Construction Coordinator

The City of Lynchburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage all interested candidates to apply.

The City of Lynchburg is seeking a Construction Coordinator I. This position performs difficult technical work developing, managing, and coordinating building construction and renovation projects for specification compliance in accordance with design specification and local, state, and federal standards. Involved in all phases of construction projects from the initial design through construction, final acceptance, and guarantee period, by performing the following duties.

Salary is negotiable based on qualifications and experience.

• Acts as liaison between consultant firms, contractors, regulators, and citizen groups;
• Works with consultant administration and inspection staff in overseeing construction practices, recommending/approving changes, and scheduling City Utility operations;
• Informs, recommends changes, and addresses citizen concerns;
• Represents City at progress meetings, schedules final inspections, and submits project close-out items including Notification of Acceptance;
• Represents Construction Section at neighborhood public awareness meetings prior to project start-up;
• Issues an award of contracts and accepts construction projects upon completion;
• Recommends major changes and approves minor changes to designs during construction;
• Manages and coordinates construction project activities with other City departments, businesses, utility companies, contractors, developers, consultants, citizens, and state and federal organizations;
• Prepares and writes specifications and contract documents for projects of limited scope, including preparing bid documents, advertising for bid, compiling bid results, and council reports. Prepares drafts and recommends change orders for approval;
• Contacts consultant firms for creation of work authorization for inspection or design services. Forwards work authorization for approval; arranges for inspection services, monitors test results and/or reviews design. Tracks invoices for payment;
• Manages construction phase of capital building and construction projects for compliance with plans, specification, and standards, including feasibility, design, specification preparation, solicitation of bids, and construction;
• Observes and approves the work of private contractors and consultants. Verifies work, recommends project alterations, acceptance and payments; ensures project does not exceed budget by tracking monthly expenditures through project account codes;
• Maintains project records, diary, daily reports, takes samples of materials and tests for in-field quality, records test results, material certifications, sketches, photographs, and as-built plans as appropriate;

• Administers the pavement management program, creates and directs roadway preventative maintenance forecasts and rehabilitation strategies;
• Oversees the pavement rehabilitation program including development of the annual paving list;
• Oversees the work of the pavement overlay, guardrail replace, drainage, and sidewalk contractors;
• Oversees the City's pavement inventory program using GIS, database (VDOT Contracted Data Collection), and Lucity;
• Coordinates with City departments and local agencies regarding pavement issues; and performs related duties as required;
• Develops annual work plans for guardrail installation and sidewalk replacement and repair;
• Coordinates inspections of city streets with VDOT personnel and responds when all repairs have been completed;
• Conducts sidewalk and retaining wall evaluation and repairs. Updates sidewalks to applicable ADA standards;
• Troubleshoots and develops solutions to drainage complaints and issues, manages contractor repairs;
• Reviews and approves…