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Project Manager

Salary

$61,612.30 - $140,020.82 Annually

Location

Fort Myers, FL

Job Type

Full-Time Regular

Job Number

07230QC

Department

Facilities Construction and Management

Opening Date

08/07/2024

Closing Date

1/15/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

FLSA

Exempt

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Description

In this role, you'll spearhead Major Maintenance (MM) and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget. You'll lead these projects from inception to completion, exercising creativity and technical expertise while making independent decisions that shape successful outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Leadership: Drive projects from the conceptual phase through to final acceptance, leading with innovation and precision.

• Team Oversight: Supervise and evaluate a dedicated team, guiding them through each phase of the project to ensure optimal performance.

• Agency Coordination: Collaborate with local and state agencies to streamline project execution and compliance.

  Expected salary for this positio n is $ 61,612.30 -$100,000.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Project Management: Oversee projects from start to finish, including defining the scope of work, selecting consultants, reviewing design and construction plans, handling permits, and ensuring successful completion.

• Consultant Selection: Lead the process for choosing consultants with the Procurement Department, review bids and qualifications, and interview shortlisted vendors.

• Negotiations: Negotiate the scope and fees for professional services related to your projects.

• Technical Research: Conduct detailed technical research and find practical solutions to project challenges.

• Coordination: Work with County Departments and other stakeholders to advance projects. Serve as a liaison with local municipalities and third-party stakeholders.

• Oversight: Review pay applications from consultants and contractors, and visit project sites during design, permitting, and construction stages to ensure everything is on track.

• Customer Service: Provide excellent service while interacting with the public and addressing their concerns.

Education, Experience, Licensing

Minimum Requirements:

• Education & Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, or Structural Engineering, Architecture, Interior Design, or a closely related field, plus 2 years of relevant experience.

• Driver's License: Must have a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record.

• Background Checks: Must pass an NCIC background check and obtain a fingerprint-based security clearance from the Lee County Sheriff's Office and State Attorney's Office.

  Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional License: A professional license and degree in one of the fields listed (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Structural Engineering, Architecture, Interior Design, or a closely related field) is preferred.

Supplemental Information

• Building Codes & Regulations: Familiar with Florida Building Code (FBC), Life Safety, and ADA rules.

• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Project Management: Experience in managing building remodeling and construction projects is highly recommended.

• Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of engineering principles, architecture, capital improvement projects, and construction management.

• Contract Documents: Ability to prepare, review, and interpret contract documents, plans, and specifications.

• Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office and other relevant software.

• Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE/RECOVERY ACTIVITIES:

All County employees are required to work before, during, or after an emergency as needed. This may include temporarily being assigned to work and performing duties outside of the normal scope of their position, location and work schedule to fit the needs of the County and its citizens.

DISCLAIMER: The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this classification. All positions are subject to a criminal background check. A conviction in and of itself may not necessarily preclude employment. Some positions may be subject to a pre-employment drug screening. Certain service members and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such service members and veterans, who claim and meet eligibility requirements of veterans preference, receive preference and priority in employment and are encouraged to apply.

Lee County Board of County Commissioners offers a comprehensive, and affordable benefits package. Our Board works in the best interest of employees and strives to provide the most complete, high-quality benefits package available at the lowest possible cost to the employee. Our Board continues to remain steadfast in maintaining one of the lowest levels of employee costs in our area.

Lee County's benefits package is offered to both regular Full-time positions and Part-time positions that are regularly scheduled to work 60 hours or more bi-weekly. Medical benefits may be offered to On-Call, Temporary, Seasonal, and Intern employees who meet the Affordable Care Act eligibility criteria.

Lee County employees eligible to participate in the Florida Retirement System (FRS) are required to contribute 3% of each paycheck to FRS. If you have retired from the Florida Retirement Pension plan you will not be eligible for renewed membership in either of the FRS retirement plan options. Retirees of the Investment Plan are eligible for renewed membership in the Investment Plan only. FRS reemployment rules apply for both.

Below is a brief breakdown of what's included in the benefits package that is offered to our employees.

For a more detailed look into our benefits package, please click visit our webpage at www.leegov.com/hr/Documents/Employee%20Benefits/2024%20Benefits/FULLTIME%20ACTIVE%20LCBOCC%202024%20Plan%20Year%20OE%20Guide%20FINAL%20AON%202023.09.12.pdf.

To view our employee paid premiums, please visit: https://www.leegov.com/hr/Documents/Employee%20Benefits/2024%20Benefits/2024%20Active%20Employee%20Rates.pdf

Health Benefits:

• Medical Insurance

• Plans include, but are not limited to: routine, preventative, mental health, hospitalization, and prescription drug benefits.

• Vision, Fitness, Weight Management, Natural Products and Services, and Hearing discount programs available.

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Medical Reimbursement Account

• Dependent Care Reimbursement Account

• Pharmacy, including Mail-Order Pharmacy

• Informed Health Lines (Nurse Hotline)

• Basic Life Insurance (1x or 2x Annual Salary at no cost to employee)

• Optional Life Insurance

• Long-Term Disability (60% of pre-disability salary at no cost to employee)

• Short-Term Disability

• Sick Leave Pool

• Flu vaccinations

• Wellness Programs

Financial Benefits:

• Florida Retirement System (FRS)

• Two Retirement Plan Options:

1) FRS Pension Plan (Defined Benefit)

2) FRS Investment Plan (Defined Contribution)

• Deferred Compensation (457) Plans

• Financial Savings/Management Programs

• Eligible for membership with Suncoast Credit Union

• Employee Leave Benefits

• Holiday Pay - 11 Paid Holidays Annually

• Paid Sick Leave

• Paid Vacation Leave

• Bereavement & Civic Duty Leave

• Family and Medical Leave

• Military Family & Medical Leave

• Educational Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Services available to employees that offers guidance, support, resources and information for personal and work-life issues. Confidential and provided at no charge to employees and their dependents.

United Way 2-1-1 (Lee County Employee Resource Program)

Lee County BOCC has partnered with United Way 211 to provide an Employee Resource Program which assists BoCC employees who may be experiencing distress due to economic hardship, health or other factors.

Educational Assistance

Reimbursement for coursework taken at an accredited college or university that is designed to enhance the knowledge, skills and abilities relating to the official duties that the employees perform.

01

Do you have a background that includes a combination of education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, or Structural Engineering, Architecture, Interior Design, or a closely related field, along with at least two years of experience and knowledge of FBC (Florida Building Code), Life Safety, and ADA regulations? If so, please provide examples of projects where you applied these skills and describe how your experience prepares you for this role.

02

Which of the following do you currently possess? (Check all that apply).

• Florida Professional Engineering License

• Florida Architectural License

• Other State Professional Engineering License

• Other State Architectural License

• Florida Professional Interior Design License

• Other State Professional Interior Design License

• None of the above

  03

  Do you possess a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record?

• Yes

• No

  04

  This position requires ability to undergo a fingerprint based NCIC background check, and to obtain security clearances from the Lee County Sheriff's Office and the State's Attorney Office in addition to the standard Consumer Report based background check that is required for conditional offers of employment. I acknowledge these background check requirements.

• Yes

• No

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Agency

Lee County Government

Address

P.O. Box 398 ATT: Human Resources Fort Myers, Florida, 33902

Phone

(239) 533-2245

Website

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/leecounty

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