| The Deputy Executive Officer, Project Management will plan, direct, and manage major projects on the State Highway System within Los Angeles County. KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Maintains relationship between Metro and Caltrans
- Ensures work performed on State Highway System complies with Caltrans policies and procedures
- Manages the process of advertising, awarding, and administering multiple State Highway System projects of various sizes and complexities
- Establishes and monitors short-range and long-range project goals, budgets, schedules, and strategies
- Directs performance of services by consultants and contractors for successful completion of projects
- Manages and directs third-party coordination and public affairs activities related to project design and completion
- Ensures all design and construction activities meet operations and maintenance quality standards and expectations
- Prepares and presents reports to executive and management staff, the Board of Directors, and outside regulatory agencies
- Ensures compliance with Metro policies and procedures and applicable state, federal and local regulations and laws
- Supervises subordinate staff or the work activities of consultants
- Oversees, monitors, and adheres to departments/units budget, goals, and schedules which complies with to agency-wide fiscal responsibility
- Contributes to ensuring that the EEO policies and programs of Metro are carried out
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES - Theories, principles, and practices of civil/structural engineering, highway, and bridge construction, governmental contract policies, and public administrative methods, including goal setting, program and budget development and implementation
- Applicable local, state, and federal regulatory requirements and standards
- Caltrans requirements and standards
- Large-scale capital project management
- Social, political, and environmental issues influencing Metro administered State Highway System programs
- Modern management theory
- Direct the overall engineering and construction activities for major State Highway System capital projects
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing
- Maintain relationships with Caltrans staff
- Analyze situations, identify problems, recommend solutions, and evaluate outcomes
- Determine strategies to achieve goals
- Understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, contracts, budgets, and labor/management agreements
- Exercise judgment and creativity in making decisions
- Interact professionally with various levels of Metro employees, the public, public officials, and outside representatives
- Travel to offsite locations within a reasonable timeframe
- Read, write, speak, and understand English
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