Project Coordinator (Transportation-Interagency Liaison)

Position Purpose

The Project Coordinator I provides competent coordination, management, and facilitation of various infrastructure and construction projects across the City. Responsible for facilitating and ensuring permitting, plan review, accurate documentation, and competent customer service.

Essential Functions

1 Performs project coordination, oversees permitting 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 accurate building inspection review and permitting process; leads and supervises plans examiners and demonstrates knowledge in many field including engineering, zoning, permitting, and others.

3 Participates in team review meetings that review multi-million dollar utility 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 Reviews plans and plats for zoning compliance; verifies the plan zoning, researches previous plans, analyzes plans against ordinances and ensures appropriate approvals; supervises the issuance and administration of permits in accordance with approved associated plans; coordinates and processes backflow agreements, covenants, easements, and fire flow tests as needed or required.

5 Reviews, evaluates, and ensures contract compliance with all City 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 Visits 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.

7 Attends various meetings to discuss construction related issues, concerns of project implementation, layout of new utilities and infrastructure, and to ensure collaboration and effective project coordination between all necessary parties.

8 Performs any and all other work as needed or assigned.

Education

Minimum Qualifications

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

EXPERIENCE:

• Building construction projects OR
• Public sector projects
• Preparing/monitoring/administering/negotiating contracts for:
• Engineering projects
• Other construction-related projects
• Two (2) years of experience in any of the following:
• Managing construction-related activities
• Managing public sector projects

EQUIVALENCIES:

• High school diploma or GED plus six (6) years of the required experience will meet the education and experience requirements.
• An associate degree in any field plus four (4) years of the required experience will meet the education and experience requirements.
• A bachelor's degree or higher in a non-specified field plus four (4) years of the required experience will meet the education and experience requirements.

PREFERENCES:

• Prior experience in project coordination, contract management or project delivery in a public sector setting is a plus.
• A degree is preferred.