Engineering Program Manager - Utility Coordination

Date Opened: Monday, June 02, 2025 12:00 AM

Close Date: Monday, June 16, 2025 12:00 AM

Department: Charlotte Water Department

Salary: $93,973.93 - $117,467.41 Commensurate with Experience

SUMMARY

SALARY - $105,721 - $117,466 - Commensurate with experience


Engineering Program Manager – Utility Coordination will ensure all work related to Charlotte Water (CLTWater) infrastructure relocation resulting from appropriate third-parties is compliant with applicable departmental requirements.

This position provides management duties for projects and programs within CLTWater, ensuring utility coordination compliance and ranging from advisory to technical in nature. Requires involvement in construction projects from conception to completion. Work may involve managing programming, design, assistance with bidding and contracts, and inspection of construction; in addition to monitoring progress of projects, including budgets, quality control, safety, scheduling, and adherence to regulations and policies; supervising assigned internal staff, consultants, and contracts; and approving changes to plans, scope, and costs.

·       Develops project plans; performs change control; and ensures project schedule and budget are met.

·       Conducts preliminary project design; identifies user needs and requirements; provides cost projections, budgets, and engineering specifications; and facilitates project approvals. 

·       Coordinates bidding and contract awards.

·       Prepares, coordinates, and reviews construction engineering plans, designs, and specifications.

·       Coordinating with support staff in various CLTWater divisions, other City departments, and external agencies.

·       Ensure departmental infrastructure is safeguarded, maintained, and properly addressed during required relocations resulting from outside agency projects.

·       Provides technical information, advice, and assistance in field of assignment.

·       Manages project during design and construction; assists with field decisions; manages root control program; and approves change orders.

·       Supervises and provides direction to assigned consultants, contractors, and work crews; monitors progress; and ensures compliance.

·       Serves as the project liaison to the public, property owners, media, other government agencies, other city departments, North Carolina Department of Transportation, six surrounding towns within Mecklenburg County, and officials; solicits input and feedback.

·       Prepares various forms of communication with residents, interlocal agreements, memorandums of understanding, and various communication with City leadership.

·       Facilitates project meetings; resolves issues; and reports status updates.

·       Makes site visits; performs final inspections of projects when completed.

·       Manages administrative aspects of projects; negotiates and monitors budgets and expenses; monitors schedules; processes purchase and work orders; coordinates obtaining permits; schedules inspections.

·       Prepares Community Investment Program (CIP) estimates for projects each year.

·       Ensure that CLTWater’s infrastructure is compliant with ADA requirements.  Examples of tasks include, but are not limited to:

o   Review of drawings submitted to the department for pipeline relocations.

o   Arrange for and possibly perform inspections of relocated water and sewer infrastructure for compliance with CLTWater requirements.

o   Plan, manage, and ensure compliance of utility relocations with departmental and external party requirements.

o   Provide technical assistance to City, NCDOT, town staff (engineers, planners, inspectors, etc.) on CLTWater infrastructure relocation compliance.

o   Provide technical assistance to private industry designers and contractors on CLTWater infrastructure relocation compliance.

o   Maintains current information regarding NCDOT, other City departments, and surrounding towns concerning related project scopes and schedules that may affect existing CLTWater infrastructure.

o   Acts as a departmental resource for design compliance questions.

o   Drafts letters, memorandums and sends correspondences to Department employees and management.

·       Performs other related job duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, architecture or a related field from an accredited school with Five (5) years of related work experience in architecture, engineering or construction management preferably in civil engineering or municipal capital improvement projects.

OR

• Related Masters degree with 3 years of relevant working experience.  

Licenses, Certifications or Registrations:

• Requires a valid driver’s license.
• Requires licensure as a Professional Engineer (or equivalent credentials in field of specialty); may be required depending on assignment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to perform technical plan review of construction documents for compliance with various CLTWater infrastructure relocation requirements.

• Ability to handle multiple large projects simultaneously.
• Ability to identify problems, evaluate alternatives, and implement effective solutions.
• Ability to establish goals and objectives, to devise solutions to program administrative problems.

• Knowledge of fundamental engineering, construction, and project management principles to initiate, plan, implement, and closeout projects.
• Skill in communication, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to apply and direct change control principles to project planning and implementation.
• Ability to quickly learn new software for project management.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other city employees and the public.
• Ability to apply conflict resolution techniques.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prefer experience working with NCDOT utility coordination.
• Prefer general knowledge of water and wastewater infrastructure.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite products

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.

Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.

Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.

The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.

You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby where we have workstations available. Our office is located at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. Our hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.

For questions about your application or the hiring process, please email Careers@ci.charlotte.nc.us.

The City of Charlotte is committed to making the job application process accessible to all. Upon request, auxiliary aids, written materials in alternate formats, language access, and other reasonable accommodations or modification will be provided. To make a request, please email HRADAAdministration@charlottenc.gov, call 704-962-6168, or visit us in person at 700 4th St., Charlotte, NC 28202.

BENEEFITS

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