Lead Construction Project Manager

Lead Construction Project Manager

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Houston, TX

Job Type

Regular Full-time

Job Number

17275

Department

Flood Control District

Opening Date

09/25/2026

Closing Date

10/25/2026 3:23 PM Central

Max Number of Applicants

350

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Position Description

About Harris County Flood Control District:

The Flood Control District has the mission to reduce the risk of flooding in Harris County, the third most populated county in the United States, with a population in excess of 4.7 million, including the City of Houston, the nation's fourth largest city. The Flood Control District has jurisdiction over the primary stormwater facilities in the county, which consist of approximately 1,500 channels totaling nearly 2,500 miles in length, as well as more than 60 regional stormwater detention basins, totaling more than 10,000 acres and several wetlands mitigation banks including Greens bayou.

What you will do at Harris County Flood Control District:

Responsible for leading the delivery of District construction projects and providing day-to-day management, direction, and oversight of construction staff, consultants, contractors, and project delivery activities. The position manages multiple complex flood risk management and infrastructure projects throughout construction, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with contract requirements, District standards, applicable laws, and funding requirements.

This position serves as a senior construction leader within the Construction Division and is responsible for establishing clear expectations for project teams, coordinating construction management resources, resolving complex project issues, and ensuring effective performance by District staff and construction management consultants.

This role manages projects from pre-construction through final completion and closeout, and provides leadership in construction sequencing, contractor performance, quality assurance, safety, schedule, cost management, change management, claims, risk management, and stakeholder coordination. The Lead Construction Manager supports the delivery of the Districts Bond Program, Capital Improvement Program (CIP), Maintenance Capital Projects, Partnership Projects, and federally funded projects.

Essential Functions and Duties:

Construction Management & Project Delivery

• Lead construction delivery of multiple District capital, Bond Program, maintenance, partnership, and federally funded projects.
• Direct construction staff and ensure projects meet contract, scope, schedule, budget, quality, and District requirements.
• Oversee project transition into construction, pre-construction, partnering, completion, and closeout.
• Monitor project performance and escalate significant issues requiring management action.

Staff & Consultant Management

• Supervise, mentor, and develop assigned construction staff and establish clear performance expectations.
• Manage construction management and engineering consultants and monitor staffing, deliverables, performance, and contractual compliance.
• Allocate staff and consultant resources among projects based on project needs and priorities.
• Address performance issues and promote consistent construction management practices.

Contractor, Cost, Schedule & Risk Management

• Oversee contractor performance, including schedule, cost, quality, safety, production, and contract compliance.
• Monitor project budgets, forecasts, contingencies, schedules, and critical path activities and direct corrective actions as needed.
• Identify and manage construction, design, utility, real estate, environmental, permitting, and site risks.
• Evaluate and support resolution of change orders, claims, time extensions, differing site conditions, disputes, and other contract issues.
• Ensure project teams appropriately document and escalate significant cost, schedule, risk, and contractor performance issues.

Quality, Safety, Environmental & Stakeholder Coordination

• Oversee construction quality assurance and compliance with plans, specifications, testing requirements, District standards, and environmental requirements.
• Ensure deficiencies, non-conforming work, and significant safety concerns are identified, documented, corrected, and appropriately escalated.
• Coordinate with District divisions, governmental agencies, utilities, property owners, consultants, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Lead meetings and facilitate resolution of complex construction, quality, safety, environmental, and stakeholder issues.
• Communicate project status, risks, and recommended actions to Division Directors and Executive Leadership.

Additional Responsibilities and Duties

• Assume additional responsibilities as required, adapting to the evolving demands, responsibilities, needs, and objectives of the District.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx

If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net.

This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.

Requirements

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline from an ABET-accredited institution

Experience:

• Requires a minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in civil engineering, including design and/or construction of drainage or infrastructure projects.

Licensure:

• Valid Class "C" Texas Driver's License
• Professional Engineer Registration (PE) in the State of Texas (or ability to obtain within 6 months)

Knowledge Skills, and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of construction management principles, practices, methods, and contract administration.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex construction issues to executive leadership and non-technical

stakeholders.

• Strong knowledge of construction contracts, specifications, change management, claims, and dispute resolution.
• Strong understanding of project controls, including cost forecasting, schedule management, contingency management, and performance reporting.
• Strong understanding of civil infrastructure construction, including construction sequencing, means and methods, quality control, scheduling, cost management, and

field operations.

• Strong negotiation, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and hold consultants and contractors accountable for performance.
• Ability to evaluate project cost, schedule, quality, safety, and risk and make sound management decisions.
• Ability to identify emerging project issues and proactively implement corrective actions.
• Ability to lead, manage, motivate, mentor, and develop multidisciplinary teams and coordinate effectively across organizational boundaries.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities with minimal supervision.
• Ability to interpret engineering plans, specifications, contracts, schedules, and technical documentation.
• Ability to use construction management, scheduling, document management, and project controls systems.
• Ability to work effectively in both office and construction-site environments.

