Under basic supervision, assists project engineers, foremen, and superintendents with a variety of engineering, construction, and maintenance projects to ensure the Philadelphia Housing Authority (“PHA”) is receiving the greatest return on investment in quality, durability, efficiency, accessibility, and value. Manages material inventories, material ordering, service order analysis, scheduling, and time entry. Provides technical assistance with other engineering, construction, and maintenance issues. Performs related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Salary Range: $46,500 - $55,800 annually.
Education, Training and Experience Guidelines:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, or a related field.
Required Knowledge of:
- Principles and practices of government project, contract, and budget management.
- Methods, procedures, and standards for procurement record keeping and records management.
- Engineering methods and practices for project planning, designs, technical plans, specifications, estimates, and reports for engineering, construction and renovation projects.
- Environmentally responsible and resource-efficient engineering techniques.
- Principles of design, construction, and maintenance of public works projects.
- Techniques for evaluating work site safety problems and performance conditions.
Required Skill in:
- Understanding, communicating, and applying federal and Commonwealth rules and regulations, and PHA policies and procedures.
- Reviewing procurement contracts, and assuring compliance with federal and Commonwealth contracting and operational regulations.
- Reading and evaluating blueprints and technical schematics, collecting and analyzing data, and performing mathematical and statistical calculations.
- Analyzing and evaluating technical engineering data and construction documentation.
- Reviewing and verifying contracts and technical documents.
- Interacting with people of different social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds.
- Establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with co-workers, officials, contractors, vendors and representatives from other local, state and federal agencies.
- Communicating effectively verbally and in writing.
- Operating a personal computer utilizing standard and specialized engineering software.
LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- A valid Commonwealth of Pennsylvania driver's license may be required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
- Work is performed in a standard office environment and on work sites.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: -- Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this class; employees may be assigned duties which are not listed below; reasonable accommodations will be made as required. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement and is subject to change at any time by the employer. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Assists project engineers, foremen, and superintendents with a variety of engineering, construction, and maintenance projects to ensure PHA is receiving the greatest return on investment in quality, durability, efficiency, accessibility, and value; performs work within scope of authority; duties may vary according to job assignment.
- Assists with Capital Needs Assessments, including maintenance plans, site inspections, funding schedules, and design review.
- Purchases specialized construction materials, supplies, equipment, and technical services at the best cost, in a timely manner, and in compliance with state and federal rules and regulations and PHA standards.
- Reviews procurement contracts, and reviews and processes invoices and payments.
- Assists with project management; identifies problems and technical issues, and recommends solutions; tracks service orders, and recommends purchasing and contractor solutions.
- Schedules and coordinates inspections; generates service orders and allocates resource for preventive maintenance inspections.
- Assists with the inspection of project work sites; verifies project activities are in compliance with project specifications and standards.
- Provides a variety of technical assistance for engineering and construction projects.
- Maintains project files, documents and records; prepares reports on project activities; develops technical estimates of a specialized nature in connection with engineering projects.
- Stays abreast of trends and innovations in product and service quality assurance and quality control.
- Maintains absolute confidentiality of work-related issues and PHA information.
- Performs related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
All applications will be accepted through the Philadelphia Housing Authority's jobs board at www.phila.gov/jobs.
PHA is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of individual qualifications without regard to race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, pregnancy, national origin, ethnicity or ancestry, religion, age, disability, citizenship, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.
