RICHLAND COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

CLASS DESCRIPTION

2022

CLASS TITLE: TRANSPORTATION PROJECT MANAGER

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CLASS

The purpose of the class is to serve as the Transportation Project Manager for all projects funded by the County Penny Transportation Program.  This class will work within the Transportation Department to implement and manage all aspects of the Transportation Penny Program. This class has expertise of transportation planning; project scheduling; surveying; engineering and design; right-of-way acquisition; utility coordination; permitting; cost estimating; construction plan review; construction procurement; value engineering; construction contract management; construction inspection and standards; field revisions; and conflict resolution. This class will also work as a liaison to other government and public entities, such as the Richland County Department of Public Works, the City of Columbia, the South Carolina Department of Transportation, various homeowners associations and the general public regarding Transportation Penny projects. This class provides in-house transportation engineering project management from design to completion. This class plans, organizes and implements the aforementioned project types within organizational policies. This class shall perform related professional, administrative and supervisory work as required in support of all Transportation Penny items.

This position reports directly to the County Assistant Director of Transportation.

ESSENTIAL TASKS

The tasks listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class.  Management may assign additional tasks related to the type of work of the class as necessary.

Lead project planning process with staff and consultants in a manner that maximizes taxpayer funding.

Establish project schedules based on input from staff, program management firms, and stakeholders from other government agencies like the City, SCDOT, DHEC, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that are achievable given individual project complexity.

Negotiate scopes and fees for design contracts to include field surveying, engineering, and design for Transportation Penny Projects.

Direct plan revisions to minimize right of way acquisitions when necessary and in the best interest of the County.  Also meets with right of way agents, property owners, and condemnation attorneys in attempts to settle right of way acquisitions.

Facilitate meetings between designers and utility companies to identify utility impacts within project limits.  Also oversees utility relocations in an efficient manner to maintain project schedules.

Submit plans for permitting purposes to other agencies such as, but not limited to S.C. DHEC and U.S. ACE.  Manages responses to permitting questions from permitting entities, and ensures permits are obtained in an efficient manner to maintain project schedules.

Manage reconciliation meetings between designers and program management firms to finalize engineer’s estimates prior to bid openings.

Manage and oversee construction plan reviews with staff, designers, and other government agencies to address plan review comments.  Ensures specifications and special provisions that accompany final construction plans are included in bid documents.  Participate in procurement of contractors to address questions submitted prior to bid openings.

Manage value engineering meetings pre and post-construction.  Serves as construction contract manager on behalf of the County to include field inspection, approval of field revisions, and manages conflict resolution when necessary. 

Possess knowledge of SCDOT and County roadway design and construction standards. Possess knowledge of SCDOT and County bridge design and construction standards.

Meets with County officials, residents and citizen groups to discuss and resolve problems related to Transportation Penny projects. Assist by staffing the Transportation Penny Advisory Committee. 

Attend and participate in County Council and Committee meetings as needed.

Supervise subordinates and support staff, if applicable.  Supervisory duties include instructing, assigning, reviewing, planning work of others, maintaining standards, coordinating activities, selecting new employees, acting on employee problems, approving employee discipline and discharge.

Performs general administrative / clerical work as required, including but not limited to preparing reports and correspondence, copying and filing d