Lead Construction Project Manager

Harris County; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris County Flood Control District seeks a senior Construction Manager to lead delivery of large capital and maintenance projects across the district. You will direct staff, manage consultants, and ensure compliance with contracts, schedules, and budgets.

Responsibilities include coordinating with stakeholders, controlling costs, mitigating risks, and upholding safety and quality standards while guiding teams through pre-construction to closeout.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution.
• Minimum of ten years of progressive civil engineering experience including drainage/infrastructure work.
• Valid Texas PE license or ability to obtain within six months.

Responsibilities

• Lead construction delivery of multiple District capital, Bond Program, maintenance, partnership, and federally funded projects.
• Direct construction staff and consultants to meet schedule, budget, quality, and District standards.
• Oversee project transitions from pre-construction to closeout and manage risk, cost, and schedule.
• Coordinate with stakeholders, utilities, agencies, and contractors; lead meetings to resolve complex issues.
• Ensure safety, environmental compliance, and quality assurance across all projects.
• Provide mentorship and development for construction staff and engineers.

Skills

Construction management

Leadership

Contract administration

Cost management

Schedule management

Stakeholder coordination

Safety compliance

Quality assurance

Project controls

Mentor & development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

About Harris County Flood Control District:

The Flood Control District has the mission to reduce the risk of flooding in Harris County, the third most populated county in the United States, with a population in excess of 4.7 million, including the City of Houston, the nation’s fourth largest city. The Flood Control District has jurisdiction over the primary stormwater facilities in the county, which consist of approximately 1,500 channels totaling nearly 2,500 miles in length, as well as more than 60 regional stormwater detention basins, totaling more than 10,000 acres and several wetlands mitigation banks including Greens bayou.

What you will do at Harris County Flood Control District:

Responsible for leading the delivery of District construction projects and providing day-to-day management, direction, and oversight of construction staff, consultants, contractors, and project delivery activities. The position manages multiple complex flood risk management and infrastructure projects throughout construction, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with contract requirements, District standards, applicable laws, and funding requirements.

This position serves as a senior construction leader within the Construction Division and is responsible for establishing clear expectations for project teams, coordinating construction management resources, resolving complex project issues, and ensuring effective performance by District staff and construction management consultants.

This role manages projects from pre-construction through final completion and closeout, and provides leadership in construction sequencing, contractor performance, quality assurance, safety, schedule, cost management, change management, claims, risk management, and stakeholder coordination. The Lead Construction Manager supports the delivery of the District's Bond Program, Capital Improvement Program (CIP), Maintenance Capital Projects, Partnership Projects, and federally funded projects.

Essential Functions and Duties:

Construction Management & Project Delivery

• Lead construction delivery of multiple District capital, Bond Program, maintenance, partnership, and federally funded projects.
• Direct construction staff and ensure projects meet contract, scope, schedule, budget, quality, and District requirements.
• Oversee project transition into construction, pre-construction, partnering, completion, and closeout.
• Monitor project performance and accelerate significant issues requiring management action.

Staff & Consultant Management

• Supervise, mentor, and develop assigned construction staff and establish clear performance expectations.
• Manage construction management and engineering consultants and monitor staffing, deliverables, performance, and contractual compliance.
• Allocate staff and consultant resources among projects based on project needs and priorities.
• Address performance issues and promote consistent construction management practices.

Contractor, Cost, Schedule & Risk Management

• Oversee contractor performance, including schedule, cost, quality, safety, production, and contract compliance.
• Monitor project budgets, forecasts, contingencies, schedules, and critical path activities and direct corrective actions as needed.
• Identify and manage construction, design, utility, real estate, environmental, permitting, and site risks.
• Evaluate and support resolution of change orders, claims, time extensions, differing site conditions, disputes, and other contract issues.
• Ensure project teams appropriately document and elevate significant cost, schedule, risk, and contractor performance issues.

Quality, Safety, Environmental & Stakeholder Coordination

• Oversee construction quality assurance and compliance with plans, specifications, testing requirements, District standards, and environmental requirements.
• Ensure deficiencies, non-conforming work, and significant safety concerns are identified, documented, corrected, and appropriately escalated.
• Coordinate with District divisions, governmental agencies, utilities, property owners, consultants, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Lead meetings and facilitate resolution of complex construction, quality, safety, environmental, and stakeholder issues.
• Communicate project status, risks, and recommended actions to Division Directors and Executive Leadership.

Additional Responsibilities and Duties

• Assume additional responsibilities as required, adapting to the evolving demands, responsibilities, needs, and objectives of the District.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx
If you need special services or accommodations, please call [phone] or email [e-mail]. This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline from an ABET-accredited institution

Experience:

• Requires a minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in civil engineering, including design and/or construction of drainage or infrastructure projects.

Licensure:

• Valid Class "C" Texas Driver’s License
• Professional Engineer Registration (PE) in the State of Texas (or ability to obtain within 6 months)

Knowledge Skills, and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of construction management principles, practices, methods, and contract administration.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex construction issues to executive leadership and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of construction contracts, specifications, change management, claims, and dispute resolution.
• Strong understanding of project controls, including cost forecasting, schedule management, contingency management, and performance reporting.
• Strong understanding of civil infrastructure construction, including construction sequencing, means and methods, quality control, scheduling, cost management, and field operations.
• Strong negotiation, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and hold consultants and contractors accountable for performance.
• Ability to evaluate project cost, schedule, quality, safety, and risk and make sound management decisions.
• Ability to identify emerging project issues and proactively implement corrective actions.
• Ability to lead, manage, motivate, mentor, and develop multidisciplinary teams and coordinate effectively across organizational boundaries.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities with minimal supervision.
• Ability to interpret engineering plans, specifications, contracts, schedules, and technical documentation.
• Ability to use construction management, scheduling, document management, and project controls systems.
• Ability to work effectively in both office and construction-site environments.

NOTE:

Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. 'See Resume' will not be accepted for qualifications.

Experience:

• Experience with public-sector infrastructure projects, particularly flood control or stormwater systems. (preferred)
• Experience managing, mentoring, reviewing consultant deliverables, and managing multidisciplinary coordination. (preferred)

Position Type, Salary:

• Regular | Full-Time
• Salary: To be discussed at interview

Location:

• Construction - 7522 Prairie Oak Drive, Houston, TX 77086

Physical Demands and Environmental Exposure:

• Frequent stooping, bending, reaching, lifting, and carrying items up to 11 pounds and occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.
• Frequent sorting, filing, shelving, and handling documents, books, files, file drawers, and related materials and equipment required for clerical operations.
• Frequent driving of a vehicle with automatic controls or four-wheel drive.
• Occasional walking up and down steep slopes of ditches or on rough and uneven surfaces or ground such as sloping terrain, plowed or furrowed areas or construction sites.
• Occasional ascending/descending stairs; prolonged sitting for extended periods of time.
• Work is generally performed indoors in a normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature, air conditions, and noise levels.
• When at field locations, may be exposed to significant levels of heat, cold, moisture, air pollution, wind and dust, wildlife, flying/walking insects, vibration and/or noise in excess of 85 decibels.

Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards. Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.