CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

About the role

This is professional and administrative work managing vertical construction projects, as well as park and open space developments for the city. Employees in this class are responsible for authorizing and monitoring the work of architectural and engineering consultants and contractors engaged in the planning, design and construction city buildings, parks, open spaces, and related facilities.

Responsibilities

• Captures and issues work orders to consultants, surveyors, and testing labs.
• Verifies consultants’ invoices and recommends payment.
• Reviews consultants’ plans and specifications at various stages of development for conformance to program requirements, design standards, contract compliance, and for completeness and accuracy.
• Suggests and implements changes, additions, and corrections.
• Schedules, attends, and writes reports of meetings with consultants, city agency representatives, major stakeholders, and/or general public.
• Coordinates and bid advertisements, printings, and distributions plans and specifications to bidders.
• Arranges direct purchases and oversees the goods and services needs for capital projects.
• Affords assistance in the evaluation of bids and makes recommendations for award of contract and coordinates execution of contracts.
• Schedules and assists in conducting pre-construction and pre-bid meetings with consultants, contractors, and sub-contractors.
• Originates “Notices to Proceed” to contractors and work orders to consultants and testing labs.
• Reviews and recommends approval of periodic requisitions, invoices, and supporting data from contractors, consultants, and testing labs.
• Prepares and reviews field inspection reports, as required.
• Prepares schedules and conducts site visits to monitor construction progress.
• Keeps user agencies informed.
• Prepares change orders to contract.
• Keeps records of contingency allowance and consultants’ payments.
• Inspects and coordinates projects for substantial completion and prepares list of any deficiencies.
• Prepares performance reports on contractors and consultants and provides timely project updates progress and status reports.
• Schedules and conducts site inspections at end of warranty period and assures correction of defects.
• Maintains project administrative records and files.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Building Construction or a closely related field and four (4) years experience in the design, construction, or management of building construction projects and four (4) years with 40-50 year recertification projects.
• A license in any of the following is highly desirable: State of Florida Professional Engineer, State of Florida Registered Architect, Miami-Dade County or State of Florida General Contractor's, Miami-Dade County or State of Florida General Building or Engineering Contractor.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience beyond a high school diploma or its equivalentand two (2) years of the required experience.

Qualifications

• A valid Driver's License from any state (Equivalent to a State of Florida Class E) may be utilized upon application, however a State of Florida Driver's License (Class E or higher) is required at time of appointment and must be maintained valid throughout employment.

Skills

• Ability to coordinate with consultants and city agency officials in the development of building, infrastructure, or open space projects.
• Ability to issue work orders to consultants, surveyors, and testing labs.
• Ability to verify consultants’ invoices and recommend payment.
• Ability to review consultants’ plans and specifications at various stages of development for conformance to program requirements, design standards, contract compliance, and for completeness and accuracy.
• Ability to suggest and implement changes, additions, and corrections.
• Ability to schedule, attend, and write reports of meetings with consultants, city agency representatives, major stakeholders, and/or general public.
• Ability to coordinate and bid advertisements, printings, and distributions plans and specifications to bidders.
• Ability to arrange direct purchases and oversee the goods and services needs for capital projects.
• Ability to assist in the evaluation of bids and make recommendations for award of contract and coordinate execution of contracts.
• Ability to schedule and assist in conducting pre-construction and pre-bid meetings with consultants, contractors, and sub-contractors.
• Ability to originate “Notices to Proceed” to contractors and work orders to consultants and testing labs.
• Ability to review and recommend approval of periodic requisitions, invoices, and supporting data from contractors, consultants, and testing labs.
• Ability to prepare and review field inspection reports, as required.
• Ability to prepare schedules and conduct site visits to monitor construction progress.
• Ability to keep user agencies informed.
• Ability to prepare change orders to contract.
• Ability to keep records of contingency allowance and consultants’ payments.
• Ability to inspect and coordinate projects for substantial completion and prepare list of any deficiencies.
• Ability to prepare performance reports on contractors and consultants and provide timely project updates, progress, and status reports.
• Ability to schedule and conduct site inspections at the end of the warranty period and assure correction of defects.
• Ability to maintain project administrative records and files.

Benefits

• Employees are entitled to a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, and retirement benefits.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $60,000 to $80,000 annually.

Schedule

Employees are expected to work a permanent or rotating shift schedule to include nights, weekends, and holidays.