Project Manager III (Architect or Engineer)

Overview

Manages projects in the implementation of the County's architectural and engineering Capital Improvement Program for the Department of Public Works & Transportation; including buildings, roads, marine, drainage, airport improvements, and other public facilities; ensuring that all assigned projects are designed and constructed in accordance with all relevant standards, to budget and schedule. Investigates and responds to citizen, elected official, and developer requests; performs other duties as assigned. The applicant can have expertise in civil engineering or facility projects, although experience in both would be considered a positive factor in the selection process.

Compensation

Full salary range for this position is $89,814 - $154,690

Responsibilities

• Manages the scoping, production, reviews, bidding, and construction of capital improvement. Documents include project plans from concept through as-built, specifications and special provisions, computations, cost estimates, requisitions, assisting Procurement with the bidding process, bid evaluation, monitoring all aspects of the construction process, and final close-out for compliance with County ordinances and other relevant standards;
• Assists in training other staff members in project development and construction review techniques and procedures;
• Meets / communicates with the public, boards and commissions, department heads, designers, and consultants to review and explain various aspects of projects and designs;
• Directs and manages the design and construction of capital projects, both by in-house staff and consultant engineers and inspectors;
• Administers federal and state grants as they relate to design and construction projects and determines the availability of funding for future projects;
• Regarding civil engineering projects, investigates, analyzes and develops recommendations to address requests regarding roadway, drainage, shoreline erosion, and channel siltation issues;
• Regarding facility projects, investigates and analyzes facility needs and develops recommendations for building maintenance, renovation and new construction and follows through with stakeholders in funding, design and construction of the approved project;
• Develops and monitors cash flow projections and project schedules;
• to assure expenditures are within budgetary constraints and that schedules are met;
• Assists in developing County policies, procedures and design guidelines as they relate to development and construction projects;
• Represents the Department at various meetings and hearings as assigned;
• Prepares memoranda, letters, reports and correspondences as required;
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Physical and Environmental Conditions

Work requires no unusual demand for physical effort but does require site visits to investigate existing sites or ongoing construction to manage projects and resolve constituent requests.

Work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as undeveloped sites, construction sites, offices or meeting rooms, e.g., use of safe work place practices with office equipment and outdoor sites, and / or avoidance of trips and falls and following OSHA regulations.

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