Project Manager

County of Orange • Santa Ana, CA

5h • Onsite

About The Position

OC Waste & Recycling (OCWR) serves the County’s solid waste disposal needs by providing waste management services, operating public landfills, protecting the local environment, investing in renewable energy enterprises and promoting recycling in order to ensure a safe and healthy community for current and future generations. The department manages one of the nation's premier solid waste disposal systems, serving residents and businesses in the County’s 34 cities and unincorporated areas. Our three active landfills reflect environmental engineering at its best. They are among the largest in the state and annually receive more than 4 million tons of solid waste. These state-of-the-art facilities - Olinda Alpha Landfill near Brea, Frank R Bowerman Landfill near Irvine and Prima Deshecha Landfill next to San Juan Capistrano—take pride in being good neighbors. The landfills use sanitary and environmentally friendly operational methods and have earned many awards for their modern management techniques, regulatory compliance and environmental practices.

OCWR has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Manager supporting the Project Management Office (PMO) unit of the Compliance Support and Landfill Technology division. This Division focuses on improving efficiency, using advanced technologies, and streamlining processes to support safe and reliable operations. The PMO handles both capital and non-capital projects included in OCWR's Strategic Financial Plan and provides construction and project management services from start to finish. This position is stationed at the Prima Deshecha Landfill in the city of San Juan Capistrano and reports to the South Region's assigned Senior Project Manager.

Requirements

• Six (6) years of experience in project management including horizontal construction, capital improvement, and maintenance and repair projects.
• Strong knowledge of project management industry standards and practices in the areas of project planning, coordinating, budget management, scheduling and monitoring
• Knowledge and application of principles of architectural/engineering design and construction practices in multiple disciplines such as landfilling, architectural, civil, structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical and heating, ventilating and air conditioning
• Knowledge of California Public Contracting Code (PCC), Uniform Building Codes (UBC), Cal-OSHA building construction regulations, Federal, State and local codes and regulations and other pertinent safety rules and regulations
• Experience with regulatory compliance enforced by the local, federal and state agencies such as CalRecycle, Local Enforcement Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, South Coast Air Quality Management District, and Environmental Protection Agency
• Ability to understand, interpret and enforce compliance with plans, specifications schedules and contract provisions
• Ability to recognize and anticipate problems of project scope, budget, schedule, plans and specifications and determine necessary changes
• Ability to research, evaluate, estimate, and accurately interpret and apply technical data and policy information to solve problems and/or make recommendations to management
• Ability to identify issues, choose the best option, and make timely decisions
• Ability to plan and organize work effectively to ensure that assignments are on schedule, within budget and adhere to policy
• Ability to manage multiple projects with changing and competing priorities
• Ability to manage project scope, schedule, and budget and provide recommendations as needed
• Ability to lead project team and coordinate with stakeholders from project concept to completion
• Ability to make well-informed and objective decisions by perceiving the impact and implications of the decisions in a professional ethical framework
• Ability to build consensus and negotiate with public and private parties
• Ability to clearly communicate expectations, tasks, plans, and schedules to stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Independently managing a broad range of landfill related projects including horizonal infrastructure, maintenance and repair, operations, and capital projects
• Managing service contracts (landfill gas, liquids management, habitat maintenance, pest abatement, etc.), facilities maintenance and repair (paving, painting, fencing, HVAC, tenant improvement, etc.) and moderately technical and complex capital projects
• Managing all project phases that include initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing, utilizing tools and techniques derived from the Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) developed by the Project Management Institute (PMI)
• Authoring scopes of work, request for proposals, contract task orders, agenda staff reports and contract agreements
• Drafting, negotiating, and executing different contracting vehicles that include Purchase Orders, Regional Cooperative Agreements, Job Order Contracts, Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, Construction Manager at Risk, Landfill Service Contracts, A-E On-Call Contracts, Task Orders, and other Special Service Contracts
• Overseeing diverse project teams composed of internal clients, consultants, contractors, building departments, regulatory agencies, trade staff and contracted staff from a broad range of disciplines including architecture/engineering, construction management and specialty consultants
• Administers and manages design, construction, and maintenance contracts, change orders, time extensions and modifications of contract agreements, and monitors progress, recommends payments, and ensures contract compliance during warranty period
• Supporting the Department and Landfills to ensure compliance with legislative and environmental regulations specific to the solid waste industry, as well as ensuring permitting compliance with Federal, State and Local regulatory agencies, including permit application and variance submittals
• Overseeing complex landfill maintenance, repair, facilities and capital improvement design, planning, and construction projects
• Managing OCWR projects that range from small ($500K or under), medium ($500K - $2M), to large ($2M+)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed