Senior Project Manager

Description:

Responsibilities

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for administrative and supervisory activities managing and engineering multiple projects related to improvements for projects within KC Water's sanitary sewer and combined sewer collection system as part of the Smart Sewer Program.

• Performs professional engineering activities involving the planning, analysis, design development, construction, renovation, maintenance or operation of utilities, asset management and related projects.
• Identifies and develops applications and work standards for improvements and efficiencies.
• Provides technical review, for the Program Consultant Team, Smart Sewer Division Head and Utility Officer in key focus areas, including: Hydraulic Modeling, Inflow/Infiltration Reduction Program, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, and Regulatory Compliance.
• Reviews regulatory compliance reports and documentation to meet requirements of the Smart Sewer Program Federal Consent Decree.
• Performs frequent consultation with internal divisions, consultants, contractors, and other stakeholders as required in the analysis, design, review of plans/specification, and inspection of construction work for compliance with prescribed engineering criteria.
• Assignments are received in conference with a professional supervisor.
• Exercises good judgment to resolve technical problems, manage projects, and provide data for asset risk assessment criteria.
• Handles Quality Assurance and Quality Control of contracts, construction plans, materials, and studies for adherence to Water Services rules and regulations.
• Writes requests for proposals (RFPs) or qualifications (RFQs) for new projects and prepares emergency response memos.
• Verifies conformance of the plans and specifications prepared by design professionals and submits Project Status Reports (PSRs). Reviews submittal materials and related asset data.
• Performs limited design, as well as drafting and computational duties in the office in preparation of studies, final plans and specifications for projects.
• Proposes changes to the standard specifications.
• Interprets and applies City ordinances, state and federal regulations, specifications, hydraulic modeling and calculations and related standards to projects.
• Coordinates with multiple stakeholders and the public.
• Assists operations staff when issues arise.

Qualifications

REQUIRES an accredited Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, project management, construction management, engineering technology, construction engineering technology, engineering, city planning, landscape architecture, or architecture and 6 years professional experience in project management or project management related work. OR an accredited Master’s degree in business administration, public administration, project management, construction management, engineering technology, construction engineering technology, engineering, city planning, landscape architecture, or architecture and 4 years professional experience in project management or project management related work. OR a certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and 6 years as a PMP working in project management or project management related work.

Other Information

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Positions requiring a high school diploma/GED certificate must be obtained from a school/program accredited by the Department of Education and recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.

The minimum education requirement for positions that allow for experience equivalency for an accredited degree is a high school diploma. Unless otherwise specified, an accredited degree must be obtained from a college or university listed with the U.S. Department of Education and recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.