Project & Contract Manager

Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Direct, manage, and oversee City construction projects; monitor project deadlines and budgets.
• Assist in the definition of project scope and objective, involve all relevant stakeholders and ensure technical feasibility.
• Participate in the development and preparation of plans, specifications and cost estimates for proposed and public improvement projects.
• Assist with the selection, negotiation and management of professional service contracts; monitor contract compliance and status; inspect worksites to ensure progress and compliance.
• Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques, create and maintain comprehensive project documentation; analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals; report and escalate to management as needed.
• Manage changes to project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties for efficient execution of projects; ensure resource availability and allocation.
• Compose, evaluate and review plans, specifications, designs and related documents, technical reports and letters, proposals, reports and studies.
• Plan, prioritize, assign, supervise and review the work of staff responsible for providing technical services within the Division; recommend goals, objectives, and practices for providing effective and efficient services.
• Participate in the selection and evaluation of lower level staff; provide or coordinate staff training; work with employees to correct deficiencies; implement discipline procedures.
• Participate in the development of an assigned program for the Division's annual budget; forecast additional funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies; monitor expenditures; implement adjustments as necessary.
• Provide technical assistance to the Division staff; provide hands-on training for technical staff as required.
• Collect and process site data; assist with designing and revising various projects including plats, specifications, instructions to surveyors and drawings; draw a variety of plans including roads, drainage structures and municipal facilities.
• Oversee and participate in the transfer of existing condition field notes to drawings.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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

Experience:
Eight years of increasingly responsible experience in civil engineering, contract management or construction project management. Grant management experience preferred.

Training:
Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in project management, construction management, civil engineering, public administration, business administration or a related field.

LICENSING & CERTIFICATIONS:

Required:
None.

Preferred:
Project Management Professional (PMP).

From the time of closing, the selection process is anticipated to last 4 - 6 weeks. The process will include a panel interview with the selected candidate being subject to a pre-employment drug screen, background check and driving history check.