Job Information
Colorado Department Of Transportation Civil Engineering Project Manager II, Roadway Construction in Grand Junction, Colorado
DEPARTMENT INFORMATION:
This position is open to Colorado residents and non-residents applicants.
This position is covered by the Partnership Agreement between the State of Colorado and Colorado Workers for Innovative and New Solutions (COWins).
New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.
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DESCRIPTION OF JOB:
About the Work Unit The Civil Engineering Project Manager works in the Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT's) Grand Junction Engineering residency. The purpose of the Engineering unit is to plan, design, and administer assigned construction projects. This includes a wide range of activities that span from planning through project development, advertisement, and construction to completion.
About the Position This position serves as Construction Manager/Project Engineer delegated by the Chief Engineer to act as a fully authorized representative in direct charge of the construction for assigned projects. This position manages construction projects from start to finish. The Civil Engineering Project Manager manages a project team consisting of CDOT/consultant assistant project engineers, inspectors and testers. This position has oversight of all related contractors, subcontractors and consultants and is responsible for resolving all changes from plans, schedules, programs, contracts, criteria, specifications by consultants/contractors. The Civil Engineering Project Manager reviews the requirements, needs, and limitations for projects, and then plans the processes needed to accomplish the project management, in terms of human, fiscal, material, and equipment or facility resources. This position also provides technical information to CDOT testers and inspectors, specialty branches and outside municipalities and ensures that departmental policy, procedures and design standards are addressed and incorporated into roadway construction plans. A Civil Engineering Project Manager II functions as the Construction Manager/Project Engineer on complex projects. The position participates in preconstruction activities, providing plan reviews and assisting with advising designers on constructability and contract administration. This position is supervised by a Licensed Professional Engineer.
Your duties and responsibilities will include:
Project Engineer/Assistant Project Engineer - Contract Administration
Assists with or plans, organizes and conducts engineering projects requiring the application of professional engineering processes, theories, laws, principles, conceptual models, and techniques related to highway engineering . Prepares contract documents such as task orders and formal agreements, authorization payment for consultant billings, ma ntaining accurate summaries and staying within contract budgets. Oversees the work of contractors, reviewing the work for compliance with plans, specifications, and procedures. Verifies that the contractor s equipment, materials, workmanship, and products are in conformance with the contract plans and specifications by performing detailed inspections, and maintaining proper documentation. Checks and compiles documentation that reports quantities of work performed and assuring the contractual acceptability of the work. Prepares and approves payments for contractors. Uses software such as Site Manager, PMWeb, LCP Tracker, B2G, Bluebeam, Word, Excel, Project, and SAP. Construction Management Serves as Construction Manager delegated by the Chief Engineer to act as a fully authorized representative in direct charge of the construction for assigned projects. Manages construction projects from start to finish. Monitors schedules, project expenditures, and materials and produces daily documentation Manages a project team consisting of CDOT/consultant s assistant project engineers, inspectors, testers and is responsible for resolving all changes