Manager of Capital Works - St. Thomas, Canada - City of St. Thomas

City of St. Thomas

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St. Thomas, Canada

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POSITION SYNOPSIS AND PURPOSE:

Reporting to the Director of Environmental Services & City Engineer is responsible for prioritization, planning, design, and delivery of municipal infrastructure renewal projects and asset management.

Provides leadership, technical expertise, and professional responsibility for design activities. Manages, mentors, and develops staff. Leads and prepares service area vision, goals, and objectives.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Infrastructure Renewal (90%)

Directs annual roads condition survey and verify results
Checks annual watermain and sewer risk mapping updates
Liaises with other service areas to obtain infrastructure renewal priorities
Prepares and updates ten year Capital Plan using road, sewer and watermain risk mapping, inputs from others, ongoing and/or future development projects and historic funding envelopes
Based on 10 year plan, prepares list of projects complete with estimates taking into account available resources for following year and historical funding for review and approval by Director
Prepares, organizes and presents project lookahead data to utilities and collaborates to ensure a coordinated approach
Procures and manages geotechnical, geoenvironmental and hydrogeological investigations
Procures and/or assigns and provides guidance for preengineering topographic surveys
Procures and/or directs procurement of CCTV sewer data
Advises and recommends underground infrastructure rehabilitation strategy based on CCTV
Organizes projects in time and space to ensure person resources are available
Directs preparation, provides guidance, and checks all necessary permits including supporting documentation for projects including but not limited to ECA, KCCA, EA, MTO, KCCA, CN/CP, ERTH. Supporting documentation including hydrology reports, traffic management plans and environmental protection plans
Directs design preparation, provides guidance and checks and takes professional responsibility for drawings, tables and reports
Identifies need and directs procurement of subconsultant design services such as traffic signal wiring and commissioning, riparian area design and photometric modelling
Directs preparation, provides guidance and checks tenders and special provision specifications
Develops construction website for resident information purposes and checks to ensure data is current and kept up to date
Develops/directs preparation and checks templates for various construction communications to residents including Construction Advisory Notice, galvanized water service advisory, garden conflict notice, new sod, asphalt, concrete and curb door hangars
Provides guidance during tender period and checks addendums
Directs analyses bid unit prices and preparation of report recommending or not recommending to council award of contracts and checks
Involved in negotiating contracts for the City
Oversees preparation and checks social media releases
Guides communication to Canada Post to facilitate continuance of mail delivery during construction
Guides preparation of preconstruction agenda and attends meeting
Oversees and guides project contract administration
Directs preparation of and checks responses to Request for Information, Site Instructions, Notice of Contemplated Changes, Change Orders and Payment Certificate
Reviews and makes decisions regarding contractor claims for extras
Negotiates with contractors to resolve issues and claims for extras
Coaches and directs staff regarding homeowner damage claims and homeowner personality conflicts
Liaises with homeowners regarding issues or claims, reviews with staff, contractor and any other applicable parties and provides direction with course of action including direct communication with homeowners as required
Directs the monitoring and ordering of consumables by staff and develops tracking systems
Directs the monitoring and equipment accuracy verification of survey equipment and develops tracking system
Develops tender document templates for use by staff
Reviews biannual revisions to Ontario Provincial Standards and consultants stakeholders and revises supplemental specifications as required
Administers annual review by external and internal stakeholders of Standard Contract Documents, receives inputs, reviews and decides on revisions
Stays current on new technologies/equipment/construction methods and legislation
Liaise with hospital, schools, businesses, industry, community groups and downtown associations to communicate construction impacts, develop mitigation strategies and incorporate into project designs
Prepares project status reports f or council
Attends workshops and conferences
Responsible for $2 30M dollar annual capital budget and $1M operating
Keeps up to date on new legislation and industry issues and provides internal training to staff when required