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.

Preferences

Experience:

• Experience with public-sector infrastructure projects, particularly flood control or stormwater systems. (preferred)
• Experience managing, mentoring, reviewing consultant deliverables, and managing multidisciplinary coordination. (preferred)

General Information

Position Type, Salary:

• Regular | Full-Time

• Salary: To be discussed at interview

Location:

• Construction - 7522 Prairie Oak Drive, Houston, TX 77086

Physical Demands and Environmental Exposure:

The physical demands 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:

• Frequent stooping, bending, reaching, lifting, and carrying items up to 11 pounds and occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.
• Frequent sorting, filing, shelving, and handling documents, books, files, file drawers, and related materials and equipment required for clerical operations.
• Frequent driving of a vehicle with automatic controls or four-wheel drive.
• Occasional walking up and down steep slopes of ditches or on rough and uneven surfaces or ground such as sloping terrain, plowed or furrowed areas or construction sites.
• Occasional ascending/descending stairs; prolonged sitting for extended periods of time.
• Work is generally performed indoors in a normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature, air conditions, and noise levels.
• When at field locations, may be exposed to significant levels of heat, cold, moisture, air pollution, wind and dust, wildlife, flying/walking insects, vibration and/or noise in excess of 85 decibels.

Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.

Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.

HARRIS COUNTY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Harris County offers a highly competitive benefits program, featuring a comprehensive group health plan and defined benefit retirement plan.

The following benefits are offered only to Harris County employees in regular (full-time) positions:

Health & Wellness Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Wellness Plan
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Ten (10) days of vacation leave per year (accrual rate increases after 5 years of service)
• Eleven (11) County-observed holidays
• One (1) floating holiday per year
• Paid Parental Leave*
• Sick Leave

Retirement Savings Benefit

• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

The following benefits are available to Harris County employees in full-time and select part-time positions:

• Professional learning & development opportunities
• Retirement pension (TCDRS defined benefit plan)
• Flexible work schedule*
• METRO RideSponsor Program*
• Participation may vary by County department. The employee benefits plans of Harris County are extended to all eligible participants across various departments with the exception of the Harris County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, for which the cited Health & Wellness Benefits are administered through the State of Texas.

In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, group health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Harris County Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the Countys behalf as needed.

For plan details, visit the Harris County Benefits & Wellness website:

www.benefitsathctx.com

01

Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position?

• High School or GED diploma
• Associate Degree
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters Degree or higher
• None of the above

02

If you selected a college degree in response to the previous question, which of the following best describes your major?

• Civil Engineering
• Other Related Field
• Unrelated Field
• N/A; No Degree

03

Which of the following best describes your verifiable experience that includes any combination of engineering planning, design, and construction management? (To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your applications employment history)

• Less than five (5) years
• Five (5) years or more but less than six (6) years
• Six (6) years or more but less than seven (7) years
• Seven (7) years or more
• I do not have this experience

04

Please provide the dates of employment during which you obtained experience that includes any combination of engineering planning, design, and construction management. Provide the month and year that began and ended the experience. Example: "January 2020 - December 2023" If this experience is not clearly documented in the Work Experience section, your application will be disqualified. If you do not have this experience, type "N/A" in the space provided.

05

Which of the following do you have working knowledge of and/or experience with? [Select all that apply.]

• Experience with stormwater drainage design and construction.
• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D and Bluebeam.
• None of the above.

06

Are you a Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Texas?

• Yes, I am a professional engineer (PE) in the state of Texas
• No, but commit to obtaining licensure within 1 year of employment
• No, not interested at this time.

07

Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions: Advanced: A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data. Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons. Intermediate: A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons. Basic: A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup. Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it. Entry Level: A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel. Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents. Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.

• Advanced
• Intermediate
• Basic
• Entry Level
• Not proficient

08

For this position, a valid Texas Drivers License is necessary. Please choose the option that best describes your situation: (Please be sure to include all related details in the Certificates and Licenses section of your application.)

• Yes, I currently hold a valid Texas Drivers License.
• Yes, I possess a valid Out-of-State Drivers License, but I am aware that I must acquire a valid Texas Drivers License before the start date.
• No, I do not currently have a drivers license, but I commit to obtaining one before the start date.
• No, I do not currently have a valid drivers license.

Required Question

Employer Harris County

Address 1111 Fannin St

Ste. 600

Houston, Texas, 77002

Phone 713-274-5445

Website https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/harriscountytx