PROJECT MANAGER (Traffic Engineering)

Project Manager

This posting is for a Project Manager position in the Streetlight Section within the Traffic Engineering Group in Houston Public Works (HPW). We are a small, passionate group that works to promote traffic safety on the roads in Houston so that roads are safe for all users. The Streetlight Section plays a key role in enhancing road safety across Houston by utilizing streetlighting to ensure safe travel for all multimodal users, including pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers.

We collaborate closely with many partners, including internal and external project managers, citizens, private developers, neighborhood associations, and CenterPoint Energy to achieve our goals to ensure that projects are coordinated. In this role, we can have significant impacts on a wide variety of significant projects in the 4th largest city in America.

The successful applicant should possess the qualities of an intuitive thinker and proactive problem solver, and the ability to see the broader picture and effectively communicate ideas as well as professionally challenge others' ideas for the benefit of the city.

More specifically, the duties of the Project Manager will include but are not limited to:

• Assisting in performing plan reviews for various Capital Improvement Projects.
• Providing training on plan review procedures.
• Managing the assignment and coordination of various streetlight projects.
• Reviewing and verifying the accuracy of plan review assessments and streetlight surveys.
• Supporting the Division Manager in the implementation of streetlight policies and best practices.
• Managing the enhanced lighting agreement program.
• Providing preliminary examination of lighting specifications for City owned streetlights.
• Researching and preparing responses to project inquiries from citizens and other city personnel.
• Performing streetlight design for new developments using the latest IES recommendations.

Extra consideration will be given to candidates with experience in working with civil engineer roadway plans for roadway illumination, a strong understanding of IES standards, project management experience, and having a background in utility electrical systems.

Working Conditions: This position is physically comfortable; the individual has discretion about walking, standing, etc. May require walking on rough surfaces during on-site inspections and investigations.

This is a Houston Public Works Emergency Management position at the Tier II Level.