DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: Work involves the oversight of the development and implementation of capital and other projects with respect to the needs of County departments, such as the Department of Highways & Facilities, Purchasing & Central Services, etc. This includes creating project schedules and ensuring that strict deadlines are met, the coordination of the planning, ordering, installation, and management of County facility and road projects with multimillion-dollar budgets involving federal, state, and county monies. The Chief Project Manager coordinates the dissemination of project information internally among County departments, and the communication between divisions involved in each project. Considerable contact and interaction with department heads, county personnel, various municipal agencies, outside contractors, vendors, and consultants, etc. are involved. Work is performed under general direction of the Commissioner of Highways and Facilities and other high-level County officials. Supervision is exercised over Project Managers and subordinate project staff. Performs related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:  (Illustrative only)

• Oversees project planning, scheduling and implementation of capital and other projects, for both facilities and road projects;
• Maintains communication with department heads and other County personnel, municipal agencies, internal and external project managers, outside contractors, vendors, and consultants, etc.;
• Modifies or provides input to project plans, makes improvements, solves problems, or takes corrective action when problems arise;
• Develops project proposals, cost estimates, budgets, timelines and schedules;
• Maintains budgets for multimillion dollar projects involving federal, state, and local funding, to ensure project does not go over budget;
• Supervises the activities of Project Managers and schedules regular staff meetings to ensure that
• project deadlines are met;
• Ensures that budgetary records of all ongoing projects are kept up to date;
• Maintains complete records on each ongoing project for easy reference by the Commissioner and other department personnel;
• Schedules, conducts and/or attends all project-related meetings, providing briefings on all aspects of the project;
• Provides detailed status reports to appropriate personnel on the progress of projects, and/or strategic and tactical concerns in the implementation of projects;
• Uses computer applications such as spreadsheets, word-processing, calendar, e-mail and database software in performing work assignments;
• Performs a variety of related activities as required.

Typical Work Activities are intended only as illustrations of possible types of work that might be appropriately assigned to an incumbent of this title. Work activities that do not appear above are not excluded as appropriate work assignments, as long as they can be reasonably understood to be within the logical limits of the job.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:  Comprehensive knowledge of County facilities and department functions and responsibilities; thorough knowledge of fiscal record keeping and accounts related to capital and related projects; good knowledge of record keeping procedures for capital and related projects from conception to completion; good knowledge of municipal boundaries and municipal agencies at the local level; ability to direct and supervise the work of others; ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing; ability to establish and maintain effective professional relationships with County personnel, municipal agency leaders, Project Managers and the general public; initiative; tact and courtesy; a high degree of accuracy.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:          Either

1. Bachelor’s degree or higher and five (5) years of experience involving either fiscal, functional or administrative coordination/oversight of construction projects, government program administration dealing with planning, zoning and/or project funding, or planning, scheduling and/or coordinating the activities of multiple work units; or
2. Associate’s degree and seven (7) years of experience involving either fiscal, functional or administrative coordination/oversight of construction projects, government program administration dealing with planning, zoning and/or project funding, or planning, scheduling and/or coordinating the activities of multiple work units; or
3. Graduation from high school or possession of a comparable diploma and nine (9) years of experience involving either fiscal, functional or administrative coordination/oversight of construction projects, government program administration dealing with planning, zoning and/or project funding, or planning, scheduling and/or coordinating the activities of multiple work units; or
4. A combination of training and experience as described in a) and b) above.

PLEASE NOTE: Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education.

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Competitive Class