Technical Project Manager I or II- Beaumont Area Office

Texas Department of Transportation; Beaumont; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A state transportation agency is seeking Technical Project Managers to oversee advanced engineering and construction projects in Alberta. Candidates must have a Bachelor's Degree and significant project management experience, with opportunities for leadership and development. This role emphasizes compliance with government regulations and quality assurance. The agency offers competitive benefits and a chance to make a significant impact on public infrastructure.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in construction project management for Technical Project Manager I.
• 6 years for Technical Project Manager II.
• Certification in PMP or similar is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering projects ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Conduct project reviews and coordinate inspections.
• Develop project budgets, schedules, and documentation procedures.

Skills

Project management

Construction project oversight

Process improvement methodologies

Public relations

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related discipline

Job description

Technical Project Manager I: Manages advanced engineering, architectural, or construction projects, providing leadership in planning, oversight and compliance with state and federal regulations. Oversees projects objectives, ensures quality assurance/quality control, and maintains project integrity. Work requires extensive contact with agency management, governmental officials and private entities. Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product.

Technical Project Manager II: Manages advanced engineering, architectural, or construction projects, providing leadership in planning, oversight, and compliance with state and federal regulations. Oversees project objectives, ensures quality assurance/quality control, and maintains project integrity. Work requires extensive contact with agency management, governmental officials and private entities. Serves as a lead worker. Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product.

Essential Duties:

Technical Project Manager I:

• Complies and distributes project information, status reports, and project budget expenditures.
• Conducts project reviews and coordinates inspections with various inspectors and other district/division project managers.
• Consults with Project Engineers, resident project representatives and contractors' superintendents on work progress and construction problems; reviews equipment utilization data and time/cost estimates.
• Creates documentation procedures to capture and deal with changes in original project plan.
• Directs, develops, implements, and evaluates project budgets, schedules, work plans, resources requirements, and cost estimates and projections.
• Identifies potential project impediments, risks, and issues, and design strategies to mitigate or avoid them.
• Monitors and manages project cost and quality to ensure project is completed within budget and to ensure deliverables are acceptable and fulfill the terms of the project contract or specifications.
• Oversees project assignments, determines work requirements to complete project plans and coordinates scheduling to accommodate projects already underway.
• Oversees and monitors the inspections of construction methods, workmanship and maintenance procedures to ensure contractors build, install, maintain and repair traffic control/data collection related equipment or facilities in accordance with plans, specifications, and contract requirements.

Technical Project Manager II:

• Reviews and analyzes project performance and objectives to determine opportunities for improvement across personnel processes, and technology.
• Evaluates project challenges and formulates solutions to achieve objectives related to productivity, quality, and client satisfaction.
• Serves as a lead worker by advising, training, and coaching employees to increase job efficiency; acting as a resource for complex questions; presenting workflow and operational updates to the supervisor/manager, providing input on team members' career conversations; and approving leave requests to ensure operations coverage.
• Analyzes and reports on advanced and highly complex program funding change scenarios and their impact to individual project schedules.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline. Relevant experience may be substituted for education on a year per year basis.

Experience:

• Technical Project Manager I: 5 years construction project management; project management, process engineering and/or business process improvement methodologies. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent).
• Technical Project Manager II: 6 years construction project management; project management, process engineering and/or business process improvement methodologies. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent).

Licenses and Certifications:

• Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• May require certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Six Sigma Black Belt or one or more change management disciplines.

Competencies:

Technical Project Manager I:

• Industry guidelines, specifications and codes in the production and use of technical plans for the development and delivery of products and services
• Local, state, and federal laws and regulations relevant to the administration of the project undertaken
• Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements
• Applicable project development (planning, environmental, right of way, design, letting, construction, and project closeout) document preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements
• Project delivery process
• Project Management best practices
• Project scheduling and coordination activities
• Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
• Project management monitoring
• Using computers and applicable computer software
• Follow applicable safety standards, practices and procedures

Technical Project Manager II:

• Critical path method for managing projects
• Project management theories and practices applicable to highly complex projects
• Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others
• Project management monitoring
• Using computers and applicable computer software
• Addressing changes in scope and budget
• Analyze complex information and develop plans to address identified issues
• Identify project risks and gaps
• Evaluate process performance
• Follow applicable safety standards, practices and procedures

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Sedentary work: Lift up to 10lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools
• Light Work: Lift up to 20lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 10lbs
• Standing-prolonged periods of time
• Repetitive motion- substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
• Close Visual Acuity- work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading

Conditions of Employment:

• This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre-employment physical.
• Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety impact positions. This is a Safety Impact position and will be subject to random drug testing.
• Please note that the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation – 49 CFR Part 40, at 40.151(e) – does not authorize “medical marijuana” under a state law to be a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test result for an employee in this position.