Public Service Manager III - Senior Project Manager
About The Position
This is professional services work of a managerial nature, performing team and project management for transportation engineering within the Maine Department of Transportation’s Bridge Program. The position manages the development and delivery of infrastructure for a significant number and variety of moderately to very complex public capital improvement projects. The successful candidate leads a major Bridge Program team of engineers, project managers, and technicians, ensuring delivery of the team’s assigned portfolio of projects in each Capital Work Program. The role supervises technical, engineering, and professional personnel and works under administrative direction.
Requirements
- Be registered as a Professional Engineer and have at least one year of professional-level project management experience; or have 12 years of technical engineering experience, including at least three years of project management experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead a major Bridge Program team of engineers, project managers, and technicians to deliver its assigned portfolio of projects.
- Establish and maintain project schedules and budgets; monitor expenditures; make appropriate budget adjustments; authorize work by team members, consultants, and contractors; and allocate team resources.
- Evaluate and review work in progress and upon completion to ensure compliance with Department policies, standards, obligations, Program direction, and applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
- Serve as the Department’s primary contact for municipal officials, legislators, planning organizations, federal officials, and other stakeholder groups to discuss project issues and resolve problems.
- Meet with stakeholder groups and conduct public meetings as needed, and ensure team project managers follow required public processes.
- Manage contract procurement, including reviewing proposals and contractual agreements, negotiating, approving, and preparing procurement of external resources, and establishing agreements with municipalities.
Benefits
- 13 paid holidays
- Three or more weeks of annual vacation leave, with accrual increasing with years of service
- Personal leave for overtime-exempt employees
- 12 days of annual sick leave
- State-paid 85%–95% of employee-only health insurance premiums, depending on salary
- Health insurance premium credit of up to 5% for participation, subject to program requirements
- State-paid 100% of employee-only dental insurance premiums
- State contribution equivalent to 18.86% of employee pay toward MainePERS
- Additional wellness benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
