Deputy Director for Capital Construction

About the role

Under the direction of the Director of Real Estate, the Deputy Director for Capital Construction will plan and manage all BRA/EDIC projects from pre-development through completion of construction; manage Capital Construction staff and all contracted design, engineering, and construction professionals; ensure adherence to all city, state, and federal requirements and laws in all construction activities; manage and approve all tenant or developer construction improvements.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and coordinate all BRA/EDIC projects, including new and renovation construction projects (commercial, industrial, institutional, maritime, coastal resilience, and site development).
• Supervise engineering staff in the management and coordination of individual project assignments.
• Manage development of Requests for Proposals and Requests for Qualifications.
• Evaluate and approve selection of all consultant architects, engineers and designers; review and approve project designs, working drawings, and detailed specifications.
• Oversee development and preparation of all contracts; ensure agency interests and specifications are met.
• Manage the Massachusetts General Law requirement public bidding process for procurement of services for all vendors, consultant engineers, and general contractors; have considerable knowledge of laws and requirements for varying bidding requirements pertaining to Chapter 149, Chapter 30MGL.
• Directly and through engineering staff, monitor and direct construction activities for quality control, adherence to contract and design specifications, budget considerations, and timeliness.
• Review and approve all development schemes, budgets, programming, and other major decisions for each project.
• Consider and approve change/proceed orders, supplementary service authorizations, time extensions, or other amendments submitted.
• Provide technical advice and guidance as needed or requested by staff.
• Evaluate and approve technical recommendations submitted by engineering staff.
• Directly and through engineering staff administer the organization’s capital construction project budget; approve all invoices for architect, engineering and design consultants, contractors, and other vendors; review and approve records of budget; verify that changes are within budget; evaluate and recommend action on budgetary overruns; issue contract amendments.
• Coordinate with the Coastal Resilience Delivery team on project design, permitting, procurement, engineering, construction management, and commissioning.
• Assist in the preparation of the capital request for new projects through the City of Boston Office of Budget Management; assemble and prepare construction cost estimates and project justifications for requested expenditures; solicit, identify, and obtain other sources of project funding through State and Federal funding applications.
• Approve updates and changes to Tenant Construction Guidelines; review and approve tenant fit-out plans; directly and through engineering staff, provide technical assistance and information to tenants.
• Manage final inspection of all projects; ensure current and complete documentation of all project activities; ensure that all reporting and filing requirements are met.
• Serve as agency liaison with various city and state boards and committees involved in major development and infrastructure issues.
• Serve as technical liaison with all governmental agencies that have involvement with Capital Construction projects, i.e., BWSC, BFD, ISD, DEP, utility companies, etc.
• Have considerable knowledge of all Environmental Laws and regulations pertaining to underground storage tanks, contaminated materials, hazardous waste clean-up and manifest, and permitting for state and local laws; this includes Massachusetts General Laws for Chapter 21E Regulations, and as applicable, Federal Environmental Laws; protect the Agency's best interest concerning environmental investigations and the development of on-site remediation and disposal of contaminated material; produce and file with the appropriate agencies all environmental reporting, reports and closeout documentation.
• Compile and prepare periodic volume and activity reports summarizing status of projects.
• Manage department staff; select, train, orient, and coach staff; conduct performance reviews; recommend personnel actions; manage employee relations issues.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a similar degree, plus