Stormwater Construction Project Manager

A flexible work environment, top-notch management, highly qualified, competent staff and opportunities for career advancement and professional success make the Planning & Development Department a great place to work. We help plan and direct Durham’s growth to support a high quality of life, a robust economy, and a sustainable, equitable, and accessible Durham for generations to come. We work collaboratively with other agencies and the community in a fast- paced, innovative environment looking for solutions to today’s land-use, community planning, and infrastructure challenges. If you’re talented, creative and focused on serving the community, join our team!

This position will work in the Development Infrastructure Division of the Planning and Development Department and will serve as the Construction Project Manager in the Stormwater Control Measure (SCM) Maintenance Section. This position serves as the City of Durham's primary field representative for the construction, inspection, and regulatory compliance of SCM’s required through the development review process. The Construction Project Manager independently manages the full lifecycle of SCM projects from pre-construction coordination and active construction oversight through as-built field verification, annual maintenance compliance, and corrective action tracking, ensuring that privately and publicly owned SCMs are constructed in accordance with approved engineering plans, City standards, and applicable State stormwater regulations administered by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. The position exercises independent professional judgment to evaluate construction compliance, identify deficiencies, coordinate with licensed engineers and contractors, facilitate stakeholder communication across developers, property owners, City departments, and regulatory agencies, and prepare detailed inspection documentation and compliance reports.

Responsible for administering contracts and ensuring work performed complies with deliverables and specifications; processing reports; compiling documentation; developing budgets and estimating costs; scheduling projects; troubleshooting and resolving issues; defining project scope based on client expectations; conducting field inspections and performing quality assurance; documenting project progress and issues through reports and correspondence; and implementing risk management plans.

• Coordinates with project managers, schedules project inspections, and defines project scope based on city requirements; schedules client/stakeholder meetings; develops meeting agendas, assesses client/stakeholder needs and site/building conditions to determine the level and type of work needed and makes related recommendations; disseminates documentation; and implements plans and other tasks to initiate and facilitate project operations.
• Researches products, materials, systems, equipment, and other resources to be used for project operations; troubleshoots and resolves project-related issues; conducts field inspections and performs quality assurance duties; conducts stream determinations through office research and field investigations; implements risk management plans; and ensures project tasks comply with project deliverables and specifications.
• Prepares, maintains, reviews, compiles, and/ or processes project documents such as progress reports, records, and related correspondence; compiles, reviews and analyzes information; develops and makes recommendations; reviews work and the work of others to ensure accuracy and completeness and compliance with project requirements and specifications.
• Collaborates with clients, contractors, the public, and other City departments, and/or external agencies to provide information, assistance, and facilitate project operations.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, building construction, construction management, architecture, design or directly related field OR equivalent experience.
• Two years of construction project management experience.
• A valid North Carolina Class C Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record.