Capital Projects Manager

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The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities is seeking a qualified Capital Projects Manager. The incumbent will be responsible for project planning budgeting cost estimating and fiscal management. Additionally the incumbent will be responsible formanaging multiple design and construction projects with varying levels of complexity; managing multiple design Engineering firm contracts with varying schedules and deadlines; and communicating effectively with the ability to breakdown and explain technical information to nontechnical audiences.

• Planning management and administration of Sanitary Sewer Capital Improvement Projects (CIP).
• Attending and managing public hearings; coordinating external requests for information; attending other departmental and/or community meetings assisting with developing presentations and managing assigned projects from conception through project closeout.
  
• Investigating and mediating inspectionrelated disputes.
• Communicating both orally and in writing regularly with property owners developers attorneys and engineers regarding Developer driven and CIP projects.
• Providing SME Reviews
• Attending other agency project meetings.
• Ensuring safe operation and code compliance within the work zone

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors Degree in engineering architecture construction management or directly related field
• Four years of Project Management experience
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification

• Two 2 years of experience reviewing site plans design and construction of underground utilities;

LICENSING CERTIFICATIONS and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Some assignments may require a valid Drivers License with a satisfactory driving record and a valid Commonwealth of Virginia Drivers License within 30 days of hire

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

TYPICAL KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES: These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.

Knowledge (some combination of the following):

• State procurement methods procedures and requirements
• Project planning programming budgeting cost estimating and fiscal management
• Sanitary Sewer design construction and maintenance principles and practices
• Engineering economics for project fiscal tracking
• Sustainability design principles including LEED
• Computer programs such as Microsoft Office Suite

Skills (some combination of the following):

• AutoCAD drafting and mapping software programs
• Organizing resources and establishing priorities
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Technical writing

Abilities (some combination of the following):

• Manage multiple construction projects with varying levels of complexity
• Provide training guidance and operational support to lower level staff
  

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts electrical currents vibrations etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes odors dusts gases and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people imminent danger and a threatening environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. While performing the essential duties of this job the employee is regularly required to finger (pick pinch type or otherwise work primarily with fingers) talk see hear and use substantial repetitive motions of the wrists hands and fingers. The employee is occasionally required to reach extending hands and arms in any direction stand walk pull lift and grasp applying pressure to an object with the fingers or palm. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties this classification is considered to be sedentary exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.

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