Supervisor - Project Management, Licensed

Collier County, FL; Naples (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Collier County, FL is seeking a professional engineer to supervise engineering design work for construction projects in the responsible department. The role requires directing staff, coordinating with contractors, and ensuring compliance with codes while guiding design and project budgets.

You will oversee planning, scheduling, procurement, and quality control across multiple projects, including coordination with consultants and other divisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is required.
• Seven (7) years of related experience.
• Fingerprinting required.
• Must possess and maintain Florida Professional Engineer (PE) license; or equivalent license such as PA/PLA/PG as applicable; must obtain Florida PE license within 12 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and performs professional engineering design work involving construction projects for an assigned Department/Division.
• Directs and evaluates assigned staff, handles employee concerns, assigns work, and completes performance appraisals.
• Provides guidance to employees, contractors, and work crews; coordinates daily activities; inspects work and resolves complex situations with technical direction.
• Ensures compliance with codes, laws, rules, standards, and safety procedures; interprets plans and specs; initiates actions to correct deviations.
• Plans and oversees design, planning, scheduling, and construction activities; develops long- and short-term goals; reviews legislative impact on projects.
• Develops divisional policies; establishes project tracking, reporting, and budgeting; prepares cost estimates and monitors expenditures.
• Designs architectural drawings and engineering plans using CAD; maintains models and provides data to consultants.
• Prepares engineering reports, reviews plans and specs for compliance, and conducts field checks; recommends design improvements.
• Prepares project schedules and monitors progress; coordinates bidding, contracts, and procurement; drafts bid packages and conducts meetings.
• Coordinates permitting efforts with multiple divisions and consultants; prepares applications and required documents.
• Oversees and coordinates work of consultants and contractors; administers maintenance contracts and reviews invoices.
• Manages projects through design and construction; attends progress meetings; processes change orders and purchase orders.
• Conducts inspections and quality control; coordinates final inspections and project acceptance.
• Coordinates with other divisions, consultants, and agencies; schedules utility coordination.
• Facilitates public education and community outreach; communicates project details to residents and organizations.
• Participates in legal proceedings; meets with County Attorneys; prepares executive summaries for boards.
• Performs other duties as required; essential staff may work during emergencies.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Responsibilities

