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Job Description
Construction Manager
at The City of Fort Worth
Transportation Public Works
Pay Range: $102,227 - $132,959 annual compensation
Job Posting Closing on: Friday, March 20, 2026
Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 4:00 pm. Some evening/weekend work required, including one month of on-call coverage each year
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, and Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
The City of Fort Worth's Transportation and Public Works Department Capital Delivery Division is seeking a qualified Construction Manager to support the construction services team in providing construction oversight of projects. The construction services team delivers construction phase support to both developer and capital infrastructure projects. These projects include roadway and sidewalk paving, drainage and bridge construction, intersection and safety improvements, water and sewer line installations and relocations, street lighting, railroad crossing upgrades, public park improvements, and streetscape infrastructure enhancements.
The Construction Manager oversees multiple project budgets and schedules while leading a team of inspection and surveying staff. The role ensures high‑quality and efficient construction inspection and project delivery, supports staff training, and helps implement policies and procedures. Responsibilities include setting goals, monitoring work activities, and recommending improvements to standards and processes.
This position manages the section budget, prepares estimates, tracks expenses, develops data‑driven decision packages, and presents budget materials to leadership.
The ideal candidate has strong management and construction management experience, can read and interpret construction drawings, understands City guidelines and specifications, performs constructability reviews, meets tight deadlines, and demonstrates strong communication and leadership skills while working independently under the Sr. Capital Project Officer.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Civil Engineering Technology, Project Management or Construction Management and four years of construction management experience.
- Valid driver's license
Preferred Qualifications:
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Water System Operators Class C Water License or higher, or acquire Class D within one year of hire and Class C from two years of hire
- Two (2) years' experience in budget and financial management
The Construction Manager's job responsibilities:
- Supervise staff, which includes prioritizing and assigning work; providing goals and expectations, conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff is trained; ensuring employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and, making hiring, termination, and disciplinary decisions or recommendations.
- Train and mentor Supervisors to support skill development, career growth, and advancement as subject matter experts.
- Drive projects forward by monitoring budgets, schedules, and resolving construction issues promptly.
- Develop, monitor, and present section budgets, decision packages, and resource needs.
- Review new city and developer infrastructure projects, assign inspection team, ensure prompt preconstruction meetings, issue notice to proceed, and ensure funding
- Review and analyze the active project database to ensure accurate tracking, reporting, and completion of project statuses.
- Oversee third-party inspection and surveying contracts, managing contracts, renewals, procurements, and ensuring contractor quality and compliance
- Conduct street paving pre-qualification reviews, evaluating financials, equipment, experience, and checking references.
- Provide exceptional customer service with timely, accurate responses to leadership, citizens, and internal stakeholders.
- Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, Accela Automation, Trimble Unity Construct (e-Builder), Headlight Construction Management Software, Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat Sign, ArcGIS Mapping, ERP Financial Management software, BIM 360 and/or other project management information systems, AVL - MyGEOTAB.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing and balancing.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Light Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for the Sedentary Work category and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated Light Work
Apply Now! Come be part of something special in Fort Worth.
Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Fort Worth
Show moreThe Community
The City of Cowboys & Culture is known for its Texas hospitality. The stunning and sprawling City of
Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. And it’s no wonder — With great neighborhoods, scenic terrain and a rich history of arts and culture, paired with world-class opportunities for business and education, it’s not only fun to visit Fort Worth, it’s even more rewarding to call it home.Fort Worth truly offers all the benefits and amenities of a bustling metropolitan city, while keeping the small- town charm that keeps it unpretentious and charismatic in all the right ways. Designated as one of America’s “Most Livable Communities” by the Partners for Livable Communities, the city truly offers a melting pot of culture, commerce, community and yes, cowboys.
There are over a dozen remarkable districts full of treasured history among modern luxuries and unique places to have fun, making it the No. 1 tourist destination in Texas and welcoming more than 9.4 million visitors annually.
Being one of the fastest-growing among large cities in the country, Fort Worth has received multiple accolades, including number one downtown (Livability), and the second-best City in the nation for job seekers (Forbes). Our employees serve the needs of over 900,000 residents representing culturally diverse communities.
Exciting Growth & Future Development
One of the most fascinating aspects of the City of Fort Worth is its almost unprecedented growth over the past several years. Both in terms of population and industry, and as the 12th largest city in the United States, Fort Worth is truly booming — which presents both challenges and opportunities to truly develop this city in the right way. Every 30 minutes a new person moves to Fort Worth, so we’re looking for candidates who can embrace an evergrowing and changing environment and improve on it with solutions that work for the entire community of Fort Worth.
Mission
We are working together to build a strong community that others can look to as a pillar of unity and excellence. Through grassroots efforts within the community, and large scale construction and transportation plans that continue to add the infra- structure a growing city like Fort Worth needs, we’ll provide the public services our community requires to continually cultivate the unique city we call home.
Vision
Fort Worth’s vision is to be the most livable and best managed city in the country. We’ll do this by taking care of our citizens, implementing the highest quality standards in our schools, continually improving the neighborhoods we thrive in and the facets of the city that make our town so unique.
Benefits That Are Well Worth It
The City of Fort Worth continues to be dedicated to its employees’ well-being by providing competitive health benefits, a well-rounded wellness program and a Zero Accident Philosophy® workplace. All regular full-time employees and those employees who work 30–39 hours per week are eligible for all City of Fort Worth Benefits. Part-time employees who work 20–29 hours per week are eligible for dental, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, flexible spending accounts, 457 Deferred Compensation plan and other voluntary benefits.
Medical Program
The City offers two plan options through Meritain Health, an Aetna company.
The Health Center Plan – Offers employees and their family’s
primary health care services that are 100% completely free and unlimited. Employees can visit any one of the three City of Fort Worth Employee Health Centers and receive guaranteed same or next day appointments for sick visits. Also, services are available at any one of the five satellite locations that serves employees across the city.
The Consumer Choice Plan – Is offered to employees at no cost or low monthly premiums to cover eligible dependents and provides the financial benefits of a Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Preventative services are covered at 100% on both plans.
• Prescription Drug coverage including mail order pharmacy are also included.Vacation
Eligible for 3 weeks of vacation: After successful completion of probationary period (usually
6 months), employees may take time off for rest, relaxation, vacation, illness, religious observances, and personal business.Holidays
Available on the first day of employment, the city provides employees with paid holidays, including two personal holidays.
Wellness Program
The city’s Healthy Challenge Wellness Program rewards all full-time, benefit-eligible employees on the city’s health insurance. The Healthy Challenge Program utilizes a points system. Participants may earn points throughout the year (Jan. 1-Dec. 15) for completing specific program activities and participants can redeem points at the end of the year for a cash reward. By participating, individuals can earn $150, $200 or $250 by accumulating program points.
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