Development Project Manager II

City of San Diego, CA; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

City of San Diego is seeking a Development Project Manager II to oversee land use and development projects, act as the primary liaison to stakeholders, and ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. The role involves coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, managing reviews and permit processes, and presenting findings to decision-makers.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience in reviewing development projects, as well as strong project

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education (minimum 120 semester/180 quarter units).
• Experience in reviewing mixed-use, residential, commercial, or capital improvement projects for compliance with codes.
• Experience in engineering or planning applying federal/state/municipal codes and regulations.
• Project management experience in mixed-use, commercial, industrial, governmental, or large-scale residential development.

Responsibilities

• Serve as single point of contact and liaison for stakeholders.
• Manage land development review permit processes and project timelines.
• Audit and manage project deposit accounts to maintain positive balances.
• Utilize permitting software to manage all project aspects.
• Prepare oral and written presentations for decision makers.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder liaison

Oral and written presentations

Regulatory compliance

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education

Tools

Online permitting system software

Job description

See NOTES below for future wage increases and/or additional compensation opportunities.

Development Project Manager II positions manage simple to moderately complex land use and development projects; manage the City's land development review permit processes; serve as the single point of contact, liaison, and project expert for all stakeholders on assigned development projects; ensure project compliance with all local, state, and federal land use regulations; prepare and make oral and written presentations and report to a variety of decision makers; assemble and manage an appropriate multi-disciplinary team; establish and maintain project review timelines, schedules, and official project files; audit, administer, and manage project deposit accounts to ensure positive balances are maintained at all times; utilize online permitting system software to effectively manage all project aspects; resolve all outstanding and/or conflicting project or process issues; identify all stakeholder needs and ensure customer service standards are achieved and/or exceeded; and perform other duties as assigned.

NOTES

• Employees in job classifications represented by Municipal Employees Association (MEA) are scheduled to receive the following general wage increases:
  • 3.5% effective 7/1/27
  • 2% effective 7/1/28
  • 2% effective 1/1/29
• Eligible benefitted employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).
• Development Project Manager II employees with valid State of California registration as a Professional Civil Engineer are eligible for 15% additional pay.
• Development Project Manager II employees with a valid Architect License issued by the California Architects Board are eligible for 15% additional pay.
• Development Project Manager II employees with a valid state Landscape Architect license are eligible for 15% additional pay.

You must meet the following requirements on the date you apply, unless otherwise indicated.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education (i.e., minimum completed units = 120 semester/180 quarter).

• Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for education lacked on a year-for-year basis. One year of full-time experience = 30 semester/45 quarter college-level units.

EXPERIENCE

1. Experience in the review of mixed-use, residential, commercial, or capital improvement projects for compliance with federal, state (e.g., California Code of Regulations), or municipal codes and regulations, which must include one of the following: zoning, engineering, water, sewer, landscape, other land development, or land use.
2. Experience in engineering or planning in the application (e.g., review, analysis, and/or interpretation) of federal, state, or municipal codes and regulations, governing agency policies and engineering standards, and/or community and general plans in land development or construction.
3. Project management experience in mixed-use, commercial, industrial, governmental, or large-scale residential development.

NOTE: City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) experience to qualify must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing the work performed, dates, and total number of qualifying OCA hours. OCA experience without the required documentation will NOT be considered.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (MUST SUBMIT WITH APPLICATION)

• Proof of degree/transcripts, if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.
• For City of San Diego employees, proof of Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA), if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.

Please ensure all information is complete and accurate as the responses you provide on the supplemental questions will be reviewed using an automated evaluation system. If you are successful in this initial screening process, your application will be reviewed for applicable education, experience, and/or training to ensure all minimum requirements have been met. Successful candidates will be placed on a list which will be used to fill position vacancies during the next six months (180 days). For each vacancy, only those candidates with the most appropriate qualifications will be contacted by the hiring department for an interview.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS

Employment offers are conditional pending the results of all screening processes applicable to this position, which may include the following: confirmation of citizenship or legal right to work in the United States; completion of a pre-employment medical review and exam (which may include drug and alcohol testing); reference checks; and fingerprinting. Fingerprints will be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the California Department of Justice for a conviction record report. Certain positions may require additional screening processes, including a polygraph examination and/or background investigation. All screening processes must be successfully completed before employment begins. A positive test result for alcohol, cannabis/marijuana, illegal drugs, or inadequately explained prescription drugs, or misrepresentation, falsification, or omission of pertinent facts in any step of the screening or selection process, may be cause for disqualification or termination of employment. Nothing in this job posting constitutes an express or implied contract for employment with the City of San Diego. Candidates must notify the Personnel Department of any change to their name, mailing address, email address, or phone number, otherwise they may miss employment opportunities.