Deputy Project Manager

This position with NCDOT offers full , competitive salaries and many career development opportunities.

This is a repost. Previous applicants must reapply to be considered.

The Engineer II will serve as Deputy Project Manager within the Division Four Project Development Group. The Project Management Unit works in the diverse area of team leaders managing scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk for a broad range of transportation projects. Your duties as a Deputy Project Manager include:

·Being assigned a portfolio of division managed STIP projects with low to moderate complexity during the pre-construction phase to ensure project schedules and defined outcomes are met.

·Executing day-to-day activities and tasks on complex projects with assistance from the Project Manager and Senior Project Manager.

·Tracking and reporting on assigned tasks to the Project Manager and the Senior Project Manager

·Developing project schedules and plans to implement work required to deliver projects and following-up to ensure that work is completed with projects remaining in scope, on schedule and within budget.

·Maintaining project milestones, tracking changes and decisions, identifying risks and mitigation strategies and ensuring deliverables produced are following all federal and state laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

·Analyzing data and information, requesting technical deviations and exceptions, and providing comments to the Senior Project Manager.

·Providing technical guidance to private engineering firms (PEF) on design matters, administering PEF contracts and participating in consultant selection. Additionally, position provides scopes of service, workday/cost estimates, reviews progress reports, checks invoices for accuracy/completeness and provides performance feedback.

·Attending meetings with stakeholders and team members (in person) as needed.

·Managing Locally Administered Projects (LAP).

Applicants must submit an application that clearly reflects work experience that demonstrates the following:

• Experience leading and maintaining positive working relationships with environmental agencies, public officials, consultants, contractors and NCDOT staff, in order to find acceptable solutions to infrastructure project problems
• Knowledge of time and budget management practices and requirements needed for development of multiple projects with minimal supervision
• Knowledge of NCDOT design principles, AASTHO guidelines and all phases of preparation of NCDOT preliminary plans, right of way plans and construction plans
• Demonstrated ability expressing moderately complex engineering concepts and related facts in a clear concise and organized manner
• Experience with consultant coordination for design tasks including scoping and man-day estimates

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an equivalent combination of education and experience. If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for detail.

Bachelors degree in an applicable field of engineering from an appropriately accredited institution and three (3) years of progressively responsible experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Necessary Special Qualification May require registration as a professional engineer by the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.

Supplemental Contact Information : Melissa Harrison @ ... or ...

Applicants must meet both the minimum requirements and all posted Knowledge, Skills and Ability requirements to be considered Qualified for the position. It is important that your application includes all your relevant education and work experience and that you answer all questions associated with the application.

NCDOT will not accept See Attached or See Resume in lieu of education and work experience completed on the application. If multiple applications are submitted to an individual posting, only the most recent application received prior to the posting date will be accepted.