Salary : $76,399.00 - $118,415.00 Annually Location : Durham, NC Job Type: Full time with benefits Job Number: 24-04931 Department: Public Works Opening Date: 06/11/2024 Closing Date: Continuous Position DescriptionWork. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve. Hiring Range: $70,802.00- $109,756 Schedule: 7:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Top-notch management, highly qualified, competent staff and opportunities for career advancement and professional success make the City of Durham's Public Works Department a great place to work. We create the foundation on which Durham is built, using innovative methods that support the City's growth and enhance our quality of life. If growing professionally while serving your community is for you, bring your skills to Durham! This position is devoted to providing project management and oversight of the design and repair of the City of Durham Public Works infrastructure: to include streets, sidewalks, and stormwater infrastructure. Perform oversight and management of multiple, complex, and high-profile projects of the City's infrastructure. Oversee the entire project which may include inspections, prioritization, construction, close-out, and serve as designated subject matter experts. Candidate needs to have good Decision-making skills, includes providing input into management objectives, establishing work goals, and selecting the method to address a problem or issue, subject to the constraints established by management objectives and direction. Responsible for managing general contractors, inspectors and other consultants; ensuring that project meet deliverables and specifications; inspecting projects on site; re-prioritizing repairs if needed; developing and maintaining project records including documenting all issues, risk, scope and budget changes and impacts to schedules; collaborating with the City Attorney's office to write high-dollar contracts in accordance with procurement laws and regulations, creating, managing, and tracking schedules and budgets; reviewing project documents and construction activities to identify constructability issues and managing risk issues; reporting unresolved issues to management; preparing reports and agenda items for City council; making presentations; reviewing and approving payment request; and participating in project planning and budgeting. Duties/Responsibilities
- Designs and manages the City of Durham Public Works infrastructure repairs; prepares project charters, develops project schedules, conducts bid openings, develops request for proposals, negotiates contracts, leads project meetings, oversees contractors; and ensures that project operations comply with contract specifications, and applicable laws, policies and procedures.
- Performs quality assurance and project monitoring duties; inspects projects on site; creates, manages, and tracks schedules and project performance metrics; selects and approves materials; identifies and manages risk and other project issues; and communicates unresolved issues to upper management.
- Develops project budgets, to include developing budget summaries, monitoring expenditures, reviewing and approving payment requests, processing change orders, reviewing and processing invoices and purchase orders, resolving discrepancies, and making budget-related recommendations to project stakeholders. Work also may involve managing project grants.
- Prepares and/or reviews project contracts, plans, specifications, manuals, progress and other reports, requests for proposals, bid documents, change orders, and other documentation; maintains records; and prepares agenda items for and makes presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaborates with design and other consultants, general and special trades contractors, architects, City Attorney staff, and other City departments, and external agencies; develops and makes presentations to City Council, as assigned; oversees project operations; resolves issues and mitigates project risks; negotiates contracts; and provides technical and general information.
- Performing quality assurance duties, to include tracking and monitoring project performance metric.
- Perform field inspections and monitor operations to ensure compliance with safety and other applicable regulations, policies, and procedures.
Minimum Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Building Construction, Construction Management, Architecture, Design or a direct field.
- Five years of construction project management experience.
- Valid North Carolina Class C Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record acquired within a time frame established by the City.
Additional Preferred Skills
- Five Years of managing municipal or public capital improvement projects.
- Experience managing complex projects.
- Experience managing projects in the field of street and sidewalk repairs.
- Ability to demonstrate understanding of local government administration, finance, and procurement.
- Ability to demonstrate MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook) and Adobe software proficiency.
- Certification in project management, process improvement, organization skills, or equivalent.
Benefits - General Full-Time Employees
- 12-13 paid holidays per year
- 13 standard work days of vacation per year
- 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement
- 2 weeks paid military leave per year
- Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans
- State and City retirement plans
- Short and long term disability plans
- Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions
- City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System
- Paid funeral leave
- Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling
- Paid life insurance equal to annual salary
- 48 hours for volunteer work each year*
- 4 hours parental leave each year
- Workman's Compensation Insurance
- 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)
- 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
- State retirement plan
Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)
- 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
- State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire
- Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire
- Dental and life insurance, after one year of service
- Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service
01 Where did you first hear about this opportunity?
- City of Durham Website
- Walk in
- Job fair
- Employee referral
- Professional organization ***Please list the organization in other box below***
- Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the other box below***
- Craig's List
- Facebook
- LinkedIn
- GlassDoor
- governmentjobs.com
- Monster.com
- Indeed.com
- Employment Security Commission
- Magazine/Newspaper
- Other
02 If you listed other above please give specific web site, organization, or publication. 03 Do you have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license or if you currently have another state driver's license, are you willing to obtain a valid NC driver's license within 60 days of hire?
04 Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.
- Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
- High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
- Associates Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
- PhD or Juris Doctorate
05 Is your Bachelor's (or advanced degree) in Engineering, Building Construction, Construction Management, Architecture, Design or a related field?
- Yes
- No
- I do not have a Bachelor's or advanced degree.
06 How many years of construction project management experience do you have?
- No related experience
- Less than 1 year of related experience
- 1 year but less than 3 years related experience
- 3 years but less than 5 years related experience
- 5 years or more of related experience
07 Do you have experience managing projects in the field of street and sidewalk repairs?
08 Briefly describe your experience managing projects in the field of street and sidewalk repairs. 09 Briefly describe the most complex project you have managed. 10 Do you have experience working in or with municipalities?
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