Project Manager, Senior (Transportation)

Forsyth County, GA•Cumming, GA

32d•$93,815 - $154,796

About The Position

The purpose of this classification is to perform complex technical and professional level work in the management and administration of major infrastructure construction projects for the Capital Projects Department. This position is distinguished from Project Manager in that incumbents at the senior level are assigned the more complex projects and serve as a lead over lower level project managers; the Senior Project Manager is considered to be a subject matter expert on issues relating to project management and construction inspection. Senior Project Manager, (Transportation) position leads complex transportation infrastructure projects from planning through construction, coordinating stakeholders, managing budgets, contracts, and procurement, and ensuring projects meet quality, safety, and regulatory standards. This recruitment is open to highly qualified candidates at either the Project Manager II or Senior Project Manager level, with placement depending on the candidate's experience and qualifications.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field; supplemented by five (5) or more years of experience in professional construction management and inspection; or any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Requires license as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of Georgia.
Experience managing Transportation Construction Projects is required.

Responsibilities

Plans, organizes, controls, integrates, and evaluates the work of the contractors for County infrastructure projects; participates in the development of the annual department budget; monitors budgetary activities against approved budget.
Facilitates planning, construction sequencing, estimating, value engineering, construction, and post construction/occupancy as required for all Department infrastructure projects.
Serves as a lead worker for other project managers in the County; provides training to project managers, inspectors and other Department personnel on topics such as general construction, site inspection, concrete inspection, reinforcing steel inspection, structural steel inspection, coating inspection, and electrical and instrumentation and controls inspection. Training can be in both formal settings and on-the-job training as required.
Maintains low preventable change order and time extension rates on department contracts; develops and implements inspection practices; acts as a liaison between contractors, design engineers, and department staff; maintains quality control of correspondence regarding contracts.
Directs and administers operations, activities and programs in compliance with Federal, State, and County standards.
Reviews, analyzes and recommends changes to the department construction policies and procedures; recommends and coordinates design changes.
Interacts with project managers, developers, contractors, engineers, architect and others regarding unusual construction and compliance problems; interacts with department leaders to plan long range projects; coordinates activities with contractors on construction projects; provides progress reports to department and County leaders; interacts with consulting engineers to design projects.
Performs related administrative tasks; prepares and processes pay applications for contractors; conducts pre-construction meetings; coordinates activities with purchasing department to bid and award projects; secures necessary permitting for projects; prepares various documents and correspondence.
Monitors project manager activities and other project progresses to ensure compliance with established and signed contractual agreements; coordinates activities with contractors and departmental operations to minimize impact on system operations; conducts field investigations.
Participates in final walk-through inspections; conducts final checkout and issues approval; turns over project to system operations and distribution personnel.
Provides technical support during construction, inspections and related meetings; prepares procedures and specifications for inspection activities; implements and monitors inspector training.
Reviews inspector deficiency reports and prepares related correspondence; ensures resolution of deficiencies; maintains database of inspection schedules and activities.
Inspects, monitors and conducts tests; assesses construction performance; records construction activities including pumps and motors, water and sanitary sewer pipelines, gravity and force main, civil, instrumentation and control, structural concrete and masonry; conducts tests and start-up on pumping stations and pipeline projects.
Receives, reviews, and verifies that items on punch list have been completed and corrected; verifies that tests, equipment, system start-up and maintenance are conducted as required by contract.
Reviews and examines materials to verify conformance to specifications; documents compliance and suitability of materials for installation and application.
Performs other related duties as required.

Benefits

Personal Leave Accrual
Personal leave shall be accrued as follows:
0 - 4 Years - 20 days per year - 6.16 hours per pay period
5 - 14 Years - 25 days per year - 7.70 hours per pay period
15+Years - 30 days per year - 9.24 hours per pay period
Observed Holidays
New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving (2), and Christmas (2).
Medical Insurance
The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners offers employees a choice of two medical plans offered by Aetna and a plan offered by Kaiser Permanente.
Aetna Choice POS II - $2000 Individual Deductible (Basic Plan)
Aetna Choice POS II - $1000 Individual Deductible (Plus Plan)
Kaiser Permanente HMO- $0 Individual Deductible
Dental Insurance
The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners offers two dental plans from Delta Dental:
Base $1,000 Plan
Buy-Up $1,500 Plan
Vision Insurance
The vision plan offered by Forsyth County Board of Commissioners is administered by Aetna and will offer office visit copays for exams, as well as copays for lenses, frames, and contacts.
Basic Life & AD&D Insurance
The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners recognizes the importance of basic life insurance for all of its employees. The Board provides term life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) protection for each full-time employee. This is a County-paid benefit.
Disability Insurance - Short Term and Long Term
100% paid by Forsyth County. Eligibility begins date of hire.
Short Term Disability - 60% of weekly earnings to a maximum of $1,000.00 a week. Eligibility begins 14 days after an accident or sickness and has a benefit period of 24 weeks.
Long Term Disability - 60% of monthly earnings to a maximum of $5,000.00 a month. Eligibility begins at 26 weeks to coordinate with the end of Short Term benefits and continues 24 months (Own Occupation).
Additional Life Insurance and AD&D
Rates vary based on amount of coverage selected. Additional life insurance may be purchased for employee, spouse, and children.
Retirement Plan (401K)
Fully vested at five years of employment - 20% graduated vesting annually. Eligible to begin contributions immediately upon hire.
Six Months through One Year of County Service
Forsyth County matches your contributions, dollar for dollar, up to 5% of your pay. That's a 100% return on the first 5% of pay you save.
Years One through Five
Forsyth County "seeds" your account with 5% of your pay each year, and matches 100% of what you contribute, up to 5% of your pay.
Years 5 through 10
The County continues its automatic "seed" contribution of 5% of pay, matches up to the first 5% of pay that you contribute, then adds a 50% match up to the next 5%.
After 10 Years of Service
You continue to receive a 100% County match on the first 5% of pay you contribute, and 50% on the next 5% of pay you save. But now, the automatic contribution the County makes to "seed" your account each year increases to 7.5% of your pay.