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City of Gainesville · 2 days ago

Capital Projects Manager (Temporary Part-Time)

Gainesville, FL

Part-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

The City of Gainesville is dedicated to community development and is seeking a Capital Projects Manager to oversee and direct major capital projects. This role involves planning, supervising, and coordinating various engineering projects, ensuring compliance with budgets and specifications while working with internal departments and external contractors.

Government Administration

Responsibilities

Plans, directs, supervises, coordinates, and evaluates capital projects, including but not limited to multimodal transportation projects, and assists in the coordination of planning, design, specification, construction management, cost control and long-range planning studies

Performs work involving engineering practices, which may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements, materials suitability, optimization of resources and design, and intricate coordination requirements

Coordinates engineering projects, studies, and activities with internal departments, outside consultants, and contractors

Assists in documenting and preparing budget estimates for submittal to the department head

Assists in research for and preparation of annual budget

Compiles and prepares varied and complex financial reports for management, internal and external auditors, and/or local and state agencies

Represents the Department with appropriate public officials and organizations

Prepares contract specifications for repair and alteration of facilities. Reviews contract bids and makes recommendations. Inspects contractual services for compliance with contract

Confers with consultants, engineers, architects, and contractors to plan and implement projects of improvement, property acquisition, and new construction. Reviews specifications and designs. Inspects construction progress and reviews progress reports

Plans and directs capital projects including renovations, upgrades and new construction

Works independently with finance, purchasing, planning and building inspection, plan boards, citizen groups and outside agencies during the planning, design and approval process

Attends evening and after-hours meetings on a regular basis

Monitors annual construction and project budgets

Attends work on a continuous and regular basis

Qualification

Transportation ProjectsEngineering PrinciplesProject ManagementBudget ManagementConstruction ManagementCommunication SkillsNegotiation SkillsPresentation Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university

Preference given to candidates with major coursework in construction, construction management, or engineering

Five (5) years of responsible experience in the management of transportation projects

Valid Florida Driver's License required

Ability to apply project management techniques to make involved and difficult decisions for projects

Ability to develop project scope, tasks, timelines and resource assignment to include other project managers and outside consultants

Ability to read and interpret construction diagrams, plans, and blueprints and to recognize deviations from such plans in construction and installation processes

Thorough knowledge of engineering principles and practices applied in planning, scheduling, design, construction, and cost control of transportation projects

Ability to manage multiple major projects often with unique or controversial issues which have an important effect on major programs

Requires negotiating skills and diplomacy

Knowledge of governmental budget procedures

Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing

Ability to work effectively with elected officials, charter officers, department heads, representatives of other agencies, other city employees, and the general public

Ability to deliver effective and persuasive presentations on complex topics to management, city commission, and public groups

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to sit for prolonged periods of time