City of Newton – Design Project Manager

Primary purpose:

The Engineering Design Manager is responsible for engineering design management for a wide array of engineering division projects in the City.  Includes all aspects of design projects including stakeholder interface, programming, design, cost estimates, schedule updates, bidding and construction.  Project guidelines include a large body of policies, practices, Ordinances, and precedents, which may be complex and conflicting at times.  The position requires routine meetings and presentations with elected officials, occasional night meetings, and hearings with official City organizations, committees and task forces, as well as community meetings at off-site locations. Some time spent observing project work in the field while at the same time requiring office work in the completion of designs, reports, preparation of presentations, and maintaining financial accounting documents. Performs all other related work as required and directed.