Job Description:

Capital Delivery Project Manager

Purpose:

Under minimal supervision, this position performs responsible and professional work coordinating various medium-to-large or complex capital improvement engineering and architectural projects, and trains and serves as team leader/supervisor of various projects. Serves as liaison with contractors, consultants, and departments.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Develops, monitors, analyzes, reports, and revises the schedules by obtaining input from knowledge and/or technical sources.
• Manages and initiates review and/or design of engineering/architectural projects.
• Manages the selection process and administers consultant services, including negotiating contract terms and fees by negotiating the contract, approving the consultant's product, approving payment to consultant, initiating poor performance remedies, etc.
• Manages, monitors, and reviews contracts and contractors to ensure compliance with contractual obligations, including administering change orders and estimates.
• Develops short- and long-range plans for future to ongoing projects, including estimating timelines for start-up and completion of projects. Develops, maintains, and improves design and construction project management policies and procedures.
• Provides technical advice and assistance to City management, field personnel, contractors, etc.
• Develops and evaluates plans, criteria, etc. for a variety of projects, programs, and plans.
• Meets with project engineers/architects and contractors to discuss and resolve issues related to designs and design changes.
• Coordinates the analysis of site selection by hiring various consultants to develop reports and reviews recommendations with consultants and sponsoring departments.

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:

May provide leadership and/or supervision to assigned employees or project management.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• Knowledge of engineering and architectural design principles, practices, procedures, and estimating techniques.
• Knowledge of project accounting; architectural and construction methods; and the principles, methods, and practices of project management.
• Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, and codes associate project assignment.
• Knowledge of budget policies and principles.
• Knowledge of contract policies and procedures.
• Skill in adapting, interpreting, and applying guidelines and standards.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining positive relationships with internal and external customers.
• Skill in using available software packages.
• Skill in evaluating contract agreements.
• Skill in writing and interpreting legal descriptions of leases, real estate, easements, and similar properties.
• Skill in negotiating with various audiences to accomplish objectives.
• Skill in written and oral communications including public presentations.
• Skill in completing projects within the required scheduling.
• Ability to make prompt decisions and develop new and relative ideas for providing a quality product and quality customer service with little or no supervision.
• Ability to perform all facets of projects such as the coordination of demolition, inspection, security, title clearance, soil testing, site location, property management, and preparation of files for Federal auditing with little or no supervision.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, tact, and diplomacy in all public contacts.
• Ability to communicate in oral or written format to a variety of audiences.
• Ability to resolves conflicts and difficult situations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation with Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, architecture, or construction science, plus eight (8) years of experience in a field related to engineering, architecture, or construction management, four (4) of which were directly responsible for and in charge of managing architectural and engineering design or construction projects
  OR
• Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in any field, plus ten (10) years of experience in a field related to engineering, architecture, or construction management, six (6) of which were directly responsible for and in charge of managing architectural and engineering design or construction projects.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

Must possess one of the following licenses or certifications or be able to obtain within six (6) months of hire date:

• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Texas
• Licensed Registered Architect (RA) in the state of Texas
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Certified Construction Manager (CCM)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing the design and construction of multi-million-dollar water, and/or wastewater utility projects, civil engineering, transportation, and watershed engineering projects.
• Experience reading and interpreting construction contract documents and plans for water, wastewater utility, and/or civil engineering projects.
• Experience in utilizing contract documents to resolve contractual disputes or claims within civil construction projects, including interpreting terms and conditions, and addressing scope discrepancies, managing delays, and negotiating settlements related to project timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
• Experience developing and monitoring schedules and budgets for the design and construction of water, wastewater utility, transportation, watershed, civil engineering projects.
• Ability to travel to more than one work location.

Notes to Candidate:

Position Overview:

Welcome to the exciting world of engineering project management in the Austin Capital Delivery Services, Civil Project Management Division! Austin Capital Delivery Services is hiring two Capital Delivery Project Managers. Supported by a solid team of dedicated leaders and project managers, the Capital Delivery Project Manager will work on dynamic water, wastewater, stormwater, transportation and other civil engineering projects that serve a higher purpose with greater skill and autonomy. In this exciting opportunity, you will be exposed to all the inner workings of project delivery in the City of Austin. Your direct activities will range from stakeholder engagement, public engagement, consultant oversight and contractor partnering to deliver large civil engineering projects. Capital Delivery Project Managers are at the forefront of positive city wide transformation by managing impactful civil engineering projects from conceptual stage through construction. This position demands meticulous attention to detail coupled with a strategic vision, as our project managers play a pivotal role in overseeing project scope, schedule, and budget. They are instrumental in steering projects seamlessly through every stage of design and construction, ensuring a holistic and successful project delivery.

Salary Range: $97,450.00 to $125,200.00

Location: One Texas Center (OTC) - 505 Barton Springs Rd Austin, TX 78704

General Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Alternative schedule and/or flexible hours available based on business needs; Telework: Up to 60% teleworking available.

Application Details:

A detailed, complete City of Austin employment application is required to help us better evaluate your qualifications. For each position, please describe your specific experience as it relates to the minimum and preferred qualifications. Please be thorough in completing the employment application and list all experience that is relevant to this position.

• This position may allow for a resume or cover letter to be included but relevant entries on your employment application will primarily be considered for interview qualification and compensation purposes.
• If you are selected as the top candidate for a position, we may be contacting your current and former employer listed on the application for reference checks as a part of the pre-employment verification process.
• If you are identified as a top candidate, verification of your education, which may include High School graduation or GED equivalent, undergraduate and/or graduate degrees, will be required.

Additional Details:

• This position may require a skills assessment.
• The Austin Capital Delivery Services Department may close this job posting at any time after it has been advertised for seven (7) days, please apply as soon as possible if interested.
• Please be aware that the Job Posting Close Date reflects the final day to apply, but the posting will close at 11:59 PM the day before the date listed. All application steps, including attachments and submissions, must be fully completed before that time.
• We also recommend that you save or print a copy of the job posting for your records. Once a posting has closed, it will no longer be viewable in the system.

Travel:

The Austin Capital Delivery Services Department is comprised of multiple facilities located throughout Austin. If you are selected for this position, and meet the Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin Driver Record Evaluation you may drive when necessary to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations.

Hybrid Work Environment:

The City of Austin Telework Program is designed to empower employees and leaders to establish hybrid work arrangements that promote high levels of performance and engagement. The City of Austin has an established work arrangement under which an employee is scheduled to work at least 2 days per week at their designated worksite. Some positions may require additional time at their designated worksite.

90 Day Provision for Additional Vacancy:

If the same or an additional vacancy occurs within the Austin Capital Delivery Services Department in the same job title within 90 days after the start date of the top candidate, the additional position may be offered to another top candidate from the same candidate pool. This may include filling other vacancies with the same job title in other division/work locations within the Austin Capital Delivery Services Department. Decisions on assigned selection may be made at the time of hire based on the business needs of the department.