Senior Capital Projects Coordinator

City of Kirkland, WA-posted 30 days ago

Full-time • Senior

Kirkland, WA

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

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The City of Kirkland's Public Works Department is seeking to hire a Senior Capital Projects Coordinator! Why Kirkland? Ranked as one of the most livable cities in America, Kirkland is an attractive and inviting place to live, work, and visit. We have big city vision while maintaining a small-town, community feel. If you are a candidate with the desire to join an organization looking to innovate into the future, the City of Kirkland is the place for you! If you ask our employees why they love where they work, they will tell you about the great people, work environment, supportive leadership and City Council, and fearless innovation. The Senior Capital Projects Coordinator performs advanced engineering, architecture, construction management and project management responsibilities. This senior-level professional position plans, budgets, and schedules all aspects of more complex, and/or highly visible capital improvement and other City Funded/sponsored projects; administers consultant contracts; coordinates design reviews, environmental reviews, coordinates property and permit acquisition; coordinates building and contract awards; oversees construction management teams; and monitors project closeouts. Distinguishing Characteristics: This class is distinguished from the Capital Projects Coordinator by the complexity, controversial nature, and/or high visibility of the type of assigned projects. Projects assigned at this level generally have City Manager, Council, and/or significant public interest, and project budgets tend to be larger than most capital projects. The Senior Capital Projects Coordinator is a resource to their peers and is considered a technical expert. Upon demonstrating that they have obtained a Professional Engineer license, an employee in the Senior Capital Projects Coordinator classification will progress to the Project Engineer classification.

Coordinates and/or attends planning meetings to determine objectives, program plan and projects scopes.
Develops and negotiates schedules for design and construction, monitors and coordinates activities of contractors, consultants, committees, community organizations, and users during construction.
Coordinates consultant selection process. Prepares negotiates and administers consultant agreements.
Develops contract and project specifications and negotiates contracts for design and construction of projects.
Coordinates review of design and construction work performed by consultants and contractors.
Monitors and evaluates project construction and costs to ensure timely progress, and ensure compliance to specifications and budgetary restrictions.
Reviews and clears for approval contractor payments.
Prepares and processes change orders.
Verifies accuracy of product and service invoices and project accounting.
Coordinates project closeout and budget reconciliation and evaluation.
Plans capital improvement and other City funded/sponsored projects by preparing necessary documents, providing description of project objectives, participant responsibilities, project description and project methodologies.
Prepares reports, correspondence, advertisements, and official documents.
Oversees the planning and development of citizen participation plans to inform and explain project objectives and answer questions from the public, media and other agencies.
Performs other related duties of a comparable level/type as assigned.
Provides technical support for negotiation of interagency or local agreements
Prepares cost and scheduling analysis reports for multiple projects and acts as technical resource to others on project schedule and budget.
Makes presentations to elected officials, community groups and general public on projects.
Acts as project lead for assigned projects from conception to implementation.
Assist in the development of the six-year CIP through various tasks including participation in the master planning of facilities, grant procurement, and project scoping and estimating of individual projects.
Assists the CIP Group in the coordination, development and completion of the individual CIP projects within established performance measures.
Fosters a positive and supportive work environment; promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace, contributing to an environment of respectful living and working in a multicultural society.
Represents CIP group on City service teams.
Perform other duties, as assigned.
Performs functions as assigned in the City's emergency response plan in the event of an emergency.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Business Administration, Urban Planning or related field.
Experience: 4 years project or construction management with 2 years of increasingly responsible experience.
Or: In place of the above requirements, the incumbent may possess any combination of relevant education and experience which would demonstrate the individual's knowledge, skill, and ability to proficiently perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above.
Must have a valid Washington State Driver's license and ability to remain insurable under the City's insurance to operate motor vehicles.
Of multiple disciplines related to assigned capital projects (such as, engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, environment regulations)
Of cost benefit analysis
Of legislative process
Of supervisory techniques and principles
Of negotiations
Of strategic planning
Of synthesizing multiple budgets
Of working with elected officials and the public
Advanced knowledge of planning techniques and principles
Advanced knowledge of project management techniques and principles
Advanced knowledge of budgeting techniques and principles
Advanced knowledge of policy and code analysis and development
Advanced knowledge of design techniques and principles

Additional license(s) and/or certifications such as CA, EIT, LA, AIA, AICP, LEED, PMP, CCM, CCMA are desired.
Upon demonstrating that they have obtained a Professional Engineer (P.E.) license, an employee in the Senior Capital Projects Coordinator classification will progress to the Project Engineer classification.

Competitive Wages: We strive to maintain competitive compensation packages and work to provide wages that meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities of our employees.
Awesome benefits: The City offers benefits that are unmatched by most other employers. Please click on the benefits tab above to view more details.
Childcare Programs: To help address the challenge of finding reliable childcare, the City of Kirkland has reserved spots for City employees at local and regional providers, available at a discount. New employees gain access to Kirkland's reserved spots as soon as they start employment. Learn more!
Training and Career Development: The City of Kirkland believes in developing it's employees. You will have access to training opportunities designed for career development and advancement based on your position, skills, and interests.

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