Senior Engineering Project Manager

Overview

Raleigh Water, a leading utility within the City of Raleigh, provides water and wastewater services to the City of Raleigh and surrounding towns. As part of the Capital Improvements Division, you will manage capital improvement and construction projects from start to finish, overseeing planning, property acquisition, consultant selection, contract negotiation, project design, bidding, construction, and project completion.

Working in Raleigh Water's Capital Improvements Division offers opportunities to collaborate with a highly skilled team dedicated to ensuring the reliability and quality of water and wastewater infrastructure. Your contributions will impact thousands of residents in our community.

Raleigh Water is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our team. In this role, you will provide engineering support, inspection, and project management for water and sewer projects, along with associated environmental functions. You will collaborate with stakeholders and utilize strong communication skills to coordinate project activities effectively. As the Senior Project Manager, you will provide consultation to other engineering staff and management, contributing your expertise to advance public utilities projects.

The ideal candidate is a team player with experience in project management and a solid understanding of engineering principles in public utilities. You should possess excellent communication skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. If you are ready to make a positive impact on our community by delivering reliable and sustainable water and sewer services, you are invited to apply for the role of Senior Project Manager at Raleigh Water.

• Provides advanced engineering work, coordination and oversight of project design and construction. Monitors adherence of projects and processes with policies, procedures, applicable code, specifications, regulations, and standards. Travel to construction jobsites may be required.
• Manages projects and coordinates stakeholders and resources, including consultant selection, project scoping, contract negotiation, design oversight, schedule monitoring, budget development and funding administration, and project close-out.
• Administers construction projects including bid and contract administration, construction oversight, permitting coordination, document reviews, and facilitation of progress meetings. Construction administration duties can also include:
  • Guiding inspection staff and assisting with questions arising from the construction project
  • Reviewing and approving shop drawings, pay requests, and RFI responses
  • Reviewing and approving change orders, conducting site visits, and leading progress meetings
• Serves as technical resource and liaison for Raleigh Water Operations, contractors, consultants, developers, community groups, commissions, agencies, City departments, and other stakeholders. Responds to inquiries, performs research, provides consultation, identifies and resolves issues.
• Attends, conducts, and delivers presentations at various meetings.
• Performs public outreach, preparing agendas, reports, cost estimates, computations, specifications, schedules, engineering drawings and other related documentation and communications materials.

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field and 3 to 5 years' experience in architecture, engineering, construction management or related work.

OR

Any equivalent combination of training and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be substituted.

• Valid North Carolina Class C driver's license with a satisfactory driving record, or the ability to obtain within 60 days of hire.

• Professional Engineer (PE) Registration

• Principles and practices of civil engineering
• Principles and practices of budget development and administration
• Coordinating deadlines, prioritizing work demands and assigning/monitoring work performed
• Providing project management, organization, and logistics coordination
• Identifying engineering-related deficiencies and recommending solutions
• Exercising political acumen, tact, and diplomacy

Work Environment and Physical Effort: Sedentary:
Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Work is typically performed in an office or similar indoor environment, outdoor environment, or in a vehicle. Employees may occasionally work near moving traffic or at construction sites.

Employees may occasionally interact with individuals who are hostile or irate or be exposed to extreme heat (above 100 degrees).

City of Raleigh is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Accommodations for individuals with…