Engineering Project Manager

The Harris County Flood Control District’s (District’s) core mission is to mitigate the risk of flooding in Harris County, which has a population of over 5 million and includes the City of Houston, the fourth-largest city in the United States. The District’s responsibilities extend to approximately 1,500 channels spanning nearly 2,500 miles, over 60 regional stormwater detention basins covering more than 10,000 acres, and several wetlands mitigation banks.

The District is seeking motivated individuals to serve as an Engineering Project Manager, who will be responsible for delivering projects from preliminary engineering through all project phases to closeout. Work primarily focuses on flood-damage reduction projects funded by various sources, including grants, other infrastructure projects, and engineering tasks.

• Deliver projects from preliminary engineering through all the project phases to close out, including coordinating resources, developing scopes of work, schedules, risk assessments, cost estimates, and expediting deliverables as needed.
• Facilitate and negotiate consultant procurement and manage internal and external resources to develop the project delivery team, scope, schedule, and budget during all phases.
• Coordinate efforts with the project delivery team to prepare the final deliverables required in each phase of the project. This will normally include summary exhibits, engineer reports, and/or permitted plan sets and specifications.

• Review, QA/QC plans, and professional documents within your professional expertise on projects as needed to support grant, county, and client requirements.
• Ensure deliverables meet District’s design standards, regulatory compliance, and permitting requirements.

• Troubleshoot conflicts that may arise therein and work with the project team and client on acceptable alternatives.
• Evaluate and perform risk management to achieve project scope, schedule, and budget expectations.

• Coordinate and communicate effectively with management, Harris County elected officials and representatives, external agencies, and the public, as necessary.

• Assist with recovery efforts following local disasters to ensure Harris County has safe infrastructure following the event.
• Adapt when emergencies or short turnaround projects arise as needed.

• Attend department staff meetings
• Attend meetings with coordinating departments, vendors, and agencies.
• Attend seminars, conference workshops, re-certification, or other training programs.
• Assume additional responsibilities as required, adapting to the evolving demands, responsibilities, needs, and objectives of the District.

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This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Science, or Construction Management from an ABET-accredited college or university.

• Five (5) years’ experience managing infrastructure projects with at least one project with grant funding or multiple different funding sources.

Military service in an applicable field is acceptable.

• Valid Class "C" Texas Driver’s License
• Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of…