Construction Engineer Section Manager (Mgr 3)

About the role

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking manager to lead as its Construction Engineering Section Manager (Mgr 3) within the Construction Management Division. This role involves driving critical programs that impact infrastructure, employee safety, and guiding #OneCity Construction Management approaches.

Responsibilities

• Develop and administer a comprehensive construction management standard operating procedure, ensuring consistent, efficient, and effective execution of the Construction Engineering Section.

• Implement organizational change management principles and assist construction management subordinates in carrying out direct field inspections and administration of construction contracts to ensure compliance with plans, specifications, project manuals, permits, local ordinances, state and federal laws, and other governing agencies.

• Develop key performance indicators to monitor contract administration activities, including reviewing monthly progress reports, processing monthly and final payments to contractors, verifying final quantities and costs, compiling requisite documentation, and auditing as-built records.

• Develop guides and tools to efficiently determine Change Order entitlement and assist subordinates in negotiating change orders and all necessary supporting documentation, including the independent engineer's estimate for change orders greater than $250,000.

• Develop guides and tools to validate subordinates are maintaining required field documentation and construction diaries, field notes, test reports and work records necessary to verify adherence to contract documents, to make contractor progress payments, and maintain as-built records.

• Cook up coordination work with other SPU divisions, City Departments, agencies, businesses, and nearby communities who hold vested interest in the projects.

• Act as a liaison between consultants, contractors, subcontractors, manufacturers, fabricators or suppliers and City.

• Develop guides, trainings, and tools to facilitate pre-submittal, pre-construction conferences, monthly internal project team meetings, and weekly construction meetings.

• Finalize responses to correspondence from the contractor, including letters, memos, requests for information, and field directives for contract changes greater than $250,000.

• Develop guides, trainings, and tools to ensure and enforce compliance with terms of permits authorizing construction projects and controlling use of public properties and facilities.

• Monitor, adhere, and report out program budget constraints.

• Review and programmatically incorporate lessons learned in future design packages to mitigate Owner’s risk.

• Lead and resource manage construction programs which assign Capital Improvement Projects, including Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Major pump stations, large pipeline projects, CIPP pipelining projects, Consent Decree combined sewer overflow facilities, solid waste transfer station improvement projects, bridge, and roadway improvement projects.

• Develop program scopes of work and manage consultant construction support contracts.

• Part of the SPU Construction Management Leadership team to strategically implement Lean Process Improvements and Change Management.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university with major coursework in engineering, accounting, business administration, construction management, public policy, or a related field. AND Experience: Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in construction management, operations, administration, project management, or public policy, including two (2) years of experience supervising/managing staff.

• Desired Qualifications: Registered with the State of Washington as a Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Construction Manager (CCM), Project Management Professional (PMP), and/or Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP).