What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager (MOST) position at City of East Point?
Manages projects related to municipal utility water, wastewater, stormwater, potable water quality and treatment, and sustainability projects. Plans, designs, permits, and coordinates construction management for water lines, water pumping, treatment and storage facilities, sewers, and related amenities.
• Leads and manages projects during planning, design, permitting, and or construction management phases to manage production of studies, designs, bid documents, and construction delivery.
• Ensures scope, schedule, budget of business aspect, customer service, and engineered design (both internal and external), constructability, permitting, construction through as-built drawings, using ERP system and formal documentation with GIS database.
• Functions as primary point of contact and ensures coordination of projects with consultants, departmental staff, other City and County departments, and regulatory agencies (local, state, and federal) for projects in the planning, design, permitting, and construction phasing.
• Reviews engineering consultants’ plans and specifications, ensuring standards and deadlines are achieved. Attempts to achieve “zero” change order level.
• Provide detailed project management including the maintenance of project checklists, ensuring all necessary components are prioritized and completed prior to beginning construction. Direct and delegate tasks and responsibilities to staff and consultants to maintain the desired project schedule and to facilitate project close-out in a timely manner.
• Oversees and supervises work of assigned professional engineering, technical, and clerical including staff and consultants, oversees project surveying operations, drafting, and inspections.
• Responsible for the preparation of detailed cost estimates and time schedules for construction projects.
• Assists project management in grant management, reporting, and administration.
• Reviews and approves contractor and consultant tasks orders, invoices, and change orders.
• Oversees and coordinates legal and administrative activities in the acquisition of easements and deeds for construction and maintenance of water and sewer utilities and facilities, including the coordination of cooperative funding/maintenance agreements with City, GDOT, etc.
• Assists managers in defining and prioritizing projects in the department’s capital improvement plan (CIP), as well as long-term and strategic planning.
• Researches or evaluates options to resolve water and wastewater problems, conducts water and wastewater studies.
• Conducts water and wastewater feasibility studies to provide engineering and construction direction or clarification to the public on water and sewer utility issues.
• Coordinates public collaboration and comments on water and sewer utility issues
• Performs related duties as required or assigned.
Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, project management or related field; five (5) years of experience; equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or compositional characteristics of data, people, or things.
• Requires the ability of speaking and or signaling people to convey or exchange information including receiving assignments and/or directions from supervisor; giving information, explanations, and/or directions to others and to interact with the public tactfully and effectively and with co-workers
• Ability to communicate both verbal and writing at an excellent level.
• Ability to add and subtract totals, multiply and divide, calculate percentages and decimals.
• Ability to utilize Project Management software effectively.
• Ability to create budgets.
Supervisory Controls: This position is supervised by the Director of Water/Sewer
Guidelines: Guidelines include local, state, and federal regulations and City of East Point Code of Ordinances, Municipal Option Sales Tax (MOST) guidelines
Complexity: Work requires a high skill level and excellent organizational and analytical skills.
Scope and Effect: The purpose of this position is to assist the Director of Water & Sewer with the management of departmental policies.
Personal Contacts: Contacts are typically with co-workers, vendors, local, state, and federal regulatory officials.
Purpose of Contacts: Contacts are typically to access and exchange information.
Physical Demands: The work is performed with the employee intermittently sitting, standing, walking, and bending. The employee may lift to 20 pounds.
Work Environment: The work will be performed indoors and on-site at project locations.
Supervisory and Management Responsibility: Contractors
Salary : $65,000
