Utilities Construction Project Manager/Senior Project Manager - Department Promotional

City of Oxnard•Oxnard, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Oxnard's Public Works Department is seeking a Utilities Construction Project Manager or a Utilities Construction Project Manager Senior with strong analytical and project management skills to be part of the team. This individual must have a positive and energetic leadership style and a willingness to take a "hands-on" approach, as well as the ability to collaborate, develop, and recommend comprehensive solutions as required. The ideal candidate will have a background in public sector capital projects specific to the potable water, recycled water, and wastewater fields and be familiar with project management best practices.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, public administration, architecture, project management or directly related field
Three (3) years of construction/ project management experience with utility related projects or similar, such as potable water, recycled water, and/or wastewater infrastructure and systems (for Utilities Construction Project Manager)
Five (5) years of construction/ project management experience with utility related projects or similar, such as potable water, recycled water, and/or wastewater infrastructure and systems (for Utilities Construction Project Manager, Senior)
Valid California Class C Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record
Must be able to effectively communicate in English, both orally and in writing.
You must be a current Public Works Department employee with the City of Oxnard.
Candidates must be proficient and comfortable with computer use to perform functions associated with on-going work.
Regular and reliable attendance, effective communication skills, and development of effective working relationships are requirements of all positions.
Employees are required to participate in the City's direct deposit plan and are paid on a bi-weekly basis.
This position requires a 12-month probationary period.
Internal applicant probationary periods will be governed by the applicable MOU.
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 3100, all public employees are required to serve as disaster service workers subject to such disaster service activities as may be assigned to them.
If a candidate accepts a conditional job offer with the City of Oxnard, any and all pending applications for active recruitments with the City of Oxnard will be withdrawn and no longer considered.
This position is not governed by the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.

Nice To Haves

Strong analytical and project management skills
Positive and energetic leadership style
Willingness to take a "hands-on" approach
Ability to collaborate, develop, and recommend comprehensive solutions
Background in public sector capital projects specific to the potable water, recycled water, and wastewater fields
Familiar with project management best practices

Responsibilities

Provides coordination and oversight of project design, construction, and budget; monitors adherence of projects and processes with policies, procedures, applicable code, specifications, regulations and standards; makes decisions about project engineering and budgets.
Coordinate project activities with both internal City staff, and external agencies and/or interests.
Gathers field information/data as it applies to assigned project management.
Provides project management (both internal and contracted projects) and coordination of stakeholders and resources, which may include consultant selection process, project scoping, contract negotiation, design oversight, schedule monitoring, budget development and funding administration, and project close-out.
Oversees and administers projects including bid and contract administration, oversight, coordination of permitting, document reviews, and facilitation of progress meetings.
Construction administration duties also include providing guidance to inspection staff and being available to them for questions arising from the construction project, coordination and oversight of consultants, reviewing and approving shop drawings, review and approve pay requests, responding to requests for information from contractors, reviewing and approving change orders, periodic construction site visits, conduct construction progress meetings, making decisions that pertain to the project.
Attends, conducts and delivers presentations at various meetings; performs public outreach; prepares agendas, reports, cost estimates, computations, specifications, schedules, engineering drawings and other related documentation and communications materials.
Reviews construction documents for discrepancies and performs value engineering analysis; makes recommendations based on engineering and utility operational needs and findings.
Prepares RFQ's and RFP's and selects professional consultants.
Negotiates and administers contracts.
Schedules construction work design, arranges inspections, defines/manages project phases based upon plant operational impacts and input from the operational staff, and coordinates work with project development team.
Manages, prepares and administers project budgets and schedules, tracks grant requirements, and reviews the work of professional and technical consultants and contractors.