About the Work Unit

This Local Agency Project Manager, classified as Project Manager I, is part of the Traffic and Safety team within the Colorado Department of Transportation's Region 5 office in Durango, CO.  The local agency team exists to review and perform compliance assistance and oversight with the delivery of CDOT local agency projects that are federally and/or state funded. These projects are awarded to counties, cities, towns, and Indian Tribes within CDOT Region 5. The local agency team ushers these projects through the funding applications stage all the way to final project construction. The team is largely involved in tracking, reviewing, and aiding local agencies through the planning, funding, design, and construction of their projects.

The Region 5 Local Agency unit currently includes a Project Engineer II and an Engineer in Training III. Together the unit works with 50 plus agencies on 50 projects/grants. This is a new position for the unit to grow the team. 

About the Position

As the Local Agency Project Manager, you will provide engineering design oversight and construction project management oversight for local agency projects while overseeing federal and state funding compliance.  

Your duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Perform design project management for pre-construction projects, shepherding local agency projects through the project delivery process as laid out in the CDOT Local Agency Manual with oversight from a Professional Engineer.
• Conduct milestone meetings and collaborate with regional CDOT specialty units and maintenance to obtain clearances, review plan set and specification accuracy, consistency, and compliance with the CDOT Local Agency project delivery.
• Assist local agencies with consultant selection.
• Review construction plans and specifications, ensuring they abide by federal and state requirements. Distribute plans and specifications for review to specialty units and collect internal comments for distribution. 
• Manage 30% and 90% Plan review meetings and other project meetings as needed.
• Coordinate with the local agency and Construction Manager for project transition from design to construction, coordinate pre-construction meetings, highlighting project nuances and areas of concern regarding construction. 
• Manage multiple projects and adhere to deadlines and local agencies' time sensitive requests.
• Participate in the statewide Local Agency Round Table group and task force efforts. 
• Serve as the subject matter expert on the funding source Safe Routes to School and share that information with the local agencies.
• Represent the CDOT during construction project oversight processes by inspecting procedures, documentation of methods and work done, construction activities, review of materials test results, completion of project diaries and coordination of inspectors and testers with work activities. 
• Review submittals, materials, workmanship, and finished product. Reject these when not in compliance. 
• Ensure contract compliance and funding requirements are fulfilled. Review and process reimbursement requests.
• Close out projects by reviewing final compliance and release of final reimbursement and archive all documentation following state requirements. 
• Assist with reviewing Option Letters and Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) Amendments for assigned projects. 
• Assist with distributing Notice of Funding Opportunities to local agencies that would benefit assigned projects.  Research new opportunities as they become available. 
• Provide general support for projects, fielding questions from local agencies and grantees. 
• Utilize tools such as hydraulic analysis software, PMWeb, and OnBase. 
• Other job duties as assigned.

Work Environment: 

• Primarily 8:00 am – 5:00 pm work hours, Monday-Friday with the opportunity for flexible work hours.
• After a training period, you will likely work a hybrid schedule with a combination of in-office and remote work.
• Travel required throughout Southwest Colorado to lead project development meetings, meet with local agency partners, perform field site visits, perform design support for construction projects, and training. 
• Occasional overnight travel required.
• Required to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Required to work around hazardous materials.
• Required to work in proximity to heavy traffic, as well as in hot and cold weather conditions.
• Required to work on variable terrain at project sites.
• Required to operate CDOT vehicles.

Experience Only:

• At least 7 years of full-time professional experience in project management, construction management, business administration, transportation management, engineering, planning, public administration, or other work related to the major duties of this position, which included:
  • At least 3 years of experience in comprehensive project management where the primary purpose was the planning, financing, management, and/or design and construction of projects which included all of the following: developing project scopes, schedules, and budgets and evaluating and monitoring project performance

OR 

Education and Experience:

• A combination of relevant education and experience equal to at least 7 years.
  • Education from an accredited college or university with coursework in project management, construction management, business administration, transportation management, engineering, planning, public administration, or another field of study related to the duties of this position will be considered.
  • Full-time professional experience in comprehensive project management where the primary purpose was the planning, financing, and management, and/or design and construction of projects which included all of the following: developing project scopes, schedules, and budgets and evaluating and monitoring project performance will be considered.