Capital Project Manager III

City of Portland•1120 SW 5th Ave, OR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Portland is seeking to fill one Capital Project Manager III position within the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) Capital Delivery Division. This position is part of PBOT’s team of project managers leading the delivery of medium- to large-sized projects on the city street network. The Capital Delivery Division (CDD) implements PBOT’s $679 million capital program, focused on safety, major maintenance, and multi-modal “complete street” projects on the city street network. CDD works in close partnership with other PBOT work units including Transportation Planning, Engineering, Traffic Systems, Construction, Right-of-Way Acquisition, and Maintenance Operations; as well as consultants, contractors, and other agencies, to deliver a variety of transportation projects across the city. CDD project managers also lead public involvement and stakeholder relationships associated with their projects. Upcoming projects that this position may manage include several federal aid grant projects that are making safety improvements in high-crash areas and other projects as assigned.

Requirements

Knowledge of principles, practices, and current trends in transportation project design and construction.
Experience developing, tracking, and problem-solving capital project budgets and schedules.
Ability to apply federal, state, and local laws, codes, and procedures regarding public works project delivery.
Experience interacting, engaging in problem-solving and team building, and partnering with a diverse array of agency partners, community members, community groups, businesses, and contractors.
Experience exercising sound independent judgment and initiative within established guidelines such as evaluating alternate project approaches and adopting effective solutions.

Nice To Haves

General knowledge of infrastructure design, engineering principles, and construction and project delivery are preferred.
BA or BS in Engineering, Urban Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or other related field.

Responsibilities

Work independently and act as the City’s main contact related to assigned transportation projects.
Collaborate with traffic and civil engineering staff, right-of-way professionals, construction and procurement staff, other City bureaus, partner agencies, consultants, as well as Maintenance Operations and private contractors.
Develop, monitor, and report on budget and development of staffing and financing Intergovernmental Agreements.
Develop and monitor project schedules, including balancing and prioritizing multi-project workloads and deliverables as appropriate.
Oversee City involvement in NEPA processes and other environmental reviews on assigned projects.
Negotiate resolution of project issues that are technical, procedural, and political with partners and other City bureaus.
Collaborate with other agencies’ project leads and stakeholders to move projects forward in alignment with PBOT’s strategic goals focused on transportation justice and climate change.
City Council briefings, Council committee meetings, and individual prep sessions with Councilors and City Administrators.
Ensure projects fulfill requirements of coordination with City’s design commission, landmarks, planning commission, PBOT modal committees and interest groups.
Perform and coordinate equitable public involvement strategies and activities, as well as manage stakeholder relationships, associated with City projects.