Become a Project Director I

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This series specification describes classes used by the Department of General Services for managing capital outlay projects from their inception through completion.

Incumbents plan, organize, monitor, coordinate and administer the work on capital outlay projects from the planning/budget phase through the completion of construction. Incumbents review capital outlay project planning guides prior to the budget phase from an architectural, program, scope and cost standpoint; direct the preparation of cost estimates, surveys, environmental impact reports, preliminary plans, working drawings and other documents; review drawings and specifications for conformance to the authorized scope and programs; represent the State in the selection of consultants, fee negotiations, and administration of contracts for architectural and engineering services; identify and take appropriate action to correct any issues that have effects on environmental documents; make policy recommendations to management on sensitive capital outlay project issues; assist in obtaining approval of changes in the scope of a project; work with control agencies to resolve budgetary issues associated with changes in the scope of a capital outlay project; assist in establishing project priorities; establish schedules for projects and monitor projects for compliance with the approved schedules; and schedule post-contract items prior to the expiration of the guarantee/ warranty periods.

Project Director I

This is the entry level into the series. In this class, incumbents, under close supervision, provide oversight and management of the less complex and less sensitive capital outlay projects. Types of projects assigned to Project Directors I would be smaller Employment Development Department, Department of Motor Vehicles, and California Highway Patrol field offices, and installation of smaller water treatment and sewage systems. It also includes new or replacement construction of smaller warehouses, single-story office structures, smaller parks and recreation projects, and individual support facilities at the various types of institutions. The common denominator for these types of projects is that they tend to be new construction and types of facilities which have been constructed many times previously.

This classification is eligible for the following pay:

$9,430 - $11,797 Base Salary (paid every month)

In addition to the above pay items, employees are eligible for medical benefits (health, dental, vision) and may be eligible for other pay differentials.

Benefit information can be found on the CalHRExternal Link website and the CalPERSExternal Link website. 

Minimum Qualifications

Education:
Equivalent to graduation from college with major work in architecture, engineering, construction management, or closely related field. (Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education with two years of experience being counted as one year of the required education.)

Experience
Either I
Two years of experience in California state service in the class Architectural Project Production Analyst.

Or II
One year of experience in the class Associate Estimator of Building Construction, Associate Construction Analyst, or Architectural Associate.

Or III
Three years of varied experience in architecture, engineering or construction management at least 50% of which shall have been in the planning, estimating or administration of projects resulting in a building or structure being constructed.

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge: 
All phases of the State's capital outlay process; architecture; details of planning, designing and constructing public buildings; architectural building materials; costs, codes and construction methods; structural, electrical and mechanical engineering as related to buildings; principles of budgeting as related to the capital outlay process; use and application of computers in capital outlay project monitoring.

Ability to: 
Analyze comprehensive architectural designs; present information clearly and effectively in pictorial and written forms; analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.

Desirable Qualifications
Possession of a valid certificate of registration as an Architect issued by the California Board of Architectural Examiners or a valid certificate of registration as Civil, Structural, Mechanical or Electrical Engineer issued by the California Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.

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