Project Manager

Description The City of Norfolk’s Department of Transportation oversees transportation programs including traffic operations, roadway safety, and support for multi-modal systems. The Traffic Operations Bureau performs traffic infrastructure improvements, maintains traffic control devices, and supports engineering projects to improve mobility and safety. Description The City of Norfolk’s Department of Transportation oversees transportation programs including traffic operations, roadway safety, and support for multi-modal systems. The Traffic Operations Bureau performs traffic infrastructure improvements, maintains traffic control devices, and supports engineering projects to improve mobility and safety. The Project Manager will coordinate the scope, needs, and requirements for departmental projects and work with Civil Engineers and other Project Managers which oversees various projects related to roadway improvements, traffic safety projects, traffic signal improvement projects and ongoing signs and pavement marking operations. Additionally, the position will coordinate with Dominion Energy for streetlight related projects. Lastly, the position will coordinate repairs and/or improvement projects with City contractors. The Project Manager will also supervise inspection and administrative staff and may be required to work during City approved special events and during periods of inclement weather, to include snow events, hurricanes, nor’easters, flash floods or other natural disasters when information is required to be FEMA or other agencies. Essential Functions Coordination within the Transportation Division and in other divisions, departments and stakeholders within the City of Norfolk and external partners. Preparation of pre-scoping cost estimates and schedules as necessary for project funding. Project Development/Design Project Management: Oversees the project scoping and design process for locally administered transportation projects. Coordinating project information between VDOT Urban Program staff and other stakeholders regarding current and upcoming projects. Maintaining projects status in the City’s project management software (eBuilder) and City website. Maintaining employee information within the City’s PeopleSoft system. Data entry and FOIA request services related to the City’s Lucity work management system. Reviewing of project design budget and schedule. Preparing public informational materials. Contractor procurements, in accordance with Norfolk and state procurement procedures. Administrating construction contracts and consultant task orders. Assists with scheduling construction progress meetings. Reviewing construction budget and schedule for accuracy. Reviewing construction project activities and documentation. Reviewing construction invoices for accuracy and compliance. Reviewing and/or coordinating review of construction submittals and requests for information. Preparing change orders. Overseeing and ensuring compliance with local, federal and state permitting requirements. Performing site visits and construction inspections. Informing the public, stakeholders and other agencies of construction impacts and progress. Coordinates with and assists multiple private and public utility companies within project limits; manages relocations, replacement, and adjustments to utilities on a project. Coordinates with Dominion Energy regarding existing and new service requests for transportation-related projects. Coordinates with City’s “on-call” contractors for emergency and non-emergency response activities. Education/Experience Work requires specialized knowledge in a professional or technical field. Knowledge is normally acquired through four years of college resulting in a Bachelor's degree or equivalent. Required Five (5) years of experience in a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Additional Information & Requirements Valid Driver's License required. Work Schedule: M-F, 7:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. and as needed Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking. Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization. Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union. Retirement If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction. If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction. The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant’s school of enrollment must be an accredited institution. Note The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type. Non-City Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions. 01 The following Supplemental Questions are specific to the position for which you have applied to assist the hiring manager in screening applications for specific experience being sought. Please be specific in answering these questions as they will be used to evaluate which applications will be given further consideration in the process. Do not answer "see resume" or "see application" as these are not valid answers. Please note that if you are invited to be interviewed by the department, your responses to the following questions may be subject to verification. 02 If you were referred for this position by a current City of Norfolk employee, please provide the employee's full name, department, and job title, and your relationship to the employee. If not, please indicate by typing "N/A". 03 High School Diploma/GED Some College (6 months or more) Vocational/Technical Degree Associate's Degree Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree or higher 04 Less than 5 years 5-7 years 7-9 years 9 years or more 05 Yes No 06 Yes No 07 Yes No 08 Yes No 09 No experience Beginner Intermediate Expert 10 Yes No 11 No Yes 12 Yes No 13 Yes No 14 Yes No 15 Please provide an explanation of any periods of unemployment that are 30 days or longer. Indicate N/A if you have not experienced any periods of unemployment. 16 Yes - I am a current City of Norfolk Employee Yes - I am a previous City of Norfolk Employee No - I am not a previous or current City of Norfolk employee 17 I am not a Veteran I am a Veteran I am a Disabled Veteran Required Question #J-18808-Ljbffr City of Norfolk, VA