Transportation Program Manager

Purpose

The Transportation Program Manager supervises, oversees, and participates in the planning, design, review, and construction of transportation infrastructure and engineering improvement projects, ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. 

We offer great pay, excellent benefits to include medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, and employee/spouse/child supplemental life insurance, short-term disability, and tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, deferred compensation plan (457 B), pension plan, flexible spending account, home purchase assistance, employee referral program, and 12 paid holidays!

Essential Job Functions

• Coordinates and oversees the City’s Program Management consultant's contract and performs quality control. 
• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals. 
• Acts as project liaison and communicates information with project stakeholders, consultants, contractors, vendors, executive management, governmental regulatory bodies, and the public, for decision-making; attends meetings as necessary. 
• Continually updates and manages project schedules, costs, and the budget throughout the lifecycle of the project. 
• Assesses and resolves project issues, including contract disputes, procedural issues, technical issues, scheduling, and cost issues. 
• Prepares Requests for Proposals and Statements of Qualifications; evaluates and scores proposals; qualifies vendors; and provides a recommendation to the City Council for contract awards. Prepares contract/bid documents, bid addendums, and bid reviews/approvals. 
• Performs pre-design assessments, programming, and conceptual planning for transportation projects; develops initial project schedules and an overall estimated project cost. 
• Reviews design documents at various submittal stages throughout the design process for quality/cost/ constructability/ functionality/ programming adherence to ensure a complete set of construction documents ready for bid and construction. 
• Manages construction contracts and performs quality control, including construction inspection for contract compliance. 
• Review contractor/consultant submittals (reports, schedules, products, costs, etc.) 
• Coordinates project close-out procedures. Produces, collects, files, and archives project documentation and reports. 
• Reviews and approves all project-related invoices and applications for payment. 
• Provides professional/technical assistance and past project information to support other City departments and outside entities. 
• Develops and continually evaluates and executes improvements to procedures and documents related to project management functions. 
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering with four years of engineering management experience, including personnel and administration experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Georgia Professional Engineer, Project Management Profession (PMP) certification, and/or Local Administered Project (LAP) certification preferred. 

Additional Requirements:
Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license with an acceptable driving history.

 

Additional Information

Knowledge of engineering design theories and principles. 
Knowledge of City budgetary and purchasing procedures. 
Knowledge of City personnel policy. 
Knowledge of construction theories and principles. 
Knowledge of the principles and practices of transportation project cost estimation and contract administration. 
Knowledge of job-related computer applications. 
Knowledge of modern office practices and procedures. 
Skill in developing and reviewing engineering plans and designs for transportation projects. 
Skill in developing and administering contracts. 
Skill in developing short- and long-range plans.
Skill in establishing priorities and organizing work. 
Skill in the training and supervision of personnel. 
Skill in the operation of computers and other modern office equipment. 
Skill in public and interpersonal relations. 
Skill in oral and written communication.