Lead Construction Project Manager

Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : Houston, TX
Job Type: Regular Full-time
Job Number: 16474
Department: Flood Control District
Opening Date: 07/31/2026
Closing Date: 9/1/2026 11:59 PM Central
Max Number of Applicants: 350


Position Description
About Harris County Flood Control District:
The Flood Control District has the mission to reduce the risk of flooding in Harris County, the third most populated county in the United States, with a population in excess of 4.7 million, including the City of Houston, the nation's fourth largest city. The Flood Control District has jurisdiction over the primary stormwater facilities in the county, which consist of approximately 1,500 channels totaling nearly 2,500 miles in length, as well as more than 60 regional stormwater detention basins, totaling more than 10,000 acres and several wetlands mitigation banks including Greens bayou.
What you will do at Harris County Flood Control District:

The Harris County Flood Control District is seeking qualified candidates for the role of Lead Construction Project Manager.

The Lead Construction Project Manager is responsible for implementing the construction phase of the District's capital improvement and maintenance projects, including the management of the project management staff and project assignments, administration of professional service contracts for material testing and construction consultants.


Essential Functions and Duties:
Staff Management & Training:

• Manage District and consultant construction project management staff as well as own projects.
• Plan and monitor staff workloads to ensure successful completion of District projects.
• Provide assistance and training to junior staff.
• Assist in assigning field inspection personnel to construction projects and other tasks as needed.
• Direct and/or assist field inspection personnel, including resolving conflicts and/or problems.

Quality Assurance & Documentation:

• Ensure quality assurance/quality control of the documentation provided with contractor's pay estimates.
• Assist in setting procedures and creating forms for inspection documentation to ensure consistency.
• Ensure quality assurance/quality control of construction projects.
• Review progress reports, recommendations, notifications, confirmations, and other documents relating to construction projects prepared by field inspection personnel.
• Review material testing reports and invoices and recommend action as a result of failing tests.

Construction Evaluation & Inspections:

• Assist in review and evaluation of contractor's cross-sections and measured quantities.
• Investigate and evaluate slope failures and earthen repairs in the field.
• Review projects prior to completion of plans and specifications to provide constructability evaluation.
• Assist in developing processes and procedures in the Division to ensure consistency among inspectors.

Project Coordination & Communication:

• Attend pre-bid conferences and conduct pre-construction and progress meetings.
• Liaise with contractors, representatives, property owners, and other parties involved with construction projects.
• Provide technical advice on specifications and construction management issues

Additional Responsibilities and Duties:

• Conduct departmental staff meetings
• Attend meetings with coordinating departments, vendors, and agencies.
• Attend seminars, conference workshops, re-certification, or other training programs.
• Assume additional responsibilities as the course and scope of the job directs.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer


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This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate

Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Civil Engineering or a similar curriculum.

Experience:

• Five (5) years of verifiable experience that includes any combination of engineering planning, design, and construction management
• Requires experience with stormwater drainage design and construction.

Licensure:

• Valid Class "C" Texas Driver's License
• Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Texas

Knowledge Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to read all types of maps and drawings, especially civil construction plans.
• Knowledge/understanding of construction standards, practices, and techniques.
• Can work independently with limited supervision.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and/or assignments.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Familiarity with SharePoint and Adobe Acrobat Professional.
• Excellent skills using project management tools and systems.
• Can work well with the public, interest groups, government agency personnel and external organizations.

NOTE : Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.
Preferences

Experience:

• Prior experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D and Bluebeam. (preferred)

General Information
Position Type, Salary:

• Regular | Full-Time
  
• Salary: To be discussed at interview

Location:

• Construction - 5301 Almeda Genoa Road, Houston, TX 77048

Physical Demands and Environmental Exposure:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Frequent stooping, bending, reaching, lifting, and carrying items up to 11 pounds and occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.
• Frequent sorting, filing, shelving, and handling documents, books, files, file drawers, and related materials and equipment required for clerical operations.
• Frequent driving of a vehicle with automatic controls or four-wheel drive.
• Occasional walking up and down steep slopes of ditches or on rough and uneven surfaces or ground such as sloping terrain, plowed or furrowed areas or construction sites.
• Occasional ascending/descending stairs; prolonged sitting for extended periods of time.
• Work is generally performed indoors in a normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature, air conditions, and noise levels.
• When at field locations, may be exposed to significant levels of heat, cold, moisture, air pollution, wind and dust, wildlife, flying/walking insects, vibration and/or noise in excess of 85 decibels.

Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.

Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.

HARRIS COUNTY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Harris County offers a highly competitive benefits program, featuring a comprehensive group health plan and defined benefit retirement plan.
The following benefits are offered only to Harris County employees in regular (full-time) positions:
Health & Wellness Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Wellness Plan
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Ten (10) days of vacation leave per year (accrual rate increases after 5 years of service)
• Eleven (11) County-observed holidays
• One (1) floating holiday per year
• Paid Parental Leave*
• Sick Leave

Retirement Savings Benefit

• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

The following benefits are available to Harris County employees in full-time and select part-time positions:

• Professional learning & development opportunities
• Retirement pension (TCDRS defined benefit plan)
• Flexible work schedule*
• METRO RideSponsor Program*

* Participation may vary by County department. The employee benefits plans of Harris County are extended to all eligible participants across various departments with the exception of the Harris County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, for which the cited Health & Wellness Benefits are administered through the State of Texas.
In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, group health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Harris County Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.
For plan details, visit the Harris County Benefits & Wellness website:
01


Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position?

• High School or GED diploma
• Associate Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree or higher
• None of the above

02


If you selected a college degree in response to the previous question, which of the following best describes your major?

• Civil Engineering
• Other Related Field
• Unrelated Field
• N/A; No Degree

03


Which of the following best describes your verifiable experience that includes any combination of engineering planning, design, and construction management?(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)

• Less than five (5) years
• Five (5) years or more but less than six (6) years
• Six (6) years or more but less than seven (7) years
• Seven (7) years or more
• I do not have this experience

04


Please provide the dates of employment during which you obtained experience that includes any combination of engineering planning, design, and construction management. Provide the month and year that began and ended the experience. Example: "January 2020 - December 2023" If this experience is not clearly documented in the Work Experience section, your application will be disqualified. If you do not have this experience, type "N/A" in the space provided.
05


Which of the following do you have working knowledge of and/or experience with?(Select all that apply.)

• Experience with stormwater drainage design and construction.
• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D and Bluebeam.
• None of the above.

06


Are you a Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Texas?

• Yes, I am a professional engineer (PE) in the state of Texas
• No, but commit to obtaining licensure within 1 year of employment
• No, not interested at this time.

07


Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions:Advanced:A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data. Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.Intermediate:A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.Basic:A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup. Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it.Entry Level:A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel. Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents. Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.

• Advanced
• Intermediate
• Basic
• Entry Level
• Not proficient

08


For this position, a valid Texas Driver's License is necessary. Please choose the option that best describes your situation:(Please be sure to include all related details in the Certificates and Licenses section of your application.)

• Yes, I currently hold a valid Texas Driver's License.
• Yes, I possess a valid Out-of-State Driver's License, but I am aware that I must acquire a valid Texas Driver's License before the start date.
• No, I do not currently have a driver's license, but I commit to obtaining one before the start date.
• No, I do not currently have a valid driver's license.

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