Project Manager - Project Management

Pasco County, FL • New Port Richey, FL

36d

About The Position

JOIN OUR TEAM AS A PROJECT MANAGER! The Project Manager role involves highly specialized transportation engineering and project management work related to the County's Transportation Capital Improvement Program (TCIP). Essential Job Functions Main duties include management of transportation planning studies (route studies) and roadway design projects; reviews of construction plans, cost estimates, bid documents, project schedules, and other engineering deliverables; preparation and/or reviews of project scopes of services and staff-hour and fee estimates; direction, coordination, and review of in-house technical staff work; attendance of meetings with Project Management staff, consultants, other County departments and divisions, County officials, and the public; coordination with regulatory agencies and utilities for issuance of project related permits and utility work schedules, and preparation of internal communication documents and materials (agenda memos for Board approval, PowerPoint presentations, etc.).

Requirements

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of transportation planning and design, FDOT's PD&E Manual, FDOT's Design Manual, and the Manual if Uniform Minimum Standards for Design, Construction and Maintenance (Florida Greenbook).
• Knowledge of modern transportation planning design and/or transportation engineering procedures and techniques as they apply to roadway projects, studies, and growth/development within the County.
• Knowledge of contract and management principles (from Planning through Construction).
• Ability to plan and direct the work of engineers, technicians, and clerical personnel.
• Ability to supervise, plan, review, and evaluate technical transportation projects, designs, documents, and specifications.
• Ability to prepare and present technical documents, including reports, estimates, and construction and cost records.
• Ability to read for comprehension.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with government officials, consultants, contractors, County employees, and the public.
• Ability to analyze complex and diverse issues and prioritize multiple tasks and competing demands to optimize use of available resources.
• Ability to prepare and analyze operation procedures and administrative reports.
• Ability to prepare scopes of service, staff-hour and fee estimates and/or negotiate such with consultants.
• Ability to effectively coordinate with the regulatory agencies for issuances of permits.
• Ability to effectively coordinate with Utility Agency Owners (UAOs).
• Ability to represent the County in public speaking events and workshops.
• Ability to anticipate work to be done and to initiate proper and acceptable direction for completion of work with minimum supervision and instruction.
• PHYSICAL SKILLS: Ability to communicate effectively using verbal, written, and visual communication.
• EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Project Management or a related field and six (6) years' of experience in project management, civil projects, roadway projects, or transportation projects in general, including three (3) years' as a project manager OR a Master's Degree and four (4) years' of experience.
• LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS OR REGISTRATIONS: Must possess a valid Florida driver's license.
• Must be eligible to apply for a Professional Engineer license registration within four (4) years' from date of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred experience: Supervisory, CADD Civil-3D, Roadway or site construction.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Florida preferred.

Responsibilities

• management of transportation planning studies (route studies) and roadway design projects
• reviews of construction plans, cost estimates, bid documents, project schedules, and other engineering deliverables
• preparation and/or reviews of project scopes of services and staff-hour and fee estimates
• direction, coordination, and review of in-house technical staff work
• attendance of meetings with Project Management staff, consultants, other County departments and divisions, County officials, and the public
• coordination with regulatory agencies and utilities for issuance of project related permits and utility work schedules
• preparation of internal communication documents and materials (agenda memos for Board approval, PowerPoint presentations, etc.)

Benefits

• Florida Retirement System (FRS) retirement plan
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Paid holidays
• Group insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Deferred compensation
• Medical leave pool
• Annual medical leave buy-back
• Mid-management/Professional grade, and management personnel may receive 40 hours of admin leave per calendar year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees