City of Durham, NC

Position Description

Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

Hiring Range: $77506.78-93008.14

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

The Transportation Department plans, builds, and maintains a safe and vibrant multi-modal transportation network that supports safety, mobility, and environmental sustainability to provide a superior quality of life for our residents, businesses, and visitors. If you're interested in helping bring innovative, community-focused transportation solutions to our community while growing in your career, come to Durham!

This position administers design, planning and project management services for multi-modal transportation infrastructure improvements associated with the Durham County Transit Plan for the City of Durham.

The position works closely with the TWTPO, Durham County, GoTriangle, NCDOT and other City Departments to design and construct multi-modal improvements to be funded through the Durham County Transit Plan, Bicycle and Pedestrian improvements identified in the Durham Bike+Walk Plan, and other transportation traffic, safety and roadway improvements funded through either federal, state, or local funding sources. Performs oversight and management of multiple and/or large, complex, and high-profile construction and design projects. Oversees the entire project lifecycle, which may include planning, land acquisition, design, construction, project close-out, and may serve as a designated subject matter expert. Decision-making includes providing input into management objectives, incorporating Vision Zero goals, establishing work goals and objectives of a unit to carry out management direction, and selecting the method to address a problem or issue, subject to the constraints established by management objectives and direction.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Performs project management duties to include scope development, preparing and administering contracts, and developing and managing project schedules and budgets; develops City Council agenda items; obtains permits; reviews and approves invoices and other documentation; facilitates project meetings; participates and recommends hiring of contractors; conducts site visits; monitors contractor, consultant, and other project work; applies for and administers grants; and prepares and distributes project updates.
• Prepares and/or reviews technical presentations, reports, land development applications, plats, agreements, traffic reports, engineering and construction drawings, contracts, plans (including development, transportation facilities plans, and tra?c and signal plans), and correspondence; drafts ordinances and resolutions; maintains records, logs, and databases; reviews and analyzes information; researching trends; makes recommendations; and ensures compliance with City requirements, and applicable regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Performs engineering design work, or provides technical engineering support for the planning, design, operation, and construction of transportation facilities, traffic systems, projects, and systems; designs or reviews plans; conducts studies including collecting and analyzing data; performs engineering and complex fee calculations; and manages programming of technical systems and databases. Coordinates with internal and external stakeholders, including GoTriangle, regulatory agencies and the public, and attends meetings, to provide professional-level technical expertise; responds to and investigates questions, concerns, and requests; performs outreach activities; trains sta?, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, policies, and procedures. Manages special projects when assigned, including providing guidance to sta? and other managers, coordinating program and project operations, and researching and designing solutions. May lead or supervise operations of consultant engineering design services, support/paraprofessional sta?; coordinates operations related to application processing, billing, and infrastructure acceptance; and develops operational policies and procedures.

Positions assigned to Transportation may be responsible for:

• Serving as Project Manager of consultant engineering design services.
• Developing operational policies and procedures and standards. Participating in strategic planning.
• Providing direction to GoTriangle and other staff in the execution of operational tasks. Ensuring quality control activities.
• Performing field investigations, to include collecting and analyzing data. Preparing, designing and implementing in-house solutions for multimodal and transportation needs.
• Lead or contribute to multi-modal studies with an emphasis on moving people safely;
• Assist with collaboration, design and execution of public engagements;
• Assist with the development of data collection and evaluation plans;
• Collaborating with Transit Mobilities, Traffic Group, and Vision Zero Staff.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in engineering, construction project management, or a directly related field
• Five years of related engineering and/or project management experience.
• Must have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license "or" if you currently have another state driver's license, must be willing and able to obtain a valid NC driver's license within 60 days of hire

Additional Preferred Skills

• Registration as a North Carolina Professional Engineer (PE) or North Carolina Engineering Intern (EI) is preferred.
• Certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Construction Manager (CCM) is preferred.
• AutoCAD or MicroStation skills are preferred.

Benefits – General Full-Time Employees

• 12-13 paid holidays per year
• 13 standard work days of vacation per year
• 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement
• 2 weeks paid military leave per year
• Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans
• State and City retirement plans
• Short and long term disability plans
• Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions
• City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System
• Paid funeral leave
• Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling
• Paid life insurance equal to annual salary
• 48 hours for volunteer work each year*
• 4 hours parental leave each year
• Workman's Compensation Insurance
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plans

Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
• State retirement plan

Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
• State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire
• Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire
• Dental and life insurance, after one year of service
• Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service