Assistant Construction Project Manager

About Harris County Flood Control District:

What you will do atHarris County Flood Control District:

The Harris County Flood Control District is seeking qualified candidates for the role of Assistant Construction Project Manager. Responsible for implementing the construction phase of the Districts Capital Improvement and Maintenance Projects including administration of professional service contracts for material testing consultants and construction consultants.

Essential Functions & Duties:

• Assist in inspecting and providing compliant complex construction projects involving bridge sanitary sewer and waterline replacements as well as site clearing grading excavation backfilling and/or installation of reinforced concrete structures such as box culverts low flow sections channel lining inlets manholes and other drainage structures.

• Ensure quality assurance/quality control of the documentation provided with contractors pay estimates.

• Assist in review and evaluation of contractors cross-sections and measured quantities.

• Review material testing reports and invoices and recommend action as a result of failing tests.

• Assist in review of contractors project schedules.

• Attend pre-bid conferences and conduct pre-construction meetings and progress meetings.

• Review projects prior to completion of plans and specifications to provide constructability evaluation.

• Assist field inspection personnel including resolving conflicts and/or problems.

• Prepare correspondence complete forms and maintain records and files related to work activities.

• Observe inspect and document work-in-progress to ensure that projects are constructed in accordance with the approved construction plans and technical specifications good construction practices and applicable local state and federal permits and approvals.

• Coordinate with contractor representatives on scheduling interpretation of plans and technical specifications and acceptability of materials and workmanship to ensure compliance with plan requirements.

• Inspect materials on construction sites to ensure compliance with technical specifications and drawings and schedule independent material testing and engineering companies to assist with quality assurance.

• Discuss deficiencies in construction methods and materials with contractor representatives and project managers.

• Document (with written words pictures sketches product labels etc.) materials and workmanship that do not meet requirements or have not been approved.

• Prepare detailed written material including reports and analyses of construction inspection enforcement proposed variances and changes to construction plans and negotiate construction costs and issues.

• Collect documentation to support payment for work consisting of delivery tickets invoices product labels sketches calculations and other records that identify approved materials and products used in projects and support payments.

• Attend substantial completion and final walks for assigned projects and respond to questions and concerns from attendees regarding status of work on project. Coordinate completion of the substantial and final completion punch lists with the contractor.

• Understand the inspection testing and payment requirements for all pay items in the contract. Know the deliverables required to close out a contract and work directly with the contractor to obtain all deliverables.

• Understand the permitting requirements for various construction tasks and verify that valid permits are held by the contractor for work being performed.

• Know the limitations of Nationwide Permits individual permits and Stormwater Quality Pollution Prevention Plans and actively monitor the contractors compliance within the constraints of the permits.

• Perform other duties that may be added or changed as the course and scope of the job directs.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
If you need special services or accommodations please call or email.

This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and even when considered may not automatically disqualify the candidate.

• Experience working with government agencies and their governing bodies.

• AutoCAD experience is desirable.

• Certification of Engineer in Training (State of Texas).

• Bilingual skills in English/Spanish a plus.

• Frequent stooping bending reaching lifting and carrying of items up to 11 pounds and occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.

• Frequent sorting filing shelving and handling of documents books files file drawers and related materials and equipment required for clerical operations.

• Frequent driving of a vehicle with automatic controls or four-wheel drive.

• Occasional walking up and down steep slopes of ditches or on rough and uneven surfaces or ground such as sloping terrain plow ed or furrowed areas or construction sites; occasional ascending/descending stairs; prolonged sitting for extended periods of time.

• Work is generally performed indoors in a normal office environment with acceptable lighting temperature air conditions and noise levels.

• When at field locations may be exposed to significant levels of heat cold moisture air pollution wind and dust wildlife and flying/walking insects.

• When at field locations may be exposed to vibration and/or noise in excess of 85 decibels.