Job details
Salary $61,000 – $72,437 a year
Job Type Full-time
Number of hires for this role 1
Qualifications
- US work authorization (Required)
- Bachelor’s (Preferred)
- Project management: 4 years (Preferred)
BenefitsPulled from the full job description
Health savings account
Relocation assistance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Flexible spending account
Tuition reimbursement
Paid time off
Parental leave
Employee assistance program
Vision insurance
Professional development assistance
Life insurance
Retirement plan
Full Job Description
BASIC PURPOSE
The Project Manager is responsible for providing professional management and delivery of capital projects across various functional areas and/or organizations. Has overall responsibility for managing scope, cost, schedule, internal staffing, outside vendors, and contractual deliverables. Typical duties include: oversight of consultants, vendors and contractors on various capital projects, preparing reports for project stakeholders, and executive leadership team regarding the status of the project. Expertise required in project management with a proven ability to manage milestones and deliverables and drive results in a matrix or cross-functional environment. The ideal candidate will be motivated and enjoys working in team environment and embodies the department’s values of communication, collaboration and customer service.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Manages the design, development, and implementation of capital projects to include, but not limited to gathering and defining the project requirements; obtains staffing requirements; and forms project teams.
- Oversee the design, permitting and construction of various shelter, transit amenities deployment projects.
- Coordinates consultant submittal reviews, meetings, and other design activities with other departments, outside agencies, and utilities.
- Manage the agency’s multi-year shelter contract including (but not limited to) procurement, selection and oversight of shelter contractor.
- Ensures all projects are delivered on-time, within scope, and within budget.
- Coordinate with local agencies, partner agencies, developers on inter-local agreements for placement of transit amenities.
- Manages the relationship with the client and all stakeholders; establishes and maintains relationships with third parties/vendors.
- Monitors project milestones and critical dates to identify potential risk to project schedule; identifies ways to resolve schedule issues; keeps management current on any changes.
- Analyses a variety of complex issues that have divisional or organizational-wide impacts; prepares and maintains related reports and comprehensive project documentation; makes recommendations based on findings.
- Represents the department in inter-departmental meetings to review transit amenity requests.
- Investigates and responds to citizen and member city suggestions, requests, concerns and complaints.
- Researches and stays abreast of latest trends that could impact the public transit industry.
- Other duties as assigned within the parameters of this position.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
- This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or closely related field. Will consider an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties.
- Experience: At least 4 years’ experience in managing and/or supporting capital projects in a lead role. Public transportation and/or transportation capital projects experience highly desirable.
- License: Must have or be able to obtain a valid Florida Driver’s License.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Knowledge
- Transit operations; Project Management processes, strategies and methods
- Principles of time management and budget management
- Research methods and techniques
- Civil engineering and architectural design
- Project scheduling software, Database management systems and applications
- Contracting procedures
- Federal and State regulations affecting public transportation
Skills
- Using computer and related software applications
- Manage one or more small-scale projects simultaneously;
- Explain complicated and technical information in simple, non-technical language both verbally and in writing
- Prioritizing work processes and projects
- Exercise initiative and creativity in the improvement, development and implementation of projects
- Confer with user representatives and outside vendors on operations and project technical problems
- Develop and maintain good interpersonal skills regarding teamwork, cooperation, motivation, and listening
- Communicating in order to interact with coworkers, supervisor, and the general public at a level sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.
Abilities
- Must possess excellent communication skills including ability to work with other divisions, teams and provide support as needed.
- Must exhibit resourcefulness and ability to work independently as well as in diverse multi-disciplinary teams on multiple tasks with frequent interruptions.
- Must maintain confidential information, and prepare clear, concise, and complete reports and correspondence.
- Must be able to exercise good judgment. Must embody the department’s values of communication, collaboration and customer service in day-to-day performance of job function.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Sedentary Work: Constant 75% exerting 10 lbs., Light Work (0-20 lbs.) and Medium Work (20-50 lbs.): 25% of the time
- Fine hand manipulation, pinching, picking, typing, feeling, grasping, repetitive motion and seat work: Constant 80% (6.5 or more hours)
- Bending, squatting, stooping, balancing, climbing, reaching overhead, prolonged standing and/or walking approximately 25% of the time
- Crawling, crouching, kneeling, twisting/turning: Rare 0-5% (less than one hour)
- Near Acuity: ability to see at 20 inches or less: Constant 80% (6.5 or more hours)
- Far Acuity: ability to see at 20 feet or more: Constant 80% (6.5 or more hours)
- Color Vision: Ability to distinguish and identify colors: Constant 80% (6.5 or more hours)
- Oral Communication: Ability to verbally communicate: Constant 80% (6.5 or more hours)
- Hearing: Ability to understand and process auditory information: Constant 80% (6.5 or more hours)
- Driving/standing/walking: occasional 1-2 hours per day
- Sitting: Constant 80% (6.5 or more hours)
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Inside environmental conditions: Constant 70% (5.5 or more hours)
- Noise: Exposure to intermittent levels above the ambient noise level.
- Hazards: The inside environmental working conditions with protection from weather conditions. There is dust exposure that could affect the occupational health of the employee.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $61,000.00 – $72,437.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
COVID-19 considerations:
This position requires that the successful applicant be vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to the start date. This policy is applied in compliance with applicable laws, and accommodations may be made for bona fide medical or religious reasons.
Education:
- Bachelor’s (Preferred)
Experience:
- Project management: 4 years (Preferred)
Work Location: Multiple Locations
