Sr. Program Manager, Wastewater

DIVISION: Operations

DEPARTMENT: Engineering & Construction

UNION/GRADE: Unit 9/Grade 30

BASIC PURPOSE:

Manages all projects in assigned Programs from conceptual planning through construction contract award.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Works under the general supervision of the Assistant Director, Engineering.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Exercises close supervision of the internal staff as necessary, including performance reviews, to manage engineering consultant activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manages assigned Programs including conformance to standards and procedures, staffing assignments, project scheduling and prioritization, and work product quality.
• Oversees the work of professional engineering consultants under contract to the MWRA including quality of outputs, budget and schedule compliance and conformance to contract terms.
• Prepares project specifications, contract documents, requests for proposals and necessary documents to secure grants and permits from various federal and state agencies.
• Supervises professional engineering work of substantial difficulty and importance requiring the application of professional engineering principles and the exercise of independent engineering judgement.
• Coordinates projects with communities, government agencies and other MWRA departments.
• Provides technical assistance to other staff in the development of program plans and designs for projects related to program management.
• Prepares annual and supplementary budget requests for the program.
• Participates in consultant selection procedures and contract negotiations.
• Addresses community and professional organizations on agency programs and policies, prepares reports and correspondence and maintains liaison with representatives of other agencies

SECONDARY DUTIES:

• Performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

• Knowledge of engineering principles and practices as normally attained through a four (4) year college program in civil engineering or related field; and
• Understanding of issues related to engineering design as acquired through eight (8) to ten (10) years of experience in water and/or wastewater field, of which a minimum of four (4) years is in a supervisory capacity; or
• Any equivalent combination of education or experience.

Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of water and/or wastewater unit operations design and operation, process control theory, practices and principle and computer applications.
• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Massachusetts Registered Professional Engineer preferred
• A valid Class D Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Operators License.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:

Office equipment as normally associated with the use of telephone, personal computer including word processing and other software, copy and fax machine.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, taste or smell.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts, and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and vibration. The employee occasionally works in high precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chem