CIP Project Manager/Project Engineer - Capital Projects

City of Pearland, TX

$75K — $95K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-5 years experience in Municipal Government or working with governmental agencies preferred.
  • Experience in quality control throughout project lifecycle.
  • Strong ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.
  • Proven ability to prioritize tasks in a high-energy setting.
  • Expertise in organizing and evaluating the performance of consulting engineers and contractors.
  • Capability to make quick decisions and innovate.
  • Familiarity with assessing project risks and implementing corrective actions.
  • Experience in reading and interpreting construction plans.
  • Evaluation skills for contract agreements.
  • Background in municipal engineering or public works is a plus.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field required.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification required or obtainable within 2 years.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate plan and specification reviews for capital projects.
  • Develop project scopes, costs, schedules, and budget estimates.
  • Plan projects by creating charters and assessing impacts and risks.
  • Oversee all construction aspects, including consultants and contractors.
  • Manage design processes to meet deadlines and deliverables.
  • Review engineering plans and suggest revisions when necessary.
  • Provide regular project updates to city management and public stakeholders.
  • Select, coordinate, and monitor contractors and consultants.

Benefits

  • City covers all premiums for dental, long-term disability, and life insurance.
  • Majority of medical premium covered for employees and dependents.
  • Retirement plan with 2:1 employer match through TMRS.
  • Access to the city's recreation fitness center.
  • Educational assistance program available.
  • 11 paid holidays plus 2 designated paid holidays.
  • Paid vacation and sick leave offered.
  • Active wellness program focused on overall health.
Full Job Description
The City of Pearland, TX is seeking to hire a full-time CIP Project Manager/Project Engineer to lead and improve aspects of the day-to-day operations of our Engineering and Public Works department within our Capital Improvement Projects division.

The CIP Project Manager/Project Engineer earns a competitive salary of $75,266.43-$95,964.70/per year based on experience and qualifications. Additionally, the city pays all premiums for our employees' dental, long-term disability protection, and life insurance, plus the majority portion of the medical premium for employees and their dependents. We also offer a retirement plan through the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) with a 2:1 employer match, life insurance, disability, access to the city's recreation fitness center, employee assistance program, educational assistance, 11 paid holidays and 2 designated paid holidays, paid vacation, sick leave, and an active wellness program focusing on physical, mental, and financial health.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CIP PROJECT MANAGER/PROJECT ENGINEER

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Coordinates review of plans and specs for design of capital projects; facilitates design kick-off and review through PER/30% phase, 60%, 90%, and 100% plans.
  • Develops project scope, cost, schedule, and budget estimates; monitors personnel and consultants to accomplish work.
  • Performs project planning, developing a project charter, determining impact of adjacent projects, documentation of existing problems, handles community complaints, superordinate agency requirements and studies to develop high level scope, budget, schedule and risk assessment.
  • Directs all aspects of construction, including oversight of consultants, surveyors, test labs, contractors, CM/CIs, and administrative staff; conducts preconstruction conference and progress meetings; conducts site visits and resolves field issues.
  • Manages design process, ensures work deliverables of technical professionals meet schedule and deliverable milestones; secures project right of way during design phase.
  • Applies engineering principles in review of plans and specifications for capital projects; makes recommendations for revisions.
  • Drafts regular project updates to city manager, council, and public.
  • Recommends selection and coordinates work of contractors; monitors and controls project schedule, budget, consultants and contractors.

REQUIREMENTS
  • Two to five (2-5) years in Municipal Government and/or working with federal, state, and local agencies is preferred.
  • Experience performing quality control on the project from inception through completions to maintain project integrity.
  • Ability to simultaneously work, using an organized and detailed methodology, on multiple tasks.
  • Ability to prioritize a challenging workload in a fast-paced high energy environment.
  • Ability to plan, organize, coordinate, direct, review and evaluate performance of consulting engineers, contractors, and others involved in CIP and non-CIP projects.
  • Ability to make prompt decisions and develop new and relative ideas for providing a quality project with little or no supervision.
  • Ability to assess and analyze project risks, identify mitigation options, make decisions, and implement corrective actions.
  • Ability to achieve specified project goals and objectives independently and as part of a team, assuming direct accountability for the assigned work.
  • Experience with reading and interpreting plans and construction specifications.
  • Experience evaluating contract agreements.
  • Municipal engineering or public works experience.
  • Professional verbal and written communication skills.
  • BS/BA Degree from an accredited college or university and minimum two to five (2-5) years of related experience in construction, engineering or infrastructure project management is required.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification required, or the ability to obtain within two (2) years of hire date.

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