Massachusetts Green Jobs

In order to meet the demands resulting from the area?s growing economy, the City of Somerville is addressing a vital and urgent need to improve the quality of its aging infrastructure. Somerville made significant investments in its K-8 Schools in the 90?s and 00?s. However, there are two schools that need significant investment. To study how to best invest, Capital Projects is currently leading a K-8 Master Plan while also trying to manage emergent needs. To build the capacity of the department, the City is seeking an energetic, dedicated and knowledgeable Senior Project Manager to deliver projects that meet the city?s short- and long-term Triple Bottom Line needs for Social, Environmental, and Financial success. Statement of Duties The Senior Project Manager is responsible for managing, coordinating, and directing building construction and renovation capital improvement projects from initial concept and schematic design, through final design, permitting, public bidding, construction, and commissioning. Initial responsibilities include, but are not limited to, oversight of the K-8 Master Plan and Winter Hill interim location with the Director of Capital Projects & Planning. This position coordinates with various City stakeholders and manages consultants and contractors to successfully complete projects and ensure alignment with the City?s goals. Essential Functions: The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various type of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Oversee the planning, design, permitting, and construction of municipal and school building capital improvement projects. Manage the Massachusetts General Law requirements for public procurement of services, including the Owners Project Manager (OPM), design and related professional services, and construction contractors, which may include both traditional design-bid-build contracts with filed sub-bids and construction manager at risk models. Ensure that capital construction projects are designed, constructed, and completed in accordance with goals established by the Infrastructure & Asset Management Department in coordination with other City departments and stakeholders with respect to quality of work, schedule, and budget. Work closely with many City of Somerville Departments including but not limited to: Office of Sustainability and Environmental (OSE) to assure the City?s sustainability goals are met, including net-zero emissions by the year 2050. Work with the City of Somerville Health & Human Services Department to assure ADA and all other state and federal accessibility requirements are met. Office of Strategic Planning & Community Development to assure project plans meet neighborhood goals. Department of Public Works to ensure capabilities to operate and maintain new building systems. Coordinate move management, and work closely with all affected departments to be relocated to determine need for swing space requirements during construction and for final building occupancy. Complete Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM) contractor evaluations. During construction of capital projects: Track Change Orders, Submittal?s and Requests for Information (R.F.I.?s). Determine need for, review and approve Change Orders on design and/or construction projects. Review and approve contractors? certificates for payment and/or consultant invoices. Review, approve or detail changes needed on consultant work products. Analyze and/or prepare written reports on program and project performance using qualitative analyses and other project management techniques. Full job description: https://cityofsomerville.applytojob.com/apply/cOAYLmJoyV/Senior-Project-Manager-K8