Senior Project Manager- Design - DPW-Design

City of Indianapolis; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Optional Life Insurance

Job summary

The City of Indianapolis is seeking a Design Management Engineer to oversee local, federal, and multi-modal transportation design projects across Marion County. You will assist Project Managers in engineering activities related to design management and ensure timely delivery within budgets and regulatory requirements.

The role requires initiative, independent judgment, and strong written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or certification in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Technology, Architecture, or related field and 5+ years of equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of City, State, and FHWA policies and specifications as they relate to City infrastructure construction.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; conflict resolution abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provides oversight to design management of local, federal, multi-modal transportation, structural and stormwater projects.
• Provides technical assistance in design specification, plan interpretation, scheduling and planning to Project Managers.
• Ensures design management activity is performed on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with statutes, ordinances, specifications and contract requirements.
• Maintains confidentiality at all times.
• May be expanded with other duties as needed by management.

Skills

Design oversight

Project coordination

Oral and written communication

Conflict resolution

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Professional Engineer license (preferred)

Tools

FHWA policies and specifications

Job description

Agency Summary

The Indianapolis Department of Public Works (DPW) aims to improve residents’ quality of life through bettering public spaces and infrastructure, and through providing excellent public services. With a focus on multi-modal connectivity, thriving green spaces, meaningful capital improvements, universal accessibility, and collaborative public and private partnerships, DPW builds and maintains public infrastructure and park land; manages solid waste collection; and keeps the City’s entire vehicle fleet rolling. One of the largest city agencies, “Team DPW” commits itself to effective efficient customer service for residents and visitors to Indianapolis. The agency is able to do this by cultivating a productive, collaborative, and compliant work environment in order for our workforce to meet the needs of the constituents of Indianapolis and Marion County.

Overview

Agency Summary

The Indianapolis Department of Public Works (DPW) aims to improve residents’ quality of life through bettering public spaces and infrastructure, and through providing excellent public services. With a focus on multi-modal connectivity, thriving green spaces, meaningful capital improvements, universal accessibility, and collaborative public and private partnerships, DPW builds and maintains public infrastructure and park land; manages solid waste collection; and keeps the City’s entire vehicle fleet rolling. One of the largest city agencies, “Team DPW” commits itself to effective efficient customer service for residents and visitors to Indianapolis. The agency is able to do this by cultivating a productive, collaborative, and compliant work environment in order for our workforce to meet the needs of the constituents of Indianapolis and Marion County.

Job Summary

Position responsible for overseeing projects in the design management section and effectively providing assistance to Project Managers in general engineering activities related to design management activities for transportation, environmental, traffic and storm water projects throughout Marion County. Incumbent requires a high degree of initiative and independent judgement. Critical and often times swift decisions will have to be made without the guidance or benefit of direct supervision. Decisions can impact the City of Indianapolis, City officials and policies. Position reports to Administrator Construction.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The City of Indianapolis Marion County is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. We value diversity in perspectives and experiences among colleagues and the residents of this city of whom we serve.

Position Responsibilities

• Provides oversight to design management of local, federal, multi-modal, transportation, structural, and stormwater projects
• Provides technical assistance in design specification and plan interpretation, scheduling, and planning, and general engineering activities to Project Managers
• Assists in ensuring all design management activity is performed on schedule, within budgetary limits, and in accordance with current statutes, ordinances, specifications, and contract requirements
• Must maintain confidentiality at all times
• This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or certification in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Technology, Architecture, or related field and five (5+) years of equivalent experience. The position requires extensive knowledge of City, State, and FHWA policies and specifications as they relate to construction of City infrastructure. The position requires excellent oral and written skills in addition to excellent conflict resolution skills. Must have a valid driver's license.

Preferred Job Requirements And Qualifications

Possession of Professional Engineer license in the state of Indiana is preferred, but not required.

Working Conditions

Essential functions are regularly performed in an office setting without exposure to adverse environmental conditions. Exposure to adverse environmental conditions associated with job sites.

Physical Conditions

• Sitting at a desk the majority of the day
• Some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10) pounds
• Tasks may involve extended periods of time at keyboard or workstation
• Tasks require the ability to perceive and hear sounds and see visual cues or signals
• Tasks require the ability to communicate orally and in writing

All rates are bi-weekly.

Additional Benefits

• Life Insurance Employee Only (rates per $1,000 per month):
• Basic: Employer Paid
• Optional Life Insurance Employee Only (rates per $1,000 per month)

2026 Rate Sheet - To view our rate sheet, please copy and paste this link into your web browser: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:67382b58-4d1a-4519-89d7-8453f91e19a1

Additional

• 25-29 $0.058
• 30-34 $0.083
• 35-39 $0.099
• 40-44 $0.132
• 45-49 $0.223
• 50-54 $0.363
• 55-59 $0.600
• 60-64 $1.0.795
• 65-69 $1.329
• 70 + $2.054

Important Perf Update

• For more information on eligibility options, refer to Proposal 21-288 https://bit.ly/3exq8yR
• All employees hired/rehired after 1/1/2022 have a choice to select the PERF Hybrid plan (3% + Pension) or the INPRS My Choice: Retirement Savings plan (3% + 1% Contribution). The Hybrid plan consists of two components:

Annuity Savings Account (ASA) -This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. You're always vested in your ASA portion - it's always yours.

Pension - The pension portion of the retirement benefit is funded by contributions made by the employer over the course of the employee's career and separate from the annuity savings account. Employees enrolled in the PERF Hybrid plan are eligible for retirement benefits at age sixty-five (65) if they have ten (10) or more years of creditable service. After June 30, 1995, employees may retire at age sixty (60) with at least fifteen (15) years of credible service or if the member's age in years plus the years of credible service equals at least 85 and the member is at least fifty-five (55) years of age. With fifteen (15) or more years of creditable service, the employee may retire as early as age fifty (50) with a reduced pension.

• Employees hired/rehired by the City and County between 1/1/2017 and 12/31/2021 will be automatically enrolled in the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings plan. This plan is an annuity savings account (ASA) only plan and does not have a pension component. Any service that an employee has in the My Choice: Retirement Savings Plan will not count toward the service time requirements for pension eligibility in the Hybrid Plan.

With the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings Plan, the ASA is split up into two parts:

Part one - This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. You're always vested in your ASA portion - it's always yours.

Part Two - This Consists Of An Additional Variable Rate Contribution Paid By The City Toward Your ASA. This Variable Rate Contribution Is Currently 1% Of Your Gross Wages. Vesting In The Value Of The Variable Rate Employer Contribution Will Vary By Length Of Participation. You Are

• 20 percent vested after 1 full year of participation
• 40 percent vested after 2