CIP Project Manager

Essential Duties & Required Qualifications

• Manages all phases of City construction and renovation projects.
• Affairs with contractors to implement plans and develop solutions for challenges.
• Prepares and presents projects to City Council and various boards and commissions.
• Affords assistance in the development and updating of City Standard construction specifications and guidelines.
• Reviews submittals of projects and prepares close-out documents.
• Oversees and develops cost estimates for project budgets.
• Affords assistance with the preparation of the City's long-range Capital Improvement Project (CIP) budget, tracking projects' expenses and preparing monthly expense and progress reports.
• Processes pay applications for projects.
• Affords assistance in managing the project budget within the department, and supports other departments.
• Plans each project by reviewing the scope of the project and its needs with city management and applicable departments.
• Prepares project scope of work presentations for architects and/or engineers or for use in document preparation.
• Creates construction and renovation documents, specifications packages and plans with architects, engineers and consultants.
• Works with department heads, City manager, City council, general public, architects, engineers, land planners in project scoping sessions, design charrettes, public meetings in order to define, refine and develop project concepts and scopes.
• Affords assistance and helps coordinate with the Contracts Manager with managing the bidding process with contractors, evaluating bids and designs, and preparing project awards for contractors.
• Ensures project compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and mandates, enforcing of appropriate safety and security precautions.
• Attends meetings regularly with City management and applicable departments to discuss special project needs, prepare a scope of projects and appropriate documents, coordinating activities to implement projects and monitor the progress of each project.
• Visits active construction job sites to attend meetings, monitor progress for contract compliance, or for other project management reasons.
• Attends meetings outside of an office environment with exposure to the natural elements, wildlife, or inclement weather.
• Responds to customer and citizen inquiries.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Coordinates projects with department heads of various departments and purchasing department.

Required Education and/or Experience

• A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering or related field.
• A minimum of four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in management of building, facility, streetscape, parks and roadway construction projects, construction inspections, and/or maintenance of building projects.

Preferred Education, Experience, and Certifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Professional Engineer (PE).
• AIA Certification.
• A minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in management of building, facility, streetscape, parks and roadway construction projects, construction inspections, and/or maintenance of building projects.