Contract Manager – Utility Services

The Contract Manager – Utility Services – Zones manages the Utility Services Department's emergency and complex repair contracts and is also responsible for managing non-core work repair and maintenance contracts. They perform work at the highest level for repairs and maintenance of the infrastructure and management of the sewer house connection renewal program.

Essential Functions

• Plans and prepares contracts for bid

• Inputs data in MMIS/WAM regarding the emergency contracting program and sewer house connection renewal program

• Plans and coordinates contract personnel on tasks associated with emergency and routine maintenance of the WSSC water and sewer systems including, but not limited to, conducting field inspections at contract work locations

• Assists Water/Wastewater Systems Assessment Division's Section Manager and Supervisory Project Engineer with bid specifications

• Performs the design, review, and distribution of sewer house connection renewal work

• Conducts work site pre-inspections while preparing contractor assignments

• Holds pre-construction meetings with contractors, state, county, and local agencies, and sediment control specialists

• Negotiates, writes, approves, and issues change orders on contracts

• Receives, reviews, investigates, and approves/disapproves claims

• Responsible for contract administration including, but not limited to, preparing engineer presentations on matters of dispute with contractors, field orders and payments to the contractors, approval of change orders, and compliance with their delegated level authority relative to costs and time

• Reviews and approves by-pass plans

• Collects pertinent data related to the specific repair and maintenance of the WSSC Water system

• Confers with the members of various departments within WSSC Water, representatives from local government agencies, other utilities, and WSSC Water customers to communicate and coordinate the progression of contract work

• Records pertinent information on sketches and submits clear and detailed drawings of changes to the WSSC Water systems to the Mapping Section to incorporate with the GIS

• Prepares verbal and written reports

• Conducts a thorough review of construction plans and proposed extensions to the WSSC Water system for deviations from construction standards

• Drives a vehicle to conduct WSSC Water business

Other Functions

• Writes and issues field orders when contractor is out of compliance with specifications

• Writes final decision of the Engineer on contracts when claim cannot be resolved

• Receives, reviews, and approves and/or disapproves submittals

• Schedules shutdowns, chlorination sampling and bacteriological testing

• Works with stakeholders to manage problems and information flow on the contracts

• Attends after-hours meetings and work with homeowner's associations

• Participates in project design

• Assists in planning short and long-range programs for operational and engineering improvements to the WSSC water and sewer systems

• Provides technical engineering assistance; assists Utility Services Department members in solving difficult system shutdowns or bypasses

• Takes the lead in reviewing and addressing customer complaints, as required

• Guides and instructs contractor workers regarding specified work-in-progress

• Locates underground pipelines and appurtenances with electromagnetic locating devices

• Obtains permits as needed

• Performs related duties as required

Work Environment And Physical Demands

• Work performed primarily in the field

• Some duties are performed in an office environment

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Considerable knowledge of the materials, equipment, methods, and techniques commonly used in public works maintenance and repair operations of water distribution and wastewater collection systems

• Ability to apply engineering principles in field situations

• Skilled in performing engineering computations, estimates, and measurements

• Knowledge of standard operating procedures

• Knowledge or understanding of hydraulic principles including static and dynamic pressures, hydraulic gradients, head loss in pressure, and flow calculations in pipe systems

• Considerable knowledge of locating underground utilities by use of drawings and locating devices

• Demonstrated ability to conduct independent investigations and making determinations in field problems related to WSSC Water systems

• Ability to work effectively with contract personnel and to apply enforcement of specifications tactfully and with impartiality

• Ability to work with State, County and local agencies and the general public

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with members of various departments outside of the Utility Services Department

• Effective verbal and written communication skills

• Knowledge of basic construction management techniques

• Intermediate proficiency level in Microsoft Office applications (Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook)

Minimum Education, Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline

• 2 years of experience in construction supervision/inspection/management

• 1 year of experience in the maintenance and/or operation and/or construction of water/sewer systems

OR

• High School diploma or equivalent

• 2 years of experience in construction supervision/inspection/management

• 5 years of progressively responsible experience in the maintenance and/or operation and/or construction of water/sewer systems

Manages the Utility Services Department's emergency and complex repair contracts and responsible for managing non-core work repair and maintenance contracts. Performs responsible supervisory work at the highest level as it relates to emergency and non-core work for repairs and maintenance of the infrastructure and management of the sewer house connection renewal program.