Introduction
Charlotte’s local government, with more than 7,000 employees and a $2.39 billion budget, works hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play.
Charlotte Water is an enterprise department of the City of Charlotte and one of the largest public water and sewer service providers in the southeast with 300,000 customer accounts and over 1000 employees. Our service area includes the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and the towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mint Hill, Matthews and Pineville. Charlotte Water’s FY 23 budget is $535M and a five-year capital program of $2.5 billion. We enjoy the highest credit ratings from all three major credit rating agencies as a result of sound financial planning and management and strong support from our City Council. We value competent, skilled candidates with a customer service focus to work in a team environment.
Overview
The City of Charlotte is the largest municipality in North Carolina and the 15th largest city in the United States, with a total population of more than 897,000 citizens. A major commerce center, Charlotte hosts several of the nation’s largest banks and technology companies.
Also known as the Queen City, Charlotte is home to the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. We work hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play. Join us in helping to keep our City thriving, ensuring upward mobility and advancement in the workplace.
Function
Engineering
Summary
This position provides management duties on an infrastructure project from conception to warranty for water and wastewater infrastructure projects. Work involves: managing all phases of a project, including planning, procurement, preliminary engineering, design, bidding and construction. This position is responsible for monitoring the progress of the project, including budgets, quality control, safety, scheduling, and adherence to regulations and policies; supervising assigned consultants and contracts; and approving changes. This position will primarily select and work with consulting engineering firms to perform and supervise moderately complex civil engineering tasks. This position also coordinates with and serves as the project liaison to the public, property owners, media, other government agencies, and other city departments and officials.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
• Manages projects to ensure project schedules and budgets are met; ensures construction adheres to contract documents; participates in site inspections and progress meetings with consulting engineer and contractor; resolves conflicts; represents Charlotte Water during negotiations for time extensions and change orders.
• Completes technical review of consultant prepared planning reports, construction plans, cost estimates, schedules and contract specifications for technical competency, compliance with Charlotte Water and regulatory standards, consistency, and constructability issues.
• Coordinates with the appropriate Charlotte Water operational divisions and staff personnel during the various phases of project initiation, design, start-up and acceptance.
• Management of projects via varying delivery methods including traditional and alternative.
• Manages vertical commercial/industrial building design and construction projects, in addition to water and wastewater utility infrastructure projects.
• Selects consultants for engineering services ensuring fair competitiveness and selection of the best qualified; conducts negotiations with consultant firm.
• Ensures that the public affected by the project is informed of the project ramifications, project schedules and that concerns are addressed, and conflicts resolved in a manner that satisfies all parties. Provide information such that all parties understand the resolution, whether in exact agreement or not. If a conflict cannot be resolved to a customer’s satisfaction, provide a complete understanding as to why a request cannot be granted.
• Conducts pre-construction and progress conferences.
• Assists the real estate division in acquiring rights-of-way.
• Generates project cost estimates, estimated schedule and associated cash flows. Update budgets and schedules for multiple ongoing projects.
• Manage multiple projects of varying scope and complexity. Ensure department leadership is aware of status.
• Review accuracy and completeness of invoices and construction payment applications in a timely manner.
• Performs varied and complex engineering functions.
• Performs related duties as required.
• Prepares Community Investment Program (CIP) estimates for projects each year.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Knowledge of fundamental engineering and construction principles to initiate, plan, implement, and closeout projects.
• Knowledge of project management tasks.
• Skill in communication, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to apply and direct change control principles to project planning and implementation.
• Ability to quickly learn new software for project management.
• Ability to develop and/or decipher technical reports.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other city employees and the public.
• Ability to apply conflict resolution techniques.
Preferred Qualification
• Prefers licensure as an Engineering Intern or Professional Engineer (or equivalent credentials in field of specialty); (or ability to obtain certification within one year of hire).
• Prefers knowledge in water and wastewater collections, distribution, and treatment process design.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite products
Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field from an accredited school.
• Three (3) years of related work experience in engineering or construction management preferably in civil engineering or municipal capital improvement projects.
Licenses, Certifications or Registrations:
• Requires a valid driver’s license.
Conditions of Employment
The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.
Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.
Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.
The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
How To Apply
Apply online.
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.
You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby where we have workstations available. Our office is located at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. Our hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.
Anyone seeking an accommodation to apply for a job may call (704) 336-2285 for assistance or you may email questions to CityHrJobPostingsNotify@ci.charlotte.nc.us.
Benefits
The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to all employees.
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The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.
In Conclusion
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