Capital Program Administrator (Transportation/Capital Program Construction)

Broward County, Florida; Plantation (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

County-funded Health Savings Account (

11 Holidays Per Year

Paid Vacation Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement (Up to $2,000)

Paid Parental Leave

Pension or Investment Plan

Job summary

Broward County Transportation Department seeks a Capital Program Administrator to lead major rail and bus facility construction projects, from planning through closeout. The role requires coordinating with operations, consultants, and contractors to ensure on-time delivery within budget.

The incumbent will supervise staff, develop work plans, prepare estimates, and report progress to executive administrators. Strong knowledge of project management and transit infrastructure is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or closely related field.
• Requires six (6) years of experience in capital project management, design and/or engineering work in transit, transportation, or a closely related field.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver's License for duration of appointment

Responsibilities

• Directs major rail and bus facility construction projects, including the development of work plans, schedules, cost estimates, and specifications.
• Prepares documentation, graphics presentations, budgetary estimates, and analyses for potential and upcoming projects; provides direction and options analysis in construction and development.
• Supervises, recruits, mentors, and motivates assigned personnel to foster a collaborative work environment through professional growth and performance accountability.
• Manages construction management consultants and contractors, conducting regular progress and resolution meetings to manage all aspects of project delivery and maintain momentum.
• Administers and monitors work for compliance with schedule, budget, technical, safety, and legal requirements.
• Oversees contract document reviews, bid form preparation, pre-bid conferences, proposal evaluations and negotiations with consultants and contractors.
• Performs administrative work and financial tasks, including preparing change orders and work authorizations, approving invoices, managing final project closeouts, and assisting with fiscal year budget requests.
• Serves as a liaison and representative for the department's infrastructure program, collaborating with government, regulatory, and community stakeholders to advance project goals.
• Coordinates with Operations Division staff during testing, start-up, and project activation.
• Establishes a QC/QA Project Program and procedures to standardize the project management process and improve quality and performance.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Skills

Budgeting

Scheduling

Construction Management

Project Management

Civil Engineering

Stakeholder Coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

AutoTURN

Job description

REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES

Benefits of Broward County Employment

High Deductible Health Plan - Bi-Weekly Premiums:

Single $10.90 / Family $80.79

Includes a County-Funded Health Savings Account (Up to $2,000 Annually)

Consumer Driven Health Plan - Bi-Weekly Premiums:

Single $82.58 / Family $286.79

Florida Retirement System (FRS) - Pension or Investment Plan

457 Deferred Compensation Employee Match

Eleven (11) Paid Holidays Each Year

Vacation (Paid Time Off) = 2 Weeks Per Year

Up to 40 Hours of Job Basis Leave for Eligible Positions

Tuition Reimbursement (Up to $2,000 Annually)

Paid Parental Leave

THIS JOB ANNOUNCEMENT TO REMAIN POSTED UNTIL A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF QUALIFIED APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED AND MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME.

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners Transportation Department is seeking qualified candidates for Capital Program Administrator in its Capital Delivery and Infrastructure Maintenance Division.

The Capital Program Administrator in the Broward County Transportation Department, Capital Delivery and Infrastructure Maintenance Division directs the agency's major rail and bus facility construction projects. This role oversees the full project lifecycle from initial planning, scheduling, and budget estimation to consultant management, contract negotiations, and seamless integration with operations. The incumbent works under administrative supervision, developing and implementing program within organizational policies and reports major activities to executive-level administrators through conferences and reports.

General Description

Manages budgeting, design, permitting, construction and close-out of large construction and capital improvement projects.

Works under administrative supervision, developing and implementing programs within organizational policies and reports major activities to executive level administrators through conferences and reports.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or closely related field.

Requires six (6) years of experience in capital project management, design and/or engineering work in transit, transportation, or a closely related field.

