Capital Program Director

All applicants must apply online at www.bjwsa.org/jobs.

SUMMARY:

Under limited supervision, directs the planning and oversight of personnel involved in the management of new design and related construction of BJWSA capital improvement projects, ensuring compliance with applicable policies, procedures, standards, codes, and regulations. This position defines, maintains, and oversees implementation of project management standards across the Engineering Department and participates in the formulation of long-range goals for the organization, develops policy and position papers, coordinates with management and/or Board members.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Directs and supervises duties of assigned supervisory and technical staff. Supervisory duties include instructing; assigning, reviewing, and planning work of others; maintaining standards; coordinating activities; allocating personnel; selecting new employees; acting on employee problems, and recommending employee transfers, promotions, discipline and discharge.
• Establishes project governance framework, manages resources, leads project manager training, defines project management methodology, prepares reports, and streamlines the project management processes and workflows.
• Participates in Board’s Capital Projects Committee, advising policy concerns, project status, change orders and budgetary impact.
• Successfully fulfills the following leadership functions: safety, recruitment, learning and development, succession planning, employee relations concerns/resolutions, counseling, performance management, promotions, salary administration, policy development/adherence, ethics, budget preparation/adherence and disciplinary actions. Ensures employee issues are dealt with sensitively resulting in legal, fair, consistent, and defensible actions.
• Ensures design and construction compliance with local, state, and federal laws and policies, as well as internal policies and procedures. Requires management level responsibility for application and interpretation of policies regarding the provision of continuous enforcement of the laws and standards of public health and safety.
• Monitors adherence to safety and security policies and implements changes when needed.
• Directs development and implementation of the Authority’s short- and long-range Capital Improvements Program and water and sewer master planning, ensuring the necessary water and wastewater facilities are in place to support the current and projected needs of the service area thereby ensuring its conformation to BJWSA's vision. Monitors the status of capital improvement projects regarding schedule and budget.
• Establishes project budgets and maintains costs within budget limits. Directs BJWSA’s design and engineering contracts to ensure proper and timely progression and completion.
• Ensures that required permits, approvals, codes, regulations, and contract requirements have been received, properly complied with, and recorded.
• Assists in the acquisition of land, easements, and rights of way required for BJWSA Capital Projects.
• Completes, submits, receives, reviews, prepares and/or processes various reports and documents to include pay requests, budget reports, financial reports, Board reports and construction progress reports.
• Manages special projects as required.
• Represents BJWSA at various meetings with engineers, consultants, developers, regulatory agencies, various political entities, contractors, community groups, etc. to provide information and assist in the resolution of problems. Establishes and maintains effective business relationships with customers, developers, and local municipalities.
• Performs other duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Requires a bachelor’s degree in environmental, civil or mechanical engineering, landscape architecture, planning, or project management. Minimum of eight years of experience in project management or program management related functions. Must possess extensive knowledge of the principles and practices of project management as applied to the planning, design, and construction of infrastructure and facilities with general computer application skills. Minimum five years’ experience at the management level required.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: South Carolina Professional Engineering License or Project Management Professional required. Must possess a valid driver's license.

Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge readily observable functional, structural or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things. Requires the ability to evaluate, deduce, and/or assess data using established criteria. Includes exercising discretion in determining actual or probable consequences and referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.

Interpersonal Communications: Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. This includes interacting with various departments on various levels to guide and direct activities, receive direction and information from supervisor and provide guidance and direction and to subordinate staff members. Requires the ability to perform effectively in a leadership capacity.

Language Ability: Requires ability to read and create a variety of documents: codes, regulations, policy and procedure manuals, informational and technical documents, maps, construction drawings, work orders, directions, instructions, etc. Requires the ability to prepare routine reports, performance reviews, records, etc. using proper format, punctuation, spelling and grammar. Requires the ability to speak with and before others with clarity, voice control and confidence using correct English and well-modulated voice.

Computer Proficiency: Must be proficient with computer software including, but not limited to, word processing, spreadsheet, database, and mapping. Must possess strong keyboarding skills,

Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists, interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic or schedule form. Requires the ability to learn and understand relatively complex principles and techniques, to make independent judgments in absence of supervision and to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation. Must have the ability to comprehend and interpret received information.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow and give verbal and written instructions; to counsel and teach employees. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently with persons from a variety of educational backgrounds using technical terminology as required.

Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, calculate decimals and percentages, utilize principles of fractions, interpret graphs and determine time and weight.

Writing Skills: Requires proficiency in written communication, particularly the documentation of business practices and procedures.

Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape, and visually with job-related equipment.

Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes using office machinery and operate motor vehicles.

Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to operate a variety of equipment: keyboards, office equipment, control knobs, buttons, switches, catches, tools, etc. Must have moderate levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

Color Discrimination: Requires the ability to differentiate colors and shades of color.

Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing in uncomfortable physical conditions and under stress when confronted with emergency situations, difficult personalities or tight deadlines. Incumbent may be subject to danger or risk and to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job.

Physical Communications: Requires the ability to talk and/or hear: (talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear).

All applicants must apply online at www.bjwsa.org/jobs.