Project Coordinator - Utility Engineering Construction- Utility Systems Dept.

About the role

The City of Port St. Lucie is an equal opportunity employer. This position requires the applicant to successfully pass a drug screening. Please note that this is an external job posting intended for non-city employees. If you are a current city employee applying through this posting, your application will not be reviewed with other internal candidates. In order to be considered with internal candidates, please apply on the internal posting by clicking HERE.

Responsibilities

• Keeps the mission, vision, and values of the City of Port St. Lucie at the forefront of decision making and action;
• Buils strategic and collaborative relationships and interacts with others in a way that builds confidence and trust;
• Provides excellent customer service by taking action to accomplish objectives, maintains high levels of work and productivity by generating innovative solutions to work situations.
• Performs the surveillance of utility construction work in progress.
• Ensures the contractor’s adherence to approved standards and specifications and design and acts as liaison between department and engineering consultants, contracts, regulatory agencies, and staff of inspectors.
• Reviews preliminary plans and contracts prior to construction.
• Attends pre-construction meetings.
• Observes and inspects construction work in progress and develops as-built drawings as work progresses.
• Ensures that utility system construction complies with approved current standards and specifications. Notes and reports improprieties and deficiencies.
• Maintains a field log of daily events, including number of persons, equipment, and material on site, measurements taken, tests performed, deficiencies, etc.
• Reviews and marks up site layout plans, paving, drainage, utility construction and other plans, utilizing PDF plan review and markup software.
• Interprets survey plats, topographic maps, construction layouts, as-built drawings, etc. Reviews right-of-way maps, road plans, and profiles.
• Performs related work as requested or assigned.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of an acceptable equivalency diploma required.
• Minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in the field of utility construction required.
• A minimum of six (6) months of electronic plan review and markup experience and programming experience preferred.

Skills

• Knowledge of water and sewer line construction methods, governmental laws and policies pertaining thereto.
• Knowledge of drafting techniques, basic utilities engineering methodology and inspection techniques.
• Ability to prepare written technical reports, estimates, critical path management, construction, and costs reports.
• Ability to read and interpret water and sewer construction design prints; to prepare material take-offs and as-built drawings; observe and analyze construction methods; know and enforce construction standards and specifications; prepare field sketches and cost estimates for line extensions, and to keep appropriate records.
• Ability to inspect water and sewer line installations to assure that new construction is performed according to specifications; to note and report deficiencies and improper and unorthodox construction methods; to monitor job progress; to assure that field sketches and cost estimates are accurate; to practice and enforce good safety procedures; to present and maintain a high corporate image and maintain good public relations.
• Ability to complete assignments within time commitment constraints.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, consultants, the public, employees, and officials.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally.
• Ability to focus on the positive in every situation.
• Ability to model respect for individuals, teams, and the organization.
• Ability to stay centered when challenged.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Benefits

• 12 paid holidays per year.
• Vacation Leave: 1-3 years - 10 days; 4-9 years - 15 days; 10-19 years - 20 days; 20+ years - 25 days.
• PT employees accrue depending on hours worked.
• Personal Days: 2 days for non-exempt employees per year; 3 days for exempt employees per year.
• Sick Time: FT employees accrue 8 hours per month; PT employees accrue 4 hours per month.
• Retirement Plan: The City contributes an amount equal to 11.4% of an eligible employee's biweekly earnings into a 401(a) Defined Contribution Plan. Employee contributes 1%.
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan and Roth IRA: $50,000.
• Basic Term Life Insurance: $50,000.
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability.
• Health, Vision and Dental Insurance.
• Optional Benefits: Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Spending Account, Wellness Program, Health Reimbursement Account, Employee Assistance Plan, Supplemental Life Legal insurance.

Pay

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Schedule

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