About the Department

This position is located within the Department of Administration, State Public Works Division, and may be based in Carson City or Las Vegas, Nevada, depending on the selected candidate. The position reports to a Project Manager III and is responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of capital improvement and construction projects. Key responsibilities include developing project scopes and budgets; negotiating and administering architectural and engineering (A/E) contracts; and preparing, reviewing, and approving plans, specifications, estimates, and contract documents in alignment with approved budgets. The incumbent will coordinate bid documents with regulatory and administrative agencies, oversee bidding procedures and bid openings, and provide administrative and fiscal oversight of construction contracts, including the review of change orders and progress payments. Additionally, the position ensures adherence to established project budgets and delivers engineering design services for assigned in-house projects.

Position Duties

Licensure as a Professional Engineer or Architect is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment. Any person licensed as a Professional Engineer or Architect in another jurisdiction must become licensed in Nevada within 12 months following the date of appointment. Three years of the experience required for licensure must have included design and/or management of major construction projects and/or capital improvement programs involving the construction of public buildings, office complexes, and other structures. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: 1) A pre-employment criminal history background check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position may be required to pay for these items. 2) Your resume must include: your professional licenses/certifications, the certificate number and date issued.

Minimum Qualifications

This position is located within the Department of Administration, State Public Works Division, either in Carson City or Las Vegas, Nevada, depending on the qualified candidate. It is supervised by the Project Manager III. This position’s overall purpose is to provide project management for a wide variety of capital improvement and construction projects. The incumbent will develop scopes and budgets; negotiate and administer architectural / engineering (A/E) contracts; prepare, review, and approve plans, specifications, estimates and contract documents in accordance with approved budgets; coordinate and approve bid documents with regulatory and administrative agencies; administer bidding procedures and bid openings; provide administrative and fiscal management of construction contracts, including review of change orders and progress payments; maintain established project budgets; and provide competent engineering design services for assigned in-house projects.

Other Qualifications

Building Codes.  State and Federal Regulations/Statues.  Quality control.  Cost Estimating and Budgeting.  Problem Solving.  Attention to Detail.  Collaboration and Teamwork.  Time Management.