examples of the work
• Monitors job sites and meets regularly with contractors, lessors, facility managers, occupant agencies, and other stakeholders to ensure projects stay within budget, schedule, and scope. • Reviews project specifications and determines construction feasibility; recommends changes in design, specifications, and schedules that accommodate conditions at the construction site, occupant needs, and timelines. • Develops mitigation plans for jobsite issues, coordinates and resolves issues within budget and decision-making parameters, and elevates higher-level issues to appropriate manager for review and input.
Minimum qualifications
• Six years of experience in building construction administration, construction planning, or multi-trade building construction project management in commercial or industrial facilities; or • Two years of experience in building construction administration, construction planning, or multi-trade building construction project management in commercial or industrial facilities; and a bachelor’s degree in construction technology, architecture, building science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, building automation systems, or a closely related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes two years of experience in building construc ...
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.