Special Certifications and Licenses

Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver's License for duration of appointment

Preferences

• Master's Degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in architecture, civil engineering, construction management, or closely related field


• Master's Degree (5-Year) from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a separate/relevant field


• Registered Architect or Professional Engineer Licensure


• Certified Construction Manager (CCM)


• Project Management Professional (PMI)


• Transit Safety and Security Program (TSSP)


• Other Certification in Design, Engineering, or Construction


• Three (3) or more years direct experience with planning, design, or construction of transit or transportation projects, including horizontal and/or vertical projects


• Proficiency with engineering software such as AutoCAD, MicroStation, AutoTURN, or related modeling tools


• Three (3) or more years experience in alternative delivery models such as design-build, CMAR, Phased-design-build and others


• Three (3) or more years experience in site development, civil, structural, systems, drainage, or architectural engineering as applied to facilities

SCOPE OF WORK

Duties and Responsibilities

Directs major rail and bus facility construction projects, including the development of work plans, schedules, cost estimates, and specifications.

Prepares documentation, graphic presentations, budgetary estimates, and analyses for potential and upcoming projects; provides direction and options analysis in the area of construction and development.

Supervises, recruits, mentors, and motivates assigned personnel to foster a collaborative work environment through professional growth and performance accountability.

Manages construction management consultants and contractors, conducting regular progress and resolution meetings to manage all aspects of project delivery and maintain momentum.

Administers and monitors work for compliance with schedule, budget, technical, safety, and legal requirements.

Oversees contract document reviews, bid form preparation, pre-bid conferences, proposal evaluations and recommendations, and negotiations with consultants and contractors.

Performs administrative work and financial tasks, including preparing change orders and work authorizations, approving invoices, managing final project closeouts, and assisting with the preparation of fiscal year budget requests.

Serves as a liaison and representative for the department's infrastructure program, collaborating with government, regulatory, and community stakeholders to advance project goals.

Coordinates with Operations Division staff during testing, start-up, and project activation.

Establishes a Quality Control/Quality Assurance (QC/QA) Project Program and procedures to standardize the project management process and improve quality and performance.

Performs related work as assigned.

Competencies

• Business Insight: Applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals. Leverages insights to shape and drive critical initiatives. Shares industry developments with the team; helps them grasp business and industry fundamentals and understand how they contribute.


• Manages Complexity: Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Offers penetrating questions to help others get to the heart of complex situations and find strong solutions. Uses a range of inputs to fully understand and solve problems.


• Decision Quality: Makes good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward. Ensures that people internalize policies and standards and accept full responsibility for their decisions. Confidently makes choices in the best interests of the organization, deals constructively with resistance.


• Balances Stakeholders: Anticipates and balances the needs of multiple stakeholders. Provides guidance so that others understand the needs of different stakeholders and can balance them appropriately. Makes sure people understand and adhere to ethical standards when working with stakeholders; models and ensures cross-cultural sensitivity.


• Action Oriented: Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm. Encourages others to take timely action and take on new challenges with a can-do attitude. Secures new business opportunities.


• Directs Work: Provides direction, delegating, and removing obstacles to get work done. Delegates tasks, providing generally clear expectations to staff. Coordinates and integrates the team's work, reducing duplication. Measures team progress using the right indicators; recognizes when problems or shortfalls occur.


• Plans and Aligns: Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals. Makes nimble plans accounting for a range of risks and contingencies. Achieves greater cohesion, integration, and alignment between own group and other areas. Both persistent in adversity and nimble in change.


• Ensures Accountability: Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments. Helps team hold each other accountable for goals, adherence to policies and procedures. Tracks team metrics and milestones, redirecting effort, as necessary, for continued progress.


• Communicates Effectively: Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Tailors communication content and style to the needs of others. Pays attention to others' input and perspectives, asks questions, and summarizes to confirm understanding.


• Persuades: Uses compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others. States position with conviction and persuasive rationale. Negotiates skillfully; wins concessions without the other party feeling harmed or frustrated. Achieves a good balance between defending own position and adapting to others' needs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Physical Demands

Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or sustained keyboard operations.

Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)

Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.

Involves routine and frequent exposure to traffic; moving machinery.

SPECIAL INFORMATION

County Core Values

All Broward County employees strive to demonstrate the County's four core behavioral competencies.

• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.


• Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.


• Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.


• Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

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Broward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion. Broward County is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. We support the hiring of people with disabilities; therefore, if you require assistance due to a disability, please contact the Professional Standards Section in advance at or email to make an accommodation request.

County-wide Emergency Responsibilities

Note: During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.

County-wide Employee Responsibilities

All Broward County employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Broward County's Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.

All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.