Duties/Responsibilities:
Under the general supervision of the Senior Project Manager, Project Manager, or Design Production Supervisor, performs the following duties:
Section 1: 40%
Produces and coordinates the work of either a planning or design group in the production of preliminary designs, detailed designs, contract drawings and estimates, and tender documents, and assists in route selection studies for transportation system projects by performing tasks such as:
- assembling and analyzing all available base material relative to the project, such as mosaics, plans, area planning studies, traffic data, property plans, municipal reports, correspondence, etc.;
- investigating design alternatives, defining associated constraints and preparing comparative cost estimates;
- assisting in the analysis of data to determine the geometric design standards to be used and assisting in the development of the design criteria;
- interpreting traffic data and determining levels of service and design requirements;
- appraising such factors as horizontal and vertical alignment, cross-sections, structure requirements, intersection and interchange layout, property requirements, access, proposed road closings, etc.;
- preparing display material for Municipal Board Hearings, Hearings of Necessity and for presentation to other Ministries, Authorities, property owners, and the general public ensuring the inclusion of such features as historic sites, environmental features, alternate routes, property boundaries, traffic desires and projections, etc.;
- identifying utility conflict areas in order to assist in determining the need for the relocation of utilities;
- preparing special access designs, and construction staging designs for maintenance of traffic and public safety;
- identifying property requirements, preparing property requests, and providing basic information to property agents required for their negotiations with owners and supplying the information to other related sections within the Ministry, other Ministries, and Consultants;
- calculating, summarizing, and finalizing all quantity estimates of tender items and sundry construction and preparing the necessary contract documents;
- preparing special provisions required to define unusual work or payment not covered by Ministry specifications or standards;
- attending Regional Contract Review meetings, other review meetings as required and the Design Package Turnover meeting with Construction in order to provide technical assistance;
- visiting field sites or accompanying supervisor on field inspections to obtain a first-hand knowledge of local conditions as they relate to the planning and design requirements;
- assisting at public meetings during the various phases of the planning and design of the projects;
- assisting in the preparation of comments and making revisions per Document and Quantity Verification Reviews.
Section 2: 40%
Provides technical supervision and general guidance and assistance to members of the group by performing such tasks as:
- coordinating and organizing the activities of the members of the group in order to produce the project within the required time frame;
- providing instruction in established procedures for drafting, design, estimating and geometrics to the group, Consultant staff and Construction staff;
- reviewing, ensuring the completeness of, and incorporating the contract document information supplied by other related sections within the Ministry and/or other resources;
- reviewing final contract drawings and tender documents prior to submission to the Senior Project Manager, Project Manager, or Design Production Supervisor to ensure compliance with standard Ministry practices, methodology, specifications and standards;
- administering verbal discipline; refers problem cases to Supervisor.
Section 3: 20%
Performs other related duties such as:
- reviewing reports, designs, and estimates submitted to the Planning and Design Section by Consultants, District staff, Construction staff and other agencies with regard to standard methods and procedures;
- preparing correspondence to other Sections within the Ministry, other Ministries and Consultants for the purpose of obtaining and supplying information;
- reviewing the effects of design proposals on corridor control related issues, such as subdivisions, commercial development, building and entrance permit applications with regard to highway capacity and safety of the traveling public;
- acting as a team member when required, on internal technical study teams;
- referring unusual problems to Senior Project Manager, Project Manager or Design Production Supervisor;
- maintaining the technical progress of a project during the absence of the Senior Project Manager, Project Manager, or Design Production Supervisor;
- As assigned.
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