SENIOR DIRECTOR, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (HIGHWAY CAPITAL PROJECTS)

Requirements For Employment

A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a two-for-one year basis. A typical combination includes:

Education

• Bachelor′s Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related field

Experience

• Five years of relevant management-level experience in construction management or engineering, requiring management experience in area of assignment

Certifications/Licenses/Special Requirements

• State of California Professional Engineer or Architecture certificate may be required

• A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications (PQs) are used to identify relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) as determined by business necessity. These criteria are considered preferred qualifications and are not intended to serve as minimum requirements for the position. PQs will help support selection decisions throughout the recruitment. In addition, applicants who possess these PQs will not automatically be selected.

The following are the preferred qualifications:

• Experience managing highway construction capital projects, including oversight of all processes and procedures required for the daily operation of a construction project and oversight of engineering, inspection, and office management staff
• Experience representing project 'Owners' (i.e. Metro, CalTrans, OCTA, Riverside Transit Agency, SANDAG)
• Experience developing, procuring, and overseeing highway construction contracts, including commercial and technical terms and conditions
• Experience overseeing procurement and professional service contracts for the design and construction of capital projects
• Experience performing construction management of capital projects with different delivery methods (design-bid-build and design-build)
• Professional Engineer license

Knowledge:

• Construction means and methods

• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations governing the design, procurement, and construction of heavy civil transportation projects for a public agency

• Contract language and bidding process

• Theories, principles, and practices of construction techniques, and engineering related to the construction of heavy civil transportation projects

• Industry accepted project management and construction management practices and principles

• Human resources practices and modern management theory

• Budgets and budgeting process

• Business computer use and applications related to contract scheduling and financial recordkeeping

Skill in:

• Planning, organizing, and directing the activities of design, construction, consultant, and other project personnel in a matrix organization

• Reviewing and analyzing complex construction proposals, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and evaluating outcomes

• Negotiating contract terms, administering contracts, and monitoring multiple contracts to ensure compliance with schedule, budget, and specifications

• Interacting professionally with various levels of Metro employees, the Board of Directors, and outside representatives

• Communicating effectively orally and in writing

• Leadership

• Effective meeting management

• Reading and understanding complicated documents

• Time management

Ability to:

• Manage all phases of a major construction project from planning through closeout

• Develop and implement an effective Project Management Plan

• Deal with confrontational discussions

• Resolve complex construction changes, claims, and other project issues

• Handle sensitive information

• Work effectively with both internal and external parties to the project

• Provide effective direction and manage assigned staff

• Understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, contracts, budgets, and labor/management agreements

• Speak in public

• Exercise judgment and creativity in making decisions

• Determine strategies to achieve goals

• Plan financial and staffing needs

• Establish and implement policies and procedures

• Prepare comprehensive reports and other correspondence

• Read, write, speak, and understand English