Construction Project Coordinator

What You'll Do

Project Department’s Construction Specialist 2 serves as the Project Coordinator & point of contact for all parties involved in capital construction projects.

• Prepares Architect/Engineer (A/E), Consultant & Construction vendor contract documents & amendments
• Processes contract documents (e.g., receives, reviews, verifies the required information & enters data)
• Completes entries to certain project forms & ensures all forms are accurately completed
• Facilitates approvals for all contracts
• Prepares Controlling Board criteria for funding releases
• Processes Controlling Board requests (e.g., distributes contract information to owner, verifies data submitted for funding is accurate, verifies purchase order is dispatched upon Controlling Board approval)
• Responds to inquiries from contractors, A/Es, owners, & interested parties
• Provides direction in completing required forms & documents
• Processes construction schedule of values & subcontractor & material supplier declarations (e.g., receives, reviews, verifies required information & enters data)
• Processes invoices & change & maintains budgetary control relative to the impact of change orders (e.g., increase/decrease in amount specified in contract or purchase order)
• Prepares requests to project owners for retainage escrow funds & issues authorization to the escrow agent to release all monies at contract completion
• Reviews & processes liability insurance certificate updates
• Compiles, organizes & maintains various documents
• Follows up & responds to problems/issues arising during the project life cycle
• Researches information related to projects
• Prepares analysis of project information using MS Excel worksheets/workbooks & MS Word documents
• Prepares MS Power Point presentation & conducts informational presentations as assigned
• Monitors & assists in all aspects of the bid process to accomplish completion within scheduled deadlines
• Establishes bid date
• Prepares legal advertisements for publication in the newspaper & on the Commission website
• Notifies all parties involved (e.g., owners, A/E’s, construction managers)
• Attends pre-bid conference & assists in advising contractors about process & procedures
• Conduct public bid openings & prepares bid tabulations
• Assists the construction team in verifying submitted documents
• Verifies bidders' bonds
• Prepares recommendations for award letters
• Prepares contracts & verifies documents
• Acts as a Prevailing Wage Coordinator

12 months experience as Construction Project Specialist 1, 85831 or Construction Project Specialist 1 (Exempt), 85832, or a comparable position involving construction project inspection; or 3 months training or experience in one of the following: shop math, geometry, trigonometry or calculus; and 1 course or 3 months training or experience in reading blueprints &/or specifications; or demonstrate proficiency. Must be able to provide own transportation.

Construction Maintenance