Job Description
Under general administrative direction, manages, and directs the activities of professional and technical engineering, architecture and/or landscape architecture personnel performing highly technical and administrative functions in connection with the design, construction, operation and maintenance of projects and systems.
The essential functions of the class may vary depending upon assignment and may include:
Directing, supervising, and coordinating the design of complex engineering, architecture, or landscape architecture projects.
Conducting interviews, selecting, training, monitoring, and evaluating departmental staff and consultants.
Planning, organizing, and directing the administration and management of contracts.
Overseeing and reviewing the preparation of complex construction contracts and documents.
Establishing and implementing departmental policies, procedures, and administrative directives.
Managing projects and coordinating activities between units and other groups.
Consulting with technical staff, conducting meetings, and representing the City.
Writing, reviewing, and approving documents.
Supervising the review of shop drawings by contractors and field inspection staff.
Performing other related duties as assigned.