Capital Program Administrator (Transportation/Capital Program Construction)

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.

Directs major rail and bus facility construction projects, including the development of work plans, schedules, cost estimates, and specifications.

Prepares documentation, graphic presentations, budgetary estimates, and analyses for potential and upcoming projects; provides direction and options analysis in the area of construction and development.

Supervises, recruits, mentors, and motivates assigned personnel to foster a collaborative work environment through professional growth and performance accountability.

Manages construction management consultants and contractors, conducting regular progress and resolution meetings to manage all aspects of project delivery and maintain momentum.

Administers and monitors work for compliance with schedule, budget, technical, safety, and legal requirements.

Oversees contract document reviews, bid form preparation, pre-bid conferences, proposal evaluations and recommendations, and negotiations with consultants and contractors.

Performs administrative work and financial tasks, including preparing change orders and work authorizations, approving invoices, managing final project closeouts, and assisting with the preparation of fiscal year budget requests.

Serves as a liaison and representative for the department's infrastructure program, collaborating with government, regulatory, and community stakeholders to advance project goals.

Coordinates with Operations Division staff during testing, start-up, and project activation.

Establishes a Quality Control/Quality Assurance (QC/QA) Project Program and procedures to standardize the project management process and improve quality and performance.

Performs related work as assigned.

• Business Insight:
  Applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals. Leverages insights to shape and drive critical initiatives. Shares industry developments with the team; helps them grasp business and industry fundamentals and understand how they contribute.
• Manages Complexity:
  Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Offers penetrating questions to help others get to the heart of complex situations and find strong solutions. Uses a range of inputs to fully understand and solve problems.
• Decision Quality:
  Makes good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward. Ensures that people internalize policies and standards and accept full responsibility for their decisions. Confidently makes choices in the best interests of the organization, deals constructively with resistance.
• Balances Stakeholders:
  Anticipates and balances the needs of multiple stakeholders. Provides guidance so that others understand the needs of different stakeholders and can balance them appropriately. Makes sure people understand and adhere to ethical standards when working with stakeholders; models and ensures cross-cultural sensitivity.
• Action Oriented:
  Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm. Encourages others to take timely action and take on new challenges with a can-do attitude. Secures new business opportunities.
• Directs Work:
  Provides direction, delegating, and removing obstacles to get work done. Delegates tasks, providing generally clear expectations to staff. Coordinates and integrates the team's work, reducing duplication. Measures team progress using the right indicators; recognizes when problems or shortfalls occur.
• Plans and Aligns:
  Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals. Makes nimble plans accounting for a range of risks and contingencies. Achieves greater cohesion, integration, and alignment between own group and other areas. Both persistent in adversity and nimble in change.
• Ensures Accountability:
  Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments. Helps team hold each other accountable for goals, adherence to policies and procedures. Tracks team metrics and milestones, redirecting effort, as necessary, for continued progress.
• Communicates Effectively:
  Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Tailors communication content and style to the needs of others. Pays attention to others' input and perspectives, asks questions, and summarizes to confirm understanding.
• Persuades:
  Uses compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others. States position with conviction and persuasive rationale. Negotiates skillfully; wins concessions without the other party feeling harmed or frustrated. Achieves a good balance between defending own position and adapting to others' needs.

Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or sustained keyboard operations.

Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.

Involves routine and frequent exposure to traffic; moving machinery.

All Broward County employees strive to demonstrate the County's four core behavioral competencies.

• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

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