STATE OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT MANAGER VI
Class Code: 7255-34 Date Established: 03-21-96
Occupational Code: 7-5-9 Date of Last Revision: 8-8-11
BASIC PURPOSE: To administer and direct the state's capital
budgets and contractual maintenance programs for all state agencies.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Administers
the state's capital improvement and contractual maintenance programs, including
oversight responsibility for engineering, architectural design, construction
supervision, and business support activities.
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Directs
personnel actions within the bureau, including responsibility for hiring,
terminations, promotions, discipline, recognition, and organizational planning.
·
Expands and
develops the Governor's proposed Capital Improvement Program for presentations
to the Legislature.
·
Attends
legislative hearings and renders expert testimony relative to cost, necessity,
need, and priority on both capital and maintenance projects.
·
Develops and
implements architectural and engineering policy for the design and construction
of Public Works projects.
·
Develops and
controls annual expense budget.
·
Receives,
evaluates, and negotiates contracts, approves payments to consultants and
contractors, and recommends and approves changes and alterations to contracts.
·
Advises
department and institution officials on new construction or alterations to
existing facilities.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in evaluating, planning or
integrating analysis of data to formulate current and long-range solutions,
strategies or policies of a specialized or technical nature.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific expertise to
resolve problems of a specialized or professional nature in a wide range of
applications.
Impact: Requires overall administrative
responsibility for achieving agency objectives by directing all aspects of
operations management. Errors at this
level result in disruption of systemwide programs or services as well as
long-term adverse impact on agency image and the future success of
organizational operations.
Supervision: Requires delegating supervisory or program
responsibilities to subordinate managers, with overall accountability for
hiring employees and approving program policies. The supervisor in this position assumes
responsibility for an organizational unit, including developing long-range
plans, analyzing staffing requirements, and formulating systemwide policies and
procedures.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job functions in
a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job elements and
little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including continuous
walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time as well as
occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires acting as the official
representative of the agency, including explaining and defending current and
long-range goals or objectives which directly affect public policy decisions
regarding major state programs and services.
Complexity: Requires formulating the combination of
overall job functions in order to address highly diverse or novel situations
requiring new concepts and imaginative approaches to a wide range of
intellectual and practical problems.
Independent Action: Requires administrative decision-making in
authorizing and monitoring the implementation of major departmental policies
and procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Possession of a Master of Science degree from
a recognized college or university with a major concentration in civil,
mechanical or electrical engineering or architecture.
Experience: Eight years' post baccalaureate experience in
the practice of engineering or architecture with at least five years'
experience in managing the more difficult phases of engineering or
architectural work.
OR
Education: Possession of a Bachelor's degree from a
recognized college or university with a major study in civil, mechanical or electrical
engineering or architecture.
Experience: Ten years' post baccalaureate experience in
the practice of engineering or architecture with at least five years'
experience in managing the more difficult phases of engineering or
architectural work.
OR
Education: Possession of an Associate's degree from a
recognized college or technical school with a major study in civil, mechanical,
electrical or architectural technology.
Experience: Ten years' experience in the practice of
engineering at a level equivalent to Public Works Project Manager I (or
higher), plus two additional years' experience in a position comparable to an
Engineering Technician, with at least five years' experience in managing the
more difficult phases of engineering work.
Thirteen years' experience in a position comparable to an Architectural
Technician under the direct supervision of a Licensed Professional Architect,
plus five additional years of experience involving special responsibilities in
the more difficult aspects of architectural work.
License/Certification: Must be a Licensed Professional Engineer or
Architect in the State of New Hampshire.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of the engineering or architectural
principles and practices applied in the construction of engineering and
architectural projects in the appropriate option. Knowledge of the principles of effective
supervision and administration.
Knowledge of authoritative reference works in the general field of
engineering or architecture. Knowledge
of state and federal laws and regulations related to the application of
engineering option. Knowledge of
construction materials. Ability to plan
and administer the work of a large staff of professional, technical, clerical
and trades employees. Ability to speak effectively
in public. Ability to establish and
maintain effective working relationships with associates, subordinates,
consultants, public officials and contractors' employees. Must be willing to maintain appearance
appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency
appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive of
general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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