Utilities Design Project Manager

We’re in search of a Utilities Design Project Manager to coordinate and supervise water and wastewater capital improvement projects, master plans, studies, and smaller maintenance projects.

Serving as a Utilities Division liaison, you will be at the forefront of community outreach and collaboration with other City departments and oversee design consultants. You’ll prepare estimates, bids, and specifications for construction projects and design the future of water and wastewater infrastructure in Durango. Construction management is handled by the Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Division, with whom you’ll share an office and work closely. You’ll assist in the development of Utilities Division goals, policies, and priorities and provide staff assistance to the Utilities Manager.

What You’ll Do in This Role:  

• Collaborate with the community, special interest groups, and other City departments and agencies throughout the planning and design processes; present essential project information; and serve as the liaison for the Utilities Division
• Manage the entire life cycle of projects, from developing requests for proposals to overseeing consultant-completed design processes of public infrastructure
• Develop utility project assessments, reports, cost estimates, plans, inventories, maps and recommendations
• Handle all financial aspects, from applying for grants and securing partner funding to tracking budgets and expenditures for assigned projects
• Oversee the development and review of master plans, conceptual plans, preliminary and final construction plans, including construction drawings, technical specifications, and special provisions of proposed projects
• Monitor contractors’ daily work activities, ensuring adherence to construction standards, specifications and timelines
• Stay updated with public works maintenance and construction trends and assist in shaping the goals, policies and priorities of assigned programs

You Have: 

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, civil engineering or closely related field
• Combination of five years of project management experience in field construction, project design, cost estimation, procurement and risk assessment
• Skill in reading and interpreting project plans, blueprints and construction specifications
• An understanding of the operations and services of public works, including water and wastewater systems
• Basic understanding of the principles and practices of municipal budget preparation and administration

What We Can Offer You:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Basic life insurance and AD&D coverage offered at no cost to you
• Retirement benefits through a 401(a) retirement plan and optional deferred compensation plan
• Ample PTO, paid holidays, and emergency leave
• Employee Wellness Program, including a free pass to the Durango
• Community Recreation Center and Chapman Hill Ice Rink and Ski Area

Belong at the City of Durango:
We believe in creating an inclusive workforce that welcomes diversity of thoughts, viewpoints, and experiences.

The City of Durango is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis age 40 and over, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other applicable status protected by state or local law. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors.