Engineering Project Manager

About the role

The Harris County Flood Control District’s core mission is to mitigate the risk of flooding in Harris County, which has a population of over 5 million and includes the City of Houston, the fourth-largest city in the United States. The District’s responsibilities extend to approximately 1,500 channels spanning nearly 2,500 miles, over 60 regional stormwater detention basins covering more than 10,000 acres, and several wetlands mitigation banks.

Responsibilities

Essential functions and duties

• Deliver projects from preliminary engineering through all project phases to closeout, including coordinating resources, developing scopes of work, schedules, risk assessments, cost estimates, and expediting deliverables as needed.
• Facilitate and negotiate consultant procurement and manage internal and external resources to develop the project delivery team, scope, schedule, and budget during all phases.
• Coordinate efforts with the project delivery team to prepare final deliverables required in each phase, including summary exhibits, engineer reports, and/or permitted plan sets and specifications.
• Perform Quality Assurance, Compliance & Standards Review, QA/QC plans, and professional documents within your professional expertise to support grant, county, and client requirements.
• Ensure deliverables meet District’s design standards, regulatory compliance, and permitting requirements.
• Troubleshoot conflicts that may arise and work with the project team and client on acceptable alternatives.
• Evaluate and perform risk management to achieve project scope, schedule, and budget expectations.
• Coordinate and communicate effectively with management, Harris County elected officials and representatives, external agencies, and the public as necessary.
• Assist with recovery efforts following local disasters to ensure Harris County has safe infrastructure following the event.
• Adapt when emergencies or short turnaround projects arise as needed.

Additional responsibilities

• Attend department staff meetings.
• Attend meetings with coordinating departments, vendors, and agencies.
• Attend seminars, conference workshops, re-certification, or other training programs.
• Assume additional responsibilities as required, adapting to the evolving demands, responsibilities, needs, and objectives of the District.

Requirements

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Science, or Construction Management from an ABET-accredited college or university.

Experience

Five (5) years’ experience managing infrastructure projects with at least one project with grant funding or multiple different funding sources. Military service in an applicable field is acceptable.

Licensure

Valid Class "C" Texas Driver’s License.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills, and the ability to deal tactfully with a diverse group of people in a professional manner in a complex organization.
• Familiarity with SharePoint and Adobe Acrobat Professional.
• Ability to read, interpret, and create construction plans, estimates, and specifications.
• Ability to exercise flexibility in accommodating shifting priorities, demands, and schedules.
• Ability to drive a County vehicle to various job sites as needed to accomplish tasks and projects.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and/or assignments.
• Can work independently with limited supervision.
• Can work well with the public, interest groups, government agency personnel, and external organizations.

Preferences

• Professional Engineer (PE) license in the State of Texas.

General information

• Position type: Regular, Full-Time
• Location: Engineering - 9900 Northwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77092
• Salary: To be discussed at interview

Physical demands and environmental exposure

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Frequent stooping, bending, reaching, lifting, and carrying of items up to 11 pounds and occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.
• Frequent sorting, filing, shelving, and handling of documents, books, files, file drawers and related materials and equipment required for clerical operations.
• Occasional walking up and down steep slopes of ditches or on rough and uneven surfaces or ground such as sloping terrain, plowed or furrowed areas, or construction sites.
• Occasional ascending/descending stairs; prolonged sitting for extended periods of time.
• Work is generally performed indoors in a normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature, air conditions, and noise levels.
• When at field locations, may be exposed to significant levels of heat, cold, moisture, air pollution, wind and dust, wildlife and flying/walking insects, vibration and/or noise in excess of 85 decibels.
• Exposure to insects, aquatic bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms, and vibration or noise in excess of 85 decibels.