Projects Coordinator - Parks & Natural Resources

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Key Responsibilities

• Review estimates, plans, and specifications to ensure accuracy, compliance, and project feasibility
• Plan, assign, and track work orders for crews and contractors; monitor progress and contract compliance
• Coordinate with contractors, consultants, and government agencies, including permitting processes
• Manage bidding and contracts, including bid review, awards, negotiations, and vendor oversight
• Review invoices and authorize payments
• Oversee inspections to ensure projects meet plans, regulations, and quality standards, handle change orders
• Respond to citizen concerns and maintain reports and project documentation
• Perform administrative support tasks and assist with scheduling, records, and meeting

Education and Experience:
An equivalent combination of relevant training, education and experience:

• Associate’s Degree
  • Preferred:
    • Civil engineering
    • Construction management
    • Accounting
• Two (2) years of experience in contract preparation, construction, administration and management, facilities operations and maintenance.

Licenses and/or Certificates: 

• Must maintain a driver’s license.

• Knowledge of departmental policies, plans, and procedures.
• Knowledge of modern office practices, plans, and procedures.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other job-related computer programs and software applications.
• Knowledge of purchasing procedures, legal terms, and contract management. 
• Knowledge of materials, equipment, methods, and techniques used in engineering and construction, maintenance, and repair. 
• Skill in the use of standard office computer equipment and software applications. 
• Strong research and analytical skills; problem-solving and negotiation skills; organization, project-management and time-management skills. 
• Strong written and oral communication skills to include the ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals and the ability to make effective public presentations and address groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. 
• Quantitative skills including ability to calculate discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. 
• Skill in prioritizing and organizing work.
• Skill in the use of office equipment such as multi-line telephone system, scanner, fax machine, and copier.
• Ability to interpret plans, terms, and specifications of contracts, as well as diagrams, data, technical and trade journals, technical procedures, and/or governmental regulations.
• Ability to detect poor workmanship and inferior materials that do not meet contract terms. 
• Ability to conduct effective inspections in determining contract compliance and to enforce and interpret terms of contracts with firmness, tact, and impartiality; ability to coordinate County projects with other State and federal agencies. 
• Ability to provide internal/external guidance and customer assistance via all forms of communication. 
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with contractors, employees, and the general public. 
• Ability to use computers for data entry, word processing, and/or accounting purposes.
• Ability to author reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The following physical abilities are required: Walking, Sitting or Standing, Lifting, Hearing, Visual Acuity to include color, depth perception, and field vision, Reaching, Repetitive Motion, Talking, and Manual Dexterity. Dependent on position assignment, may frequently lift up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
Work is performed both indoors and outdoors, potentially exposed to temperamental changes (e.g., field conditions, warehouses, tight spaces, equipment, etc.) or irate customers, extreme noise, odors, heights and/or dust.

RISK/SAFETY CONDITIONS
The position requires no exposure or risk related to physical and/or mental health and safety.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily.   Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described.  Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description. 
 

Salary : $21 - $27