Job Description

Raleigh Water, a leading utility within the City of Raleigh, is responsible for providing exceptional water and wastewater services to the City of Raleigh service area, including the Towns of Garner, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Knightdale, Wendell, and Zebulon. As part of our Capital Improvements Division, you will manage capital improvement and construction projects from start to finish, overseeing tasks such as planning, property acquisition, consultant selection, contract negotiation, project design, bidding, construction, and project completion.

Working in Raleigh Water's Capital Improvements Division offers numerous advantages. Join our highly skilled and collaborative team dedicated to ensuring the reliability and quality of our water and wastewater infrastructure. Your contributions will directly impact the well-being of thousands of residents in our community.

Raleigh Water is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our team. In this role, you will provide engineering support, inspection, and project management for water and sewer projects, along with associated environmental functions. You will collaborate with stakeholders, utilizing strong communication skills to coordinate project activities effectively. As the Senior Project Manager, you will also provide consultation to other engineering staff and management, contributing your expertise to advance our public utilities projects.

The ideal candidate for this position is a team player with experience in project management and a solid understanding of engineering principles in the realm of public utilities. You should possess excellent communication skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. If you are ready to make a positive impact on our community by delivering reliable and sustainable water and sewer services, we invite you to apply for the role of Senior Project Manager at Raleigh Water.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides advanced engineering work, and coordination and oversight of project design and construction; monitors adherence of projects and processes with policies, procedures, applicable code, specifications, regulations, and standards
• Provides project management 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 construction projects including bid and contract administration, construction oversight, coordination of permitting, document reviews, and facilitation of progress meetings
• Construction administration duties can also include providing guidance to an inspection staff and being available to them for questions arising from the construction project, 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
• Serves as technical resource and liaison for Raleigh Water Operations departments and contractors, consultants, developers, community groups, commission, agencies, City departments, private entities and other stakeholders; responds to inquiries, requests and complaints; performs research; provides consultation; identifies and resolves issues
• 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

Typical Qualifications

Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree in engineering or directly related field and five years of professional engineering and/or construction/project management experience in area of assignment

OR

An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation

Licensing/Certifications:

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  Valid North Carolina Class C Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record, or the ability to obtain within 30 days of hire.
• EI or Professional Engineering (PE) Registration preferred, not required.

Additional Information

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

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  Principles and practices of civil engineering
• Principles and practices of budget development and administration
• Coordinating deadlines, prioritizing work demands and assigning/monitoring work performed
• Providing project management, organization, and logistics coordination
• Identifying engineering-related deficiencies and recommending solutions
• Exercising political acumen, tact, and diplomacy

ADA and Other Requirements:
Positions in this class typically require: stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

Medium Work:
Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Working Conditions:
Work is performed in both the field and in an indoor office environment with frequent exposure to hazardous physical conditions (such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibration, etc.); frequent exposure to atmospheric conditions (such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation, etc.); moderate exposure to hazardous materials (such as chemicals, blood and other body fluids); frequent exposure to environmental conditions (such as disruptive people, imminent danger, or a threatening environment); frequent exposure to extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting and movement restrictions; and moderate exposure intense noise or travel.