Project Manager

About the role

We’re looking for a Project Manager to lead high-impact projects transforming our city's infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Manage planning, design, and construction of capital improvement plan projects, including utilities, streets, storm drains, parks, and facilities.
• Prepare, analyze, understand, and interpret engineering studies, plans, specifications, and regulatory documents.
• Investigate field conditions for project feasibility and address issues during construction.
• Represent the department and the City in meetings with various stakeholders.
• Build and maintain trust among coworkers, subordinates, and city staff.

Requirements

• Equivalent to a bachelor's degree in civil engineering or a related field.
• Knowledge of civil engineering principles, techniques, policies, and procedures.
• Three (3) years of increasingly responsible civil engineering experience.
• Expertise in project management within local government, particularly in parks and facilities development.
• Strong skills in budgeting and procurement.
• Conflict resolution and negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of recent and on-going developments, current literature, and sources of information related to the engineering, development, and construction fields.
• Ability to perform a diverse range of journey-level engineering tasks.
• Ability to understand, interpret, and apply all pertinent laws, codes, regulations, policies, and procedures relevant to work performed.
• Ability to use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy, procedural, and legal guidelines.
• Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, meet critical deadlines, and follow-up on assignments.

Skills

• Ability to prepare, analyze, understand, and interpret engineering studies; engineering plans and specifications, and various regulatory documents and guidelines and determine conformance with applicable laws and standards.
• Ability to research, analyze, and summarize data; perform accurate engineering calculations and cost estimates.
• Ability to investigate field conditions for project feasibility and/or issues which arise during the construction process.
• Ability to effectively represent the department and the City in meetings with governmental agencies, community groups, and various business, professional, and regulatory organizations and individuals.
• Ability to use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy, procedural, and legal guidelines.
• Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, meet critical deadlines, and follow-up on assignments.

Benefits

• Casual dress every day.
• 4/10 work schedule (Fridays off).
• Fun and vibrant working environment.
• 13 paid holidays.
• Free or affordable Medical Insurance.

Pay

• FLSA Non-Exempt, eligible for overtime compensation.

Schedule

• 4/10 work schedule.

Community

The City of Corona, located in Riverside County, California, encompasses around 40 square miles and has a vibrant, culturally diverse population of approximately 168,100 residents.

Organization

The City of Corona is a General Law city operating under a Council-Manager form of government. Policymaking and legislative authority is vested in the City Council, consisting of a Mayor and four Council Members. Members of the City Council are elected by District to a four-year term. The Mayor is selected by the Council and serves as the presiding officer for one year. The City is organized into the following departments/organizational units: Community Services, City Manager’s Office, Economic Development, Finance, Fire, Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal and Risk Management, Police, Planning & Development, Public Works and Utilities. Oversight of these departments is divided between the City Manager and two Assistant City Managers.

Physical/Mental Demands and Work Environment

Essential duties and responsibilities, as well as physical/mental demands and work environment, can be found here.