Facilities Project Manager

Compensation Range

Please note: This job opening may close earlier than the stated date, due to high candidate volume. If interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 

Who We Are:

At the City of High Point, we celebrate the creator in everyone. Building on our rich cultural history steeped in industrialism and innovation, our employees seek not only to transform themselves, but the world around us. We are collaborators, we are makers, we are visionaries. 
  
We invite you to explore the many opportunities to serve our community, by sharing your talents, skills, and expertise. You'll join a diverse team of over 1300 individuals dedicated not just to making a career, but a difference; because what we create in High Point, changes the world! 

Our Core Values:

• Integrity: Saying what we mean and consistently doing what we say with no desire other than the good of the citizens we serve. It means standing up for beliefs.

• Responsibility: A continual process that emphasizes a high level of personal accountability by each member of the organization.

• Partnership: Adding competitive value and quality to the services provided to our residents, businesses, and visitors through responsible fiscal stewardship, increased innovation, greater use of technology, and expanded civic, neighborhood and regional partnerships.

What We Offer:
The City of High Point offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. We also offer generous benefit package for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service

• 401K and 457B Retirement Plans

• PTO earned within first year

• 12 Paid Holidays per year

• Tuition Reimbursement Plan

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans effective day one

What You'll Do:

Essential Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Manages multiple projects simultaneously of varying complexities for facilities construction and improvement projects citywide;

• Collaborates with department heads, engineers, architects, and permitting agencies during design phase;

• Prepares construction cost estimates of capital improvement projects for budget requests and grant funding applications;

• Prepares specifications, itemized proposals, and compiles design documents for contract bidding phase;

• Coordinates with Purchasing Division on contract bid processes and contract execution;

• Presides over pre-bid conferences, preconstruction conferences, and project progress meetings;

• Reviews and approves project schedules and budgets;

• Reviews and approves pay estimates for construction and related contracts;

• Communicates the status of construction contracts/projects to City Management, department heads, internal and external stakeholders;

• Performs contract administrative duties for construction projects;

• Evaluates, negotiates, and processes contract change orders and amendments;

• Maintains files with all required documentation including material testing, pay records, MWBE/DBE records, etc. to satisfy contract audits for Federal, State and local funding sources;

• Coordinates work of consulting engineers, architects, and contractors with appropriate staff and operational schedules;

• Ensures that all work is performed in accordance with OSHA and City Safety Standards and Policies;

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Associate’s Degree in Construction Management or closely related field, with five (5) years of combined experience in facilities construction and/or project management, OR
• Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management or closely related field, with three (3) years of combined experience in facilities construction and/or project management.
• Advanced knowledge in building codes, ADA compliance, and building operations including electrical and mechanicals systems, HVAC, boilers, chillers, generators, plumbing, roofing systems, and building envelope components.
• Must be able to communicate professionally and effectively and maintain positive working relationships with other employees, officials, agencies, consultants, contractors, and the general public.
• Valid driver’s license issued by the State of North Carolina.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management or closely related field, with five (5) years of combined experience in facilities construction and/or project management.
• Experience with Design-Build and Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) project delivery.
• OSHA 30 Certification
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

Physical/Mental Requirements:

• Hearing/Speaking; Expressing and/or receiving information by means of spoken word and perceiving nature of sounds by ear are both necessary to converse with supervisor, other employees, property owners, government officials, contractors, and the general public in person and by telephone.  Ability to express ideas in technical and/or trade terms associated with the profession.

• Visual Abilities:
  • Acuity (far) - Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more.  Both eyes 20/30 – R 20/30 – L-20/30 corrected;
  • Acuity (mid-range) – Clarity of vision ranges from 20 inches to 20 feet.  Must be able to see building systems under investigation; necessary to move safely about terrain on foot; necessary for the safe operation of motor vehicles;
  • Acuity (near) - Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less.  Must be able to see reading material, forms, reports, etc. Both eyes 20/22 corrected;
  • Depth Perception - Three-dimensional vision and the ability to judge distance and space relationships.  Must be able to judge distances for safe operation of motor vehicles.  Depth perception -4;
  • Field of Vision - The area that can be seen up and down or to the right or left while eyes are focused on one point.  Necessary for the safe operation of motor vehicles;
  • Accommodation - Must be able to adjust the eye lens to bring an object into sharp focus.  This item is especially important when doing near-point work at varying distances from eye; Necessary when looking at various building systems at varying distances and for photographing objects;

• Physical Strength - Degree of physical demands typically associated with this position include:
  • Sedentary work.  Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and up to 10 pounds of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. 
  • Requires walking, standing, bending, stooping, reaching, holding, lifting, climbing and squatting to a significant degree; however, the worker sits most of the time.  On occasions employee is required to maneuver over both even and extremely uneven terrain and be able to make field observations in remote and difficult to reach outdoor locations.

• Type of Physical Demands:
  • Reaching - Extending the hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction, but normally to the front and side. 
  • Handling - Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with hand(s). 
  • Fingering - Picking, pinching or otherwise working with fingers primarily rather than the entire hand or arm. 

• Reasoning;
  • Ability to apply principles of logical thinking to practical and technical problems encountered in facility maintenance and construction functions and administration; ability to interpret codes as they relate to designs.  Must work independently so good judgment is essential.
• Mathematics Ability;
  • Ability to use mathematics in engineering calculations and estimates; ability to use arithmetic to determine costs. Good math skills are essential.
• Language Ability;
  • Ability to read and comprehend code manuals, technical design and construction drawings, technical manuals, policy manuals, instructions, directions, reports, and other documents relating to the job requirements.
  • Ability to write correspondence and numbers; ability to write in technical terms associated with maintenance and construction; ability to write memoranda and reports.
  • Ability to be conversant in voice and diction so as to convey ideas to other employees, governmental agencies, other professionals, legislative bodies, contractors and the general public; ability to express ideas in the technical and/or trade terms associated with the profession.
• Employee will be working inside and outside of buildings which are both conditioned and unconditioned spaces.
• When required to monitor facility maintenance operations and construction work, employee may encounter wet, dry, hot or cold extremes.
• May have to go into areas with limited horizontal and vertical clearances, or where areas are unsanitary in and around buildings and where areas have offensive odors. 
• May be required to maneuver over uneven terrain.

Our Commitments
The City of High Point is dedicated to fostering a work environment that values individuals from all backgrounds and seeks to attract and retain the most qualified partners in service to the citizens of High Point. As an at-will employer, the City allows employees to terminate their employment, or be terminated at any time, with or without cause, as long as it is not prohibited by law.