Capital Projects - Projects Manager

Clay County - Small Towns. Big Passions.

Pay:

$34.48 - $40.34

Job Summary

Manage all aspects of projects from conception to completion including the oversight of development, budgets, engineering, construction, and scheduling. Evaluate and determine appropriate construction methods; identify required personnel, material, and equipment required for efficient and cost-effective execution of assigned project activities; and prepare cost estimates. Coordinates the work of contractors, including maintaining work record data; negotiating work changes and equitable adjustment requests; writing change orders; and monitoring the administration of QA/QC and safety programs and compliance with labor rules and regulations. Establishes, develops, and manages relationships with internal and external customers and other stakeholders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Project Manager I

• Take multiple projects from Concept to Final Completion but do not own the project once completed.
• Conducts pre-construction conferences and leads construction meetings.
• Assigns, schedules, monitors, and reviews the work of others, including contractors.
• May provide training for others engaged in assigned engineering and construction projects or project functions.
• Generates detailed project scope documents; establishes priorities and work sequences required to achieve project objectives; and determines the impact of resequencing work.
• Evaluate and determine appropriate construction methods; identify required personnel, material, and equipment required for efficient and cost-effective execution of assigned project activities; and prepare cost estimates.
• Anticipates potential litigation issues and consults with appropriate risk management experts to structure contracts and contract administration activities in order to maintain a legally defensible position with all concerned parties.
• Develops and periodically maintains Bridging Document (contract) or Project Request Form (PRF) with input from project customers & stakeholders.
• Prepares requests for services:  Request for Bid (RFBs), Requests for Quotes (RFQs), and Requests for Proposal (RFPs) and makes recommendations for the awarding of bids.
• Defines contract requirements (milestones) for Critical Path (CPM) scheduling and identifies potential events that could significantly affect the project schedule or cost.
• Reviews final plans, specifications, special conditions, and agreements and provides detailed interpretations of plan specifications, conditions, and agreements to others.
• Verifies that all necessary permits, insurance and licenses are in place prior to the start of construction.
• Performs contract administration and construction inspections for assigned projects or project functions to ensure all work is completed in an orderly and timely manner in compliance with contract terms; project plans and specifications; County standards, policies, and procedures; established industrial construction standards; and project schedules and budgets.
• Maintain all project files, records, and logs: Contract, TA, PO, PCO, CO, Bonds, Insurance, Invoice, RFI, AFP, Transmittals, Permits, RFC, ROW, Progress Photographs, etc.
• Tracks environmental issues related to construction projects, including mitigation (wetland), compensation, and enhancement opportunities programs.
• Maintains a balance between legally defensible contract administration and open, effective communication with vendors and contractors.
• Work with the County's Real-Estate department and outside Real-Estate agencies to identify and acquire all necessary property for the project, to include: Permanent or Temporary Easements, License Agreements (LA), Temporary Construction Easements (TCE) and fee simple purchase.
• Verify the project property is correctly zoned for the intended project use.
• Coordinates the work of contractors, including maintaining work record data; negotiating work changes and equitable adjustment requests; writing change orders; and monitoring the administration of QA/QC and safety programs and compliance with labor rules and regulations.
• Creates and/or maintains project schedules, budgets, and field reports to enforce budget and schedule controls; track and control cash flow and construction costs; and avoid overruns.
• Coordinates and incorporate existing utility into project scope and ensure that Developer Agreements items are included in the plans (e.g., CCUA requires two (2) ball check valves when the County installs a private sewer lift station).
• Monitors project progress to ensure work is carried out and completed in a safe, reliable, efficient, cost effective and environmentally sound manner, on time and within budget.
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