Senior Project Manager

Description The City of Fort Myers strives to be an employer of choice and most of our employees turn jobs into long term careers. The salary shown in the job description is the full range for this position from entry to later career. NEW EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED AT, OR NEAR THE ENTRY POINT SHOWN, DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE. Under the general direction of the City Engineer, this is an advanced professional civil engineering position responsible for complex design and construction of capital improvement projects. This position plays an integral role in making decisions concerning the scope, contracting, design, development, policies, and procedures for projects. Incumbent will exercise considerable independent judgment and decision making. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the City's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Responsibilities and Reporting During an Emergency Situation: Essential Employees may be required to work during a declared emergency. Depending on the nature of the emergency, this may require working around the clock for several days on short notice. Non Essential Employees will not be required to work during a declared emergency. The employee's Department Head will determine when the employee will be required to work. Perks and Benefits Free city-paid employee health coverage, additional for spouse or family 3 weeks Paid Time Off (sick & vacation) 13 paid holidays Pension plan & optional Deferred Compensation City-paid life insurance Optional Vision, Dental, and Disability Insurance Tuition reimbursement On-site Gym facility And much more. Duties/Responsibilities Monitors consultant's efforts from inception to completion, including plan review and invoice review. Responsible for completing field inspections, construction reviews and scheduling. Prepare, negotiate, and secure approval for major contracts and change orders; establishes scope, standards and cost estimates for annual capital improvements and other special projects. Develops and conducts public information meetings. Ensures design integrity and timely progress during construction. Provides technical support; tracks progress and scrutinizes permit process. Perform long-range planning and analysis of City infrastructure in order to prepare recommendations for needed capital improvements. Initiate bid process; organize and conduct pre-bid and pre-construction meetings. Review and approve contract documents and project construction schedules. During the construction phase, responsible for approving field change orders; recommend schedule altering changes to supervisors. Review and approve construction, design, and material testing invoices. Responsible for communicating to staff: project priorities; suggestions in reaching completion of tasks; expected difficulties in the implementation of both programmed and non-programmed assigned tasks. Ability to communicate in both verbal and written form to all levels of City personnel public, consultants, and contractors in both positive and negative situations. Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships. Proficient in the use of word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation software. Able to operate necessary equipment, including personal computer, calculator, copier, facsimile machine, and other standard office equipment. Perform other duties as assigned. Minimum Requirements Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Geology, Construction Manager, or related field. Five years' experience in managing design construction or related work; or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and/or training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Must possess a valid Florida Driver's License with an acceptable driving record. Must possess either: Professional Engineering License from the State of Florida at time of hire or be able to obtain Professional Engineering License from the State of Florida within one (1) year of hire, OR Professional Geologist License from the State of Florida at time of hire or be able to obtain Professional Geologist License from the State of Florida within one (1) year of hire, OR Project Management Professional (PMP) certification at time of hire, OR PMI Construction Professional (PMI-CP) certification at time of hire. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Engineering Intern Certification at time of hire - minimum qualifications still apply. Professional Engineering License from outside State of Florida - minimum qualifications still apply. Physical Demands and Working Conditions This work typically requires the following physical activities to be performed. Balancing - maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching. Climbing - ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility. Reaching - extending hands or arms in any direction. Repetitive Motion - substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers. Speaking - expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely. Standing - for sustained periods of time. Stooping - bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back. Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word Crouching - bending body forward by bending leg, spine. Feeling - perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips. Fingering - picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand. Grasping - applying pressure to object with fingers, palm. Handling - picking, holding, or working with whole hand. Hearing 1 - perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information. Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading. Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision. Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures. Kneeling - bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees. Lifting - raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back. Mental Acuity - ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning. Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment. Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site. Work performed is primarily: Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. WORK ENVIRONMENT Works in an office environment and sits for long periods of time. Contact with internal and external customers. May be required to work hours other than the regular schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions described herein. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.