• Supervises and performs professional engineering design work involving construction projects for an assigned Department/Division.
• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.
• Provides direction, guidance and assistance to employees, contractors, and work crews; coordinates daily work activities; organizes, prioritizes, and assigns work; monitors status of work in progress and inspects completed work; confers with staff, contractors, and work crews as needed; assists with complex/problem situations and provides technical expertise and direction.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable codes, laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures; ensures adherence to established safety procedures; monitors work environment and use of safety equipment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals; interprets construction plans and specifications; research code books as needed; initiates any actions necessary to correct deviations or violations.
• Plans, prioritizes, supervises, and oversees the work of staff members and consultants involved in the design, planning, scheduling, construction, specification development, and various activities during various stages of engineering projects. Recommends and assists with implementation of long and short-term plans, goals, and objectives; evaluates efficiency and effectiveness of Division operations, activities, systems, and procedures and recommends improvements or modifications; reviews proposed legislation to determine potential impact on current/future projects/programs; assesses and provides input regarding the impact of project activities on County public/private facilities.
• Assists with development and implementation of divisional policies and procedures.
• Establishes schedules and methods for providing effective and timely capital project management support; develops project tracking and status reporting systems; prepares various reports on status of operations and activities. Assists with development and implementation of divisional budget; prepares and administers project budgets; prepares cost estimates; submits justifications for budget requests; monitors expenditures to ensure compliance with approved budget.
• Designs/develops architectural drawings, engineering plans, and specifications associated with proposed projects; defines design needs; determines design solutions; develops design modifications and improvements to existing systems; produces designs using computer-aided design (CAD) software and drafting instruments; maintains computer models and provides modeling data to consultants.
• Prepares engineering reports, analyses, and records. Reviews construction plans, designs, design reports, and specifications pertaining to projects; reviews design compliance with applicable laws, codes, and standards; ensures constructability of plans; conducts field checks of proposed designs; makes recommendations concerning improvements, modifications, design strategies, structural systems, or other aspects of project development.
• Prepares project schedules; monitors progress of project in meeting established schedule.
• Coordinates process for bidding and contracting of services; prepares Requests For Proposal (RFPs) for engineering services, design services, construction services, inspection services, maintenance services, or other services; prepares bid packages; conducts pre-bid and pre-construction meetings; issues addendums to clarify questionable issues; participates in negotiations of scope of services and fees for professional services agreements; makes recommendations to Boards regarding selection of vendors and awarding of contracts; compiles contract language, including specifications package.
• Coordinate acquisition and/or maintenance of required permitting; research federal, state, and local code requirements; coordinates efforts between multiple Divisions, co-applicants, and consultants to prepare application documents; develops programs and reports as required by permit.
• Oversees, administers, and coordinates work performed by consultants, contractors, or other service providers; administers annual maintenance contracts; monitors work to ensure compliance with terms of contract; reviews invoices and payment requests submitted by consultants/contractors.
• Manages projects during design and construction phases; attends regular project progress meetings; prepares, reviews, and processes change orders for changes to contracted scope of work; processes purchase order requisitions, work orders, and invoices; reviews project progress reports submitted by contractors; monitors adherence to project schedules; provides technical assistance to capital projects management staff.
• Conducts inspections, monitors work, and maintains records to ensure quality control; inspects quality of construction work and materials; coordinates final inspections with contractors and engineers; coordinates project acceptance with other County divisions or government agencies.
• Coordinates projects and work activities with other Divisions, consultants, contractors, sub-contractors, utility companies, state agencies, outside agencies, or others as needed; coordinates with utility engineering staff to identify location of existing utilities and conduct other utility work.
• Coordinates public education activities relating to Division projects, services, and activities; coordinates neighborhood programs involving participation of residents, such as resident traffic teams; speaks to property owners and community organizations and provides information regarding projects and activities; develops press releases and public information materials for distribution.
• Participates in legal activities relating to projects; attends hearings during court proceedings and provides depositions; meets with County Attorneys to discuss cases.
• Prepares/submits requests for review/changes to ordinances or resolutions. Prepares executive summaries for presentation to Board of County Commissioners, Planning Commission, or other officials.
• Performs other related duties as required.
• Essential Employees may be required to work during an undeclared emergency and/or declared emergency. On an incident-by-incident basis, the County’s Administrative Office will make the determination as to who will be required to work.
• This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary that are a logical assignment to the position.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required. Related fields may be accepted in non-engineering areas of concentration.

Seven (7) years of related experience.

Fingerprinting required.

Licenses and Certificates

• Must possess and maintain valid State of Florida Professional Engineer (PE) license; or possess and maintain other equivalent valid licenses depending upon area of concentration as a Professional Architect (PA) license, a Professional Landscape Architecture (PLA) license, or a Professional Geologist (PG) license.
• May possess PE from another state but must obtain a Florida Professional Engineer license within twelve (12) months from the date of hire; or possess and maintain other equivalent valid licenses depending upon area of concentration such as a Florida Professional Architect (PA) license, Florida Professional Landscape Architecture (PLA) license, or a Florida Professional Geologist (PG) license within twelve (12) months from the date of hire.
• May be required to possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver’s License with any applicable endorsement(s) to drive a County vehicle as provided in CMA 5805.

Salary offers above the minimum pay grade may be considered based on qualifications.

Essential Employees may be required to work during an undeclared emergency and/or declared emergency. On an incident-by-incident basis, the County’s Administrative Office will make the determination as to who will be required to work.

Essential Employees may be required to work during an undeclared or declared emergency. The County’s Administrative Office will determine who will be required to work on an incident-by-incident basis.

This job posting is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position.

This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary that are a logical assignment to the position.