Senior Facility Planning Coordinator (Limited Term)

Are you driven by a commitment to sustainability, environmental stewardship, and community well-being? Do you have a passion for spearheading multifaceted projects that shape municipal operations across departments and facilities for the City of Bellevue? Are you skilled at aligning timing, funding, business requirements with diverse stakeholders' needs?
The City of Bellevue for a skilled and dedicated Senior Facility Planning Coordinator to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will take the lead in integrating sustainability principles and climate resiliency strategies into our long-range planning endeavors.
As a Senior Facility Planning Coordinator, your responsibilities will include managing and coordinating the long-range planning, programming, and pre-design phases of all facility projects. You will oversee planning and resource allocation for city-owned municipal facilities, conducting comprehensive short and long-range Facility Planning, including feasibility assessments and development of facility master plans.
Furthermore, you will play a pivotal role in communicating the city's current and projected space requirements to management teams, making informed recommendations regarding present and future space utilization and facility needs. Your expertise will be instrumental in investigating and resolving technical issues, drawing insights from facilities condition assessments, master plans, and project lists to align with city-wide sustainability goals and Comprehensive Plan policies.
The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of managing facility renovation projects, excellent communication and leadership skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with a team. If you possess a deep-seated passion for planning with a focus on sustainability and environmental stewardship, we eagerly await your application to join our team at the forefront of municipal innovation. Let your expertise shape the future of Bellevue - we look forward to hearing from you!ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinate programming and pre-design, design and construction of facility renovations, with emphasis on coordinating with inspectors, general contractors and other on-site needs as assigned.
• Manage consultants and contractors utilizing industry best practice construction management.
• Investigates and resolves technical issues.
• Interpret plans and specifications and evaluate deviations from specified construction procedures including identification of impacts from deviation, estimation of any associated cost, and evaluation of deviation's affects on project budget and schedule in partnership with project management staff.
• Mitigate impacts of change orders caused by site conditions and/or construction issues and monitor implementation of approved change orders on site.
• Oversee construction projects on a daily basis or as required. Make on-site inspections to review progress of work and answer questions.
• Review preliminary and final contract plans and specifications with appropriate staff/consultants. Coordinate and facilitate meetings and work progress with design project managers, contractors, subcontractors, inspectors, consultants, other city staff, property owners (citizens and businesses), franchise utilities, and local, state, and federal agencies.
• Maintain project documentation and assist supervisor, project manager and City legal advisors in contract claim preparation and defense.
• Ensure compliance with plans and specifications, ensure proper construction methods are utilized.
• Implement, monitor, and maintain onsite programs to verify compliance with local, state, and federal standards with regards to environmental, wildlife, and other sensitive issues.
• Communicate professionally and effectively with project management, consultant inspectors, consulting engineers, contractors, property owners, businesses, city staff, media, and the general public regarding assigned projects.

Supervision Received:

• Works under the general supervision of facilities planning manager.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Considerable skill in reading and interpreting complex construction drawings, plans, and specifications.
• Knowledge of project management skills and techniques involving budget management, contract administration and management, negotiation, critical path scheduling, risk management, project coordination, submittal review, evaluation and approval, project status reports, project scope, creep management, contingency planning, resource constraints and allocations, project acceptance and occupancy, project closeout, project audit preparation, and project claims preparation
• Ability to effectively communicate complex technical information, orally and in writing, as well as negotiate and problem solve with contractors, developers, property owners, employees, consultants, other governmental agency representatives, City officials, and the general public.
• Skill in using a personal computer, engineering applications, and data management software in performing duties.
• Ability to organize, analyze, interpret, and evaluate problems and provide practical, cost-effective solutions.
• Experience working with Public Sector projects and procurement processes, and building types (Fire Station, Police/Court House, Office and City Center) preferred.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in project/construction management, architecture, engineering, or related field.
• Five or more years of professional related experience in engineering, project management, inspection, or other related fields.
• Minimum of three years construction management and/or planning experience.
• Or any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Architecture or professional engineering license preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work involves walking, talking, hearing, using hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee may be required to push, pull, lift, and/or carry up to 20 pounds.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet.

Limited Term Employee (LTE): A fully benefited at-will employee to serve in a position scheduled to work a minimum of 30 hours a week for a specific project with a specific ending date which is anticipated to last more than five months but in no event longer than three consecutive years (36 months). Employment Type: Limited Term