Project Manager
City of Norfolk, VAAbout the role
Posting number: 14223
Department: Public Works
Division: Division of Streets & Bridges
Job classification: Project Manager
Posting type: Open
Categories: Public Works, Community Development, Customer Service, Project Management
Summary
The City of Norfolk's Department of Public Works is seeking qualified candidates for a Project Manager position in our Division of Streets and Bridges. The Project Manager will be responsible for performing engineering and project management of municipal road maintenance repairs and resurfacing projects throughout the city. The Project Manager will work together with the Operations Superintendent, inspectors and other Public Works managers and supervisors daily.The Department of Public Works builds, maintains, and operates the physical facilities that support and enhance the lives of Norfolk’s citizens, businesses, and visitors, including the City’s Storm Water System, Street Network and Waste Management and Recycling Systems. The Department is comprised of 8 divisions that function collectively to make your commute safe and efficient, your neighborhood more attractive, and the streets and sidewalks clean and well-maintained.
The Streets and Bridges Division perform maintenance and repairs of approximately 2,012 lane miles of streets, 968 sidewalks, 1,225 miles of curb line, 58 bridges and waterfront structures within the public right-of-way, and oversees the pavement resurfacing program. The Division of Streets and Bridges perform snow and ice removal and assists in storm debris removal.
Examples of duties
Essential functions include but are not limited to:- Manages construction and design projects by supervising the process, determining engineering solutions, managing and reviewing designs, investigating problem areas, coordinating with consultants and contractors, reviewing and processing drawings, scheduling and chairing progress meetings, performing site visits, performing construction inspections, negotiating construction change order proposal requests and recommending approvals.
- Provides project support by coordinating the preparation of engineering designs, plans, specifications and cost estimates for the construction of municipal structures, coordinating the creation and maintenance of databases, scheduling and chairing pre-construction conferences, tracking and coordinating project schedules and budgets, performing technical and construction reviews on plans, administering contracts, participating in contract procurement, and developing standard procedures and contract language.
- Administers construction projects by participating in progress meetings, maintaining project status reports, preparing cost estimates, scheduling, coordinating and performing quality control inspections, posting changes and maintaining project plans, identifying and resolving construction field problems, and preparing engineering diagrams and sketches.
- Develop Requests for Proposals and manage contracts for the Streets and Bridges Division and bridge projects. Independently develop scopes of work and estimated costs and schedules, negotiate scope and costs on behalf of the Department, prepare and execute task orders, and provide technical review of consultant work products. Provide oversight of construction projects, supply technical input on construction-related issues, and review and validate change order requests.
- Conducts field evaluations for Capital Improvement Projects, developing them for priority. Coordinates with Right of Way, Virginia Department of Transportation, and other entities for new and assigned projects.
- Manage and track capital improvement projects. User of the Financial Management System in budgeting for accounts of projects assigned.
- Addresses citizen concerns by communicating information, inspecting sites, determining remedies, coordinating with field personnel, and managing call response databases. Responds to citizen requests, civic groups, and interdepartmental agencies. Perform duties by providing public information, receiving citizen inquiries and complaints, investigating problems, developing solutions, participating in public meetings, providing status reports, attending inter and intra departmental meetings and serving on committees.
- Performs administrative duties by representing the division at agency meetings, preparing correspondence and reports.
- Provides technical expertise to field inspectors management staff and within the Department as well as within other Departments, outside agencies, and private property owners. Perform site inspections to determine the most satisfa
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