Capital Projects Manager

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Salary Range: $110,466 - $121,890

Manage, review, and coordinate the preparation of bid documents for the Department's Capital Construction Projects. Oversee the coordination of all types of transportation projects, including large and complex highway partnership projects and local public agencies for improvements to the transportation system. Manage engineering studies, land acquisitions, drainage and utility systems, preliminary and final designs, preparation of construction documents, cost estimates, and project scheduling. Interact with elected officials, Federal, State, and Local governmental agencies and the general public regarding the Department's ongoing transportation projects.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the planning, design, and technical reviews for regional, sub-regional, and County engineering plans and studies.
• Ensure that projects for the Department are safe, cost-effective, environmentally sound, consistent with the needs of the Department , and in compliance with Local, State, and Federal regulations.
• Oversee and manage staff and activities related to capital projects.
• Develop staffing plans for the department.
• Handle managerial responsibilities, including hiring, training, and evaluating performance.
• Coordinate the inclusion of projects into the Department's multi-year Capital Improvement Program and monitor project status for alignment with programming requirements.
• Provide guidance to staff to ensure the use of proper engineering standards and value engineering in solving design study problems encountered.
• Ensure timely project completion through proper scheduling, effective personnel utilization, and appropriate use of staff and consultants.
• Interact with elected officials, Federal, State and Local governmental agencies, and the general public on ongoing capital projects.
• Confer with and advise public and private agencies, engineers, manufacturers, representatives, contractors, committees, and individuals interested in County policies and programs.
• Review, coordinate, and manage preliminary engineering studies for improvements on or adjacent to the County roadway system.
• Oversee finances and contractual obligations for the Bureau, including assisting leadership with department budgets while maintaining confidentiality.
• Serve as a liaison to the Bureau regarding employee disciplinary and termination policies, practices, and requirements.
• Document all instances of employee misconduct and departmental rules and violations.
• Testify at employee disciplinary proceedings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Basic Hiring Criteria

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree or higher in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a directly related field.
• Minimum eight (8) years in transportation engineering or directly related experience.
• Minimum four (4) years of prior supervisory experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) License in the State of Illinois.
  
  

Desired Qualifications

• Knowledge of the principles, practices, policies, programs, and regulations relative to transportation engineering and transportation planning and ability to prepare annual budget requests to ensure effective and efficient use of budgeted funds, personnel, materials, facilities, and time while maintaining confidentiality.
• Skill in applying design standards and practices, as well as environmental rules and regulations, through the application of sound engineering judgment.
• Ability to effectively and efficiently manage a multi-disciplinary team, meet project deadlines, and obtain design feature acceptance by the public and local agencies without major corrections and revisions.
• Ability to travel at a moderate to extensive level to work assignments throughout the, County for which the employee must provide his/her own adequate means of transportation.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment in developing solutions to problems and in situations where limited standardization exists.
• Ability to lead within the established objectives and make decisions regarding daily priorities and the application of technical/business processes for divisions within the Bureau.
• Ability to set overall direction and hold staff accountable for accomplishing work objectives by fostering positive relationships between employees, leadership, and stakeholders.
• Ability to use organizational and/or department objectives and goals to identify processes by which to meet those goals.
• Ability to prepare complex reports, project summaries, correspondence, and maintain accurate records.
  
  

Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.

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Requirements

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance