What are the responsibilities and job description for the Capital Improvement Project Manager position at City of Tyler?
The primary function is to provide professional engineering and project management throughout the planning, design, and construction of capital improvement (CIP) projects.
- Serve in the role of a design engineer, project manager, and construction manager for CIP projects within transportation, drainage, water, sewer, facilities, and parks.
- Prepare cost estimates, preliminary designs, and exhibits for new projects.
- Perform in-house engineering design for emergency projects and other projects as needed.
- Assist City Engineer with procurement and selection of engineering design firms and consultants.
- Prepare, review, and execute consultant contracts to achieve project goals.
- Manage design firms and consultants to meet project scopes, schedules, and budgets.
- Provide technical reviews of engineering design plans to ensure quality.
- Manage the construction phase of capital improvement projects, including review of monthly estimates and writing and negotiating change orders with assistance Engineering Inspectors.
- Conduct pre-bidders' meetings to provide answers about construction sequencing, working day assessment, construction safety, and allowable construction materials.
- Communicate with the general public and contractors with questions and comments about technical items within the City.
- Review, recommend and make field changes to plans.
- Use GIS system to retrieve utility and property information.
- Prepare contract specifications for the CIP Department.
- Organize and conduct meetings with various agencies, contractors, and clients.
- Identify needs for additional right-of-way or easements for projects.
- Manage multiple aspects of the construction process, including citizen inquiries, the relocation of utilities, investigating problems in the field, and negotiating prices with engineers and contractors for additional services.
- Must be able to sit and turn 8 hours daily; stand and walk 6 hours daily; bend and stoop 2 hours daily; kneel and balance 1 hour daily.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
It is the policy of the City to recruit, employ and to provide compensation, promotion, and other conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information or status as a Vietnam era or special disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, and other protected veteran. The City affirms that employment decisions shall be made only on the basis of a person's ability to perform the essential functions of the job. This position does require presence in the office to perform the essential functions of the job. The City shall continually review its employment practices and personnel procedures and take positive steps to assure that equality of employment opportunity in the City of Tyler, Texas is a fact as well as an ideal.
The City of Tyler will accept two years of relevant experience in place of each year of college required in the job description. Four years of relevant experience will be considered in place of an Associate’s Degree, and eight years of relevant experience will be considered in place of a Bachelor’s Degree. Any experience required in the Minimum qualifications is in addition to years of experience substituted for a degree.
The City of Tyler supports a policy of a drug and alcohol free workplace. All candidates are subject to pre-employment testing, which may include, but is not limited to, Drug and Alcohol Screenings, Work Fitness Evaluation, Criminal Background Check, and Consumer Report/Credit Check. No person under eighteen (18) years of age will be employed in any regular full-time position.
Persons under eighteen (18) years of age may be employed in temporary or regular part-time positions, if they furnish the City with a minor’s release (Form 2-2) and are approved by the City Manager. No person under eighteen (18) years of age will be employed in any position requiring the operation of a City motorized vehicle.
Salary : $54,531 - $87,249
