NORTH MIAMI BEACH – Construction Manager

This is advanced professional and administrative work with supervisory responsibility in the management of building planning, design and construction projects for NMB Water.  Employees in this class are responsible for performing professional engineering duties requiring registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Florida.  Responsible for planning, assigning and reviewing the work of Construction staff including exercising authority for planning, design, plans preparation and specifications; signing and sealing plans when necessary, processing change orders; inspecting projects for compliance with specifications and accepted engineering standards; performing specialized engineering functions of a highly technical nature involving design, analysis or testing; overriding, accepting, rejecting or modifying engineering documents; preparing engineering reports for use outside the department or city; determining whether a design is in compliance with engineering standards, reviewing engineering calculations; and making analyses to answer complex engineering/construction questions. Emphasis of the work is on the development and implementation of policies and procedures to assure success in the monitoring of the work of consultants and contractors engaged in planning, design and construction of a variety of complex buildings and related facilities.  Responsibilities include analyzing special conditions or circumstances which arise on projects, assisting subordinates with unusual or difficult solutions to complex construction problems and assisting in the establishment of NMB Water objectives.  Incumbents exercise considerable independent judgment in the application of the principles and practices of construction, related engineering knowledge and in the administration of a variety of executing construction projects.