DWM Engineering Services - Project Manager III

Posting Expires May 28, 2024

Salary Range:$83,984- $104,980.05

General Summary

The Project Manager III(CIP) is responsible for planning, directing and coordinating, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities and systems. Duties at this level include but are not limited to: directing all monitoring and control of project activities to assure quality control measures are adhered to; participating in the conceptual development of a construction project; overseeing personnel actions and decisions; and managing schedules and budgets. This is a fully seasoned professional level capable of independently carrying out most assignments typical of the profession. This level would be attainable by multiple incumbents in a workgroup (not necessarily a II) but would ot be an “automatic” promotional level.

Supervision Received

Works under very general supervision. Depending on organization structure, may work independently with responsibility for an assigned function or program.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities   These are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all inclusive.  May perform other duties as assigned.

• Directs all execution of activities so that project related tasks are synchronized minimizing lags and enhancing cohesion of deliverables of the product’s quality.
• Oversees personnel actions and decisions; manages conflict resolution and team-building activities;
• Performs teams and individual performance evaluations and reporting;
• Reviews contractors’ daily journals for comparison to inspectors; daily journals for accuracy and congruency to avoid any conflicts when contractors are preparing applications for payments to the City for delivered work.
• Reviews, monitors and evaluates operational activities at the water and wastewater facilities and recommends actions to ensure optimal utilization of the City’s resources.
• Supervises staff and encourages staff development.
• Plans out projects by creating a comprehensive set of plans that will enable the project team to deliver the project objectives. 
• Monitors and controls project efforts by reviewing project work results and comparing them to planned results.
• Identifies variances to work products and directs actions required.

Decision Making

• Applies organizational policies. Selects from multiple procedures and methods to accomplish tasks. Establishes work methods, timetables, performance standards, etc. 

Leadership Provided

• Manages progress meetings to review status of ongoing projects and coordinates with the Sponsor, Public Information Officer, Safety Officer, Project Controls/Scheduler, Permit Coordinator and Land Acquisition team to review work in progress, data deliverables to ensure the project is within budget and provide work group leadership guidance, and/or training to less experienced staff. Typically has formal project management and/or skills development responsibilities.

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Knowledge of: principles and practices of project management including scope development and tracking, organization planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management and conflict management. 
• Knowledge of business management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods and coordination of people and resources; principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction; practical application of engineering science technology, including applying principles, techniques and procedures to the planning, design and construction of water and wastewater infrastructure.
• Skills in time management of self and others; listening and communicating exceptionally well to effectively convey information verbally and in writing; analytical skills with demonstrated talent for identifying, scrutinizing, improving and streamlining complex work processes; motivating, developing and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job; using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Skills in: Oracle, Discoverer, Excel and other technical software in order to create well-structured documents, reports, spreadsheets, presentations, proposals and other management documents; 
• Skills in preparing effective and strong oral and written co