Parking Systems Administrator

National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA); West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Forum for Black Public Administrators is seeking a Parking Operations Manager to oversee the management and operations of parking facilities in West Palm Beach. This role involves coordinating budgets, staffing, and improvements to ensure financial soundness and effective public service. Ideal candidates hold relevant degrees and have extensive experience in public parking programs.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years progressively responsible experience in managing a public parking or municipal traffic/transportation program.
• Certification from the International Parking Institute as a Certified Administrator of Public Parking is required.

Responsibilities

• Operates and manages all City-owned parking facilities.
• Conducts parking needs analysis and designs management plans.
• Develops and ensures compliance with the Parking Division's budget.

Skills

Management

Budgeting

Public relations

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Under general direction, performs responsible administrative and professional work managing the operations of all City owned and operated parking facilities, surface lots, on-street, and off-street parking, parking meter collection, enforcement and maintenance. Coordinates parking for special events in the downtown area; establishes initiatives, programs, material, and staffing requirements, budgets, and projections and recommends improvements and operational changes; and performs other related duties as assigned.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Which are not in any hierarchical order)

1. Operates City of West Palm Beach parking system such that the public has adequate parking resources available with safe and convenient parking access.

2. Ensures city parking resources are operated in a financially sound manner.

3. Manages and coordinates all Parking System activities related to parking and related transportation operations, property maintenance, parking meter collection and maintenance, and financial reporting.

4. Conducts parking needs analysis and designs parking management plans to meet both short-term and long-range parking demands.

5. Develops Parking Administration Division budget and assures compliance with the budget adopted by the City Commission.

6. Manages the Enforcement and Collection staff; prepares annual evaluations for supervisory staff and reviews evaluations for non-supervisory staff.

7. Coordinates and supervises the hiring of division staff as needed.

8. Assists in the design and development of structured and surface parking facilities.

9. Recommend rate structures and fee schedules for on and off-street parking facilities.

10. Prepares and updates Parking Division’s Standard Operating Procedures.

11. Research and reports on public parking programs within Florida municipalities and elsewhere to increase the success of the City’s parking program; establishes realistic benchmarks for the division.

12. Prepares or coordinates the preparation of marketing materials as needed to inform the public about the public parking program.

13. Works with the City’s Communications Director to properly inform the public of changes to the program through media outlets.

14. Meets with business groups, private citizens, developers, and other members of the public to plan and resolve issues related to parking.

15. Reviews trends and changes in parking requirements and makes recommendations to improve methods and systems; coordinates the replacement and upgrade of payment technologies and equipment as needed.

16. Assure that the Parking System is in full compliance with the Covenants of publicly held Parking Revenue Bonds.

17. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s degree with a major in Business Administration, Public Administration, Engineering, or a related field (education will be verified using the “Education Requirements” listed below) and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in managing a public parking or municipal traffic/transportation program, including administration, supervision, budget, and public relations is required, or any equivalent combination of training and experience. Certification from the International Parking Institute as a Certified Administrator of Public Parking is required or the ability to obtain the certification within one (1) year from date of employment.

A valid Florida driver’s license is required. A valid driver’s license from any state (equivalent to a State of Florida Class E) may be utilized upon application; with the ability to obtain the State of Florida driver’s license within 30 days from day of employment.

Education Requirements :To be considered valid (or verified) for position qualification purposes, and consistent with City Hiring Policy 4-5, a High School, GED or equivalent diploma, and all higher education degrees or certifications must have been issued by:

1. a)a public education institution in the State of Florida or any State or Territory of the United States; or
2. b)an institution accredited by an accrediting organization that is recognized by the Florida Department of Education or the U.S. Department of Education; or
3. c)an institution that is accredited by an organization that is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA); or
4. d)an institution whose degree or certification is accepted by institutions identified in either a), b), or c), above, for the purpose of admission to institutions identified in either a), b), or c) above.

International degrees will be evaluated to determine if they satisfy qualification requirements.