Construction Projects Manager

City of Denton, TX; Denton (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Denton is seeking an experienced Project Manager to coordinate single or multiple large-scale capital improvement projects. You will oversee time, cost, and quality of construction across streets, water, wastewater, solid waste, and drainage initiatives.

Responsibilities include ensuring contractor compliance with plans and specs, maintaining records, and liaising between owner, engineering consultants and contractors. A PMP is required within 18 months of hire.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in Engineering or related field with five years of progressively responsible construction experience.
• Any combination of related education, experience, certifications and licenses that will enable performing essential functions.
• Must possess or obtain PMP certification within eighteen (18) months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate large-scale capital improvement projects across streets, water, wastewater, solid waste, and drainage.
• Ensure contract requirements are implemented by contractor and subcontractors, including plans, specs, shop drawings, contracts, references.
• Maintain compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations.
• Maintain construction activity records and liaison between owner, engineers and contractors.
• Interpret and analyze project plans and submittals for contractors.
• Assure quality control and manage risks.
• Review progress and prepare status reports.
• Administer field orders, change orders, RFIs, and daily/monthly activity reports.
• Coordinate with consultants, contractors, and outside agencies.
• Monitor schedule, resolve delays due to weather or emergencies.

Skills

Construction management

Project coordination

Effective communication

Leadership

Scheduling & budgeting

Risk management

Bilingual Spanish/English

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

PMP certification

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office Suite

Construction project management software

Job description

Responsible for the coordination of single or multiple large-scale capital improvement projects, including overseeing the time, cost, and quality of construction projects

Essential Functions:

• Performs assignments requiring the application of intensive and diversified knowledge of construction and management principles and practices in broad areas of assignments for construction of streets, water, wastewater, solid waste, and drainage projects.
• Ensures that contract requirements are implemented by contractor and subcontractors including but not limited to project plans, specifications, shop drawings, contracts, reference standards, etc.
• Ensures compliance with local, state and federal laws;
• Maintains records of construction activities and serves as a liaison between the owner, engineering consultant and construction contractor and sub-contracting companies
• Interprets and analyzes project plans and specifications, reference standards, shop drawing submittals, etc. for the contractor as needed
• Assures quality control with all aspects of the contractor and subcontractor?s work activities, participate in the analyzes to manage and mitigate risks
• Reviews the work progress on daily basis and prepares internal and external reports pertaining to job status
• Administers routine construction documents including field orders, change orders, request for information (RFI), notations for record drawings, daily/monthly activities reports, etc.
• Assignments may include calculations, review of equipment components and specifications, review of pay estimates, and report preparations
• Project manager for dealing with consultants, contractors, and other outside agencies
• Exercises originality and judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation or modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria
• Confers with supervisors or other managers to monitor construction progress, including worker productivity, and compliance with engineering and safety codes.
• Ensures that a project is completed according to schedule, resolves problems that arise due to inclement weather, emergencies, or other issues that may cause delays.

• Maintains regular and punctual on-site attendance

Additional Duties:

• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications / Acceptable Equivalency:

• Bachelor?s degree in Engineering or related field plus five years of progressively responsible experience in construction.

OR

• Any combination of related education, experience, certifications and licenses that will result in a candidate successfully performing the essential functions of the job

Core Competencies:

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Ability to form and maintain effective relationships with co-workers and customers
• Advanced knowledge of construction management processes, means, and methods
• Expert knowledge of building products, construction details, and relevant rules, regulations, and quality standards
• Understanding of all facets of the construction process
• Ability to plan and see the big picture
• Competent in conflict and crisis management
• Leadership and human resources management skills
• Excellent time and project management skills

Preferences:

• Bilingual in Spanish and English
• Prior coordination of municipal construction project management and operations for landfill, wastewater, water, and/or drainage projects experience
• Familiarity with use of Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD, and Construction Project Management Software
• Voluntary certification through the Construction Manager Certification Institute or equivalent educational institution.

Conditions of Employment:

• Must have and maintain a valid Class “C” Driver’s License and valid state required minimum automobile liability insurance prior to employment (must obtain Texas Class “C” driver’s license and state required minimum automobile liability insurance within 90 days of hire per state law)
• Must pass a drug test, driver’s license check, criminal history background check, employment history verification, and social security number verification
• Must pass a physical examination
• Must be able to work outside of regular business hours as required
• Must possess or obtain and maintain a valid Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) within eighteen (18) months of employment

Physical Requirements:

Overall Strength Demands: The italicized word describes the overall strength demands of the functions performed by the incumbent during a typical workday.

Sedentary lifting no more than 10 pounds

Light lifting no more than 20 pounds; carry up to 10 pounds

Medium lifting no more than 50 pounds, carry up to 25 pounds

Heavy lifting no more than 100 pounds, carry up to 50 pounds

Very Heavy lifting more than 100 pounds, carry more than 50 pounds

Physical Demand Codes: The following describes if the incumbent is expected to exert the following physical demands, and the overall frequency.

Codes for how often:

• Y = Yes
• N = No
• E = extensive (100-70%)M = moderate (60-30%)
• I = infrequent (20-10%)
• A = almost never (<10%)

• 1. Standing: E
• 2. Sitting: M
• 3. Walking: M
• 4. Lifting: I
• 5. Carrying: I
• 6. Pushing/Pulling: I
• 7. Overhead Work: I
• 8. Fine Dexterity: I
• 9. Kneeling: M
• 10.Crouching: M
• 11.Crawling: M
• 12.Bending: M
• 13.Twisting: M
• 14.Climbing: M
• 15.Balancing: M
• 16.Vision: E
• 17.Hearing: E
• 18.Talking: E
• 19.Video Display: E
• 20.Other:

Machines, Tools, Equipment and Work Aids: The essential functions of this position require the use of digital equipment such as calculators, scanners, laptops, digital cameras, and digital video methods; the use of safety equipment such as confined space air blowers, tripod rescue harnesses, air quality monitoring devices, ladders, hard hats and safety shoes; Other tools used in the daily activities include engineering scale rulers, engineering levels, and standard hand tools.

Environmental Factors: The essential functions of this position are performed under all types of environments from field offices, construction sites, confined spaces, heights, climbing and descending using ladders; most of the activities will be exposed to cold, hot and wet environments; The fieldwork could expose the individual to hazards including traffic, insects and wild plants such as thorn bushes and poison ivy.

EEO STATEMENT

The City of Denton is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the City of Denton to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any protected class, status, characteristic, or activity. All employment decisions, including decisions regarding recruitment, selection, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, advancement, discipline, discharge, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment are made without regard to any lawfully protected class, status, characteristic, or activity.

ADA/EOE/ADEA This job description is not an employment agreement, contract agreement, or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.