Project Manager III - Capital Projects

City of Asheville•Asheville, NC

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About The Position

The City of Asheville is seeking a Project Manager III to lead complex, high-visibility municipal capital projects from initial planning through bidding, design, construction, and completion. The role focuses on major restoration, transportation, infrastructure, and facility projects and provides lead direction and guidance to assigned co-workers. The Project Manager also offers technical expertise to consultants, contractors, City personnel, officials, and the public, and contributes to the development of City policies related to the area of expertise. The position coordinates project planning and preliminary design, develops cost projections, budgets, schedules, specifications, and procurement documents, and manages project administration and construction. It serves as a liaison among the public, media, City departments, government agencies, consultants, contractors, and work crews. Responsibilities include monitoring project costs, schedules, permits, regulatory compliance, construction quality, and performance; coordinating inspections and project acceptance; and preparing project records, reports, presentations, and public information materials. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, or a related field, plus five years of progressively responsible applicable project management experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and local government project management experience. A valid North Carolina driver’s license and a Professional Engineer, Architect, or Landscape Architect license are required; reciprocity with North Carolina must be obtained within six months of hire. Some positions may require a fingerprint-based SBI background check after a conditional offer and before the start date.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, or a related field.
Five years of progressively responsible experience in applicable project management, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and local government project management experience.
Valid North Carolina driver’s license, maintained throughout employment.
Professional Engineer, Architect, or Landscape Architect license, maintained throughout employment.
Ability to obtain North Carolina license reciprocity within six months of hire.
Ability to perform the essential functions and learn and apply City or departmental policies, practices, and procedures.
Ability to evaluate and assess data, coordinate complex programs and problems, and represent the department or organization.
Ability to operate and control equipment, machinery, tools, and materials used in essential functions.
Verbal, mathematical, functional reasoning, and situational reasoning abilities as described in the posting.
Ability to exert light physical effort, including occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects weighing 5–10 pounds, and to work for extended periods at a keyboard or workstation.
Some positions may require a fingerprint-based SBI background check after a conditional offer and before the start date.

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate daily work activities of assigned co-workers, including organizing tasks, monitoring and inspecting work, providing technical assistance, and contributing to training and performance feedback.
Provide technical advice and consultation to consultants, contractors, engineers, City staff and officials, and the public; contribute to City policies in the area of expertise.
Plan, implement, and administer assigned projects, including identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing potential infrastructure improvements.
Serve as project liaison to the public, media, government agencies, and City departments; solicit feedback, respond to inquiries, make presentations, prepare public information materials, and participate in related legal activities.
Represent projects internally by coordinating with City administrators and officials, facilitating meetings and communications, resolving conflicts, recommending solutions, and preparing executive summaries and reports.
Manage project budgets, expenditures, schedules, purchase requisitions, work orders, invoices, permits, inspections, documentation, and performance and quality measures.
Direct and assist consultants, contractors, and work crews; monitor work and inspect completed work for compliance with contracts, costs, schedules, specifications, and quality requirements.
Coordinate project programming, planning, preliminary design, and concepts; identify user needs and develop cost projections, engineering specifications, budgets, and schedules; facilitate project and final design approvals.
Coordinate bidding and contracting, prepare procurement and bid documents, conduct pre-bid and pre-construction meetings, issue addenda, participate in professional-services negotiations, and recommend vendor selection and contract awards.
Manage construction-phase activities, attend progress meetings, resolve issues, support field decisions, review and process change orders, monitor schedules and quality, coordinate final inspections, and facilitate project acceptance.
Prepare, coordinate, or review construction and engineering plans, designs, and specifications; arrange or conduct modeling, testing, planning, and engineering studies; review calculations and analyses; verify compliance with City policy and professional standards; and recommend project improvements.
Communicate with City personnel, the public, contractors, agencies, and other stakeholders to coordinate work, share information, review progress, and resolve problems.
Process, review, prepare, and maintain project and departmental documentation, records, correspondence, plans, reports, schedules, budget records, and communications materials.
Use computers and office or other equipment and software to enter, retrieve, review, or modify data and complete essential functions.
Perform other related duties as required.