Work involves responsibility for planning, assigning and reviewing the work of a small professional staff of Project Managers. Emphasis of the work is on development of policies and procedures to ensure success in the monitoring of the work of architectural and engineering consultants and contractors engaged in the design and construction of a variety of complex county structures and related projects. Incumbents exercise considerable independent judgement in the application of the principles and practices of planning, design, construction and the administration of a variety of construction projects. Assignments usually are received in the form of broad instructions or general program objectives. Supervision is exercised over professional engineers and sub-professional assistants.
Work is reviewed for general adherence to established guidelines and procedures.
This class is distinguished from the Project Manager II by the greater experience required, the supervisory responsibilities and the opportunity for considerable independent decision-making. Establishes policies and procedures for processing consultants' invoices, requisitions and purchase orders. Establishes guidelines for reviewing consultants' plans and specifications and conducts meetings with consultants and contractors. Establishes policies and procedures for bid advertisements and pre-bid conferences. Performs special investigations, sites analyses and feasibility studies as required and submits technical and management reports.