Project Coordinator Ii (Public Works)

Position Purpose

The Project Coordinator II provides competent coordination, management, and facilitation of various infrastructure and construction projects across the City. Responsible for facilitating and ensuring plan review, accurate documentation, compliance with federal and/or state requirements, when applicable, and competent customer service.

Essential Functions

1 Performs project coordination, oversees engineering and construction procurement and contracting processes, and maintains open communications for various infrastructure and related construction projects occurring within the City; facilitates communication and collaboration between the departments, contractors, and other project personnel; conducts and facilitates meetings to address problems, open discussion, and encourage successful project implementation.

2 Facilitates and oversees the successful delivery of infrastructure projects and supervises lower-level project coordinators, administrative staff, and/or contractors and demonstrates knowledge in many fields including federal contracting requirements, engineering, zoning, permitting, and others.

3 Participates in team review meetings that review multi-million dollar infrastructure projects; answers questions, identifies road blocks to project success, and makes requests for testing and other documentation to be completed; coordinates various testing and evaluation prior to project implementation to ensure uninterrupted services.

4 Provide guidelines for project reviews by setting schedules and expectations of staff; meets with assigned staff daily and weekly on project issues that may arise; trains and provides direction on challenging or complex coordination issues; responds to inquiries regarding contract procedures or status of current projects and works with staff to maintain strong communication between all parties.

5 Reviews, evaluates, and ensures contract compliance with all City and/or Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) or other federal and local funding partner standards for private development contracts; manages insurance documents and other related forms are submitted and up to date; checks that all contract values match scope of engineering plans; evaluates contracts for water/wastewater contracts, paving or drainage contracts, and other infrastructure related contracts

6 Manages work sites ensuring effective work flow and communication between all departments, contractors, private developers, and citizens; ensures the sites are safe and all personnel are effectively applying safety standards; prepares timeline for projects and assists in overall management of the project specifics.

Education

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a business, public administration, engineering, architecture, or construction management field.

EXPERIENCE:

• Managing public sector projects
• Three (3) years of experience in any of the following:
• Engineering projects
• Other construction-related projects
• Preparing/monitoring/administering/negotiating contracts for:
• Managing construction-related activities
• Building construction projects OR
• Public sector projects

AND

• One (1) year of experience with supervisory/project management responsibilities. (This experience may be included in the required experience listed above.)

EQUIVALENCIES:

• High school diploma or GED plus seven (7) years of the required experience including one (1) year supervisory/project management responsibilities will meet the education and experience requirements.
• A bachelor’s degree or higher in a non-specified field plus five (5) years of the required experience including one (1) year supervisory/project management responsibilities will meet the education and experience requirements.
• A master’s degree or higher in a specified field plus one (1) year of the required experience including one (1) year supervisory/project management responsibilities will meet the education and experience requirements.
• An associate degree in any field plus five (5) years of the required experience including one (1) year supervisory/project management responsibilities will meet the education and experience requirements.