Project Manager ( Water Utilties

Safety Status

Safety Sensitive

The primary function of this employee is to perform technical and project management duties as it relates to the coordination of municipal construction projects associated with the water, sewer rehab and wastewater master plans. Work involves the use of engineering techniques to interpret original designs and applicable regulations.

Annual Add Pays:

• Associates Degree $910.00
• Bachelor's Degree $2,600.00
• Cell Phone Allowance $747.50
• Vehicle Allowance $7,200.96
• Wastewater Class 2 License 2.5% to 5% increase
• Water Distribution Class 1 2.5% increase
• Water Distribution Class 2 5% increase
• Water Distribution Class 3 7.5% increase
• Water Distribution Class 4 10% increase

Reporting relationships, work assignments, and work schedules may be subject to change to meet City needs or operational requirements. Attendance at work and the ability to get along with the public, contractors, supervisors, and co-workers are essential elements of this position. Other duties may be assigned.

Works under the general supervision and guidance of the Technical Services Assistant Manager. May lead and direct the work of others. A wide degree of professional creativity and operational latitude is required and expected; must be able to work autonomously, with minimal supervision.

Manages project coordination for municipal civil engineering projects including design, scope of work, cost estimating, contract administration, construction practices, inspections, budgets, and schedules.

Reviews, develops, and writes scopes of work for design and construction contracts between the City, consultants, and construction contractors.

Manages the work of consultants and contractors through the development of project requirements including project strategies, budget, schedule, land acquisitions, permitting requirements and compliance with City policies, procedures, design and construction standards, regulations, and codes.

Requests, evaluates, negotiates, and manages consultant proposals, sets project schedules, design review elements, agency coordination, owner reviews, and regulatory agency compliance and budgeting consideration.

Prepares and reviews project schedules, investigates, and resolves schedule conflicts on municipal projects, negotiates contract amendment/change order requests and proposed additions/deletions to contracts throughout the process.

Manages construction contracts, conducts pre-bid meetings, bid openings, bid evaluations, and conducts pre-construction meetings.

Utilizes computer software to manage construction projects such as Microsoft project, spreadsheets, word processing and databases.

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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bachelor’s degree (B.S) from four‑year College, with an emphasis in Civil Engineering Technology preferred, or an associate’s degree with 3 years of engineering project management experience. Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from City staff, customers, contractors, and the general public.

Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.

Able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instruction in mathematical and diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

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