Project Manager (Austin Parks and Recreation)

austintexas; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Austin is seeking a Project Manager to coordinate the design, development, and execution of large administrative projects under minimal supervision. You will manage staffing, procurement of consultants, and reporting to top city officials.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and six years of progressively responsible project management experience; CIP experience is preferred. You will deliver presentations and provide technical guidance to management and external partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and six years of progressively responsible work experience in managing projects.
• Experience managing Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) in all phases from pre-planning to post-occupancy.
• Municipality experience representing employer at City Councils, Boards, and Commission Meetings, including media communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manages the design, development, and implementation of projects including gathering requirements and staffing.
• Negotiates consultant contracts, terms, and fees; approves deliverables and payments.
• Develops short- and long-range plans; estimates timelines for start-up and completion.
• Monitors contracts and contractors for compliance; administers change orders and estimates.
• Coordinates reports for City Manager’s Office, Mayor, and City Council; prepares agenda material.
• Prepares and delivers presentations to City Manager, management team, and department directors.
• Suggests and implements management solutions to address city-wide challenges.
• Leads professional staff in organizational reviews and operations research.
• Assists in planning and coordinating department work plans; assigns projects.
• Provides technical advice to City management and external parties.

Skills

Project management

Negotiation

Public speaking

Communication

Budgeting

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field or major coursework in project management

Job description

About This Position

Job Description:

Project Manager

Purpose: Under minimal supervision, this position is responsible for managing the work involving the coordination of one or more large or moderately complex administrative projects or activities that require a high degree of specialized knowledge.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

• Manages the design, development, and implementation of projects to include, but not limited to, gathering and defining the project requirements; obtains staffing requirements; and forms projected teams.
• Manages the selection process and administers consultant services, including negotiating contract terms and fees by negotiating the contract, approving the consultant's product, approving payment to consultant, initiating poor performance remedies, etc.
• Develops short- and long-range plans for future to ongoing projects, including estimating timelines for start-up and completion of projects.
• Manages, monitors, and reviews contracts and contractors to ensure compliance with contractual obligations, including administering change orders and estimates.
• Coordinates and prepares reports and correspondence in response to requests for information from City Manager's Office, Mayor, and City Council Offices; prepares City Council agenda material such as ordinance memorandums and presentations.
• Prepares and delivers presentations to the City Manager, management team, and department directors.
• Suggests and implements management solutions to address new or ongoing challenges faced by the City organization.
• Manages the performance of professional staff in work involving organizational structure review and operations research and related work reviewing departments, divisions, and programs.
• Assists in planning, directing, and coordinating, through subordinate level staff, the department work plan; meets with management staff to identify and resolve problems; assigns projects and programmatic areas of responsibility; and reviews and evaluates work methods and procedures.
• Provides technical advice and assistance to City management, field personnel, contractors, etc.

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:

May provide leadership and/or supervision to assigned employees or project management.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
• Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, and codes associate project assignment.
• Knowledge of project accounting and methodologies and the principles, methods, and practices of project management.
• Knowledge of design principles, practices, procedures, and estimating techniques.
• Knowledge of budget policies and principles.
• Knowledge of contract policies and procedures.
• Skill in adapting, interpreting, and applying guidelines and standards.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining positive relationships with internal and external customers.
• Skill in using available applicable software packages.
• Skill in evaluating contract agreements.
• Skill in negotiating with various audiences to accomplish objectives.
• Skill in written and oral communications including public presentations.
• Skill in completing projects within the required scheduling.
• Ability to make prompt decisions and develop new and relative ideas for providing a quality product and quality customer service with little or no supervision.
• Ability to perform all facets of projects with little or no supervision.
• Ability to plan, execute, and control a project (establishing realistic estimates and reporting metrics).
• Ability to assess and analyze project risks and exposures, identify options and alternatives, make decisions, and implement corrective actions.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, tact, and diplomacy in all public contacts.
• Ability to resolve conflicts and difficult situations.
• Ability to communicate in oral or written format to a variety of audiences.

Minimum Qualifications:

Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field or major coursework in project management, plus six (6) years of progressively responsible work experience in managing projects.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

None.

Preferred Qualifications/Experience:

• Experience as a Registered Landscape Architect or Professional Engineer on projects.
• Experience managing Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) in all phases from pre-planning to post-occupancy, including projects that are large and complex in nature.
• Municipality experience representing employer at City Councils, Boards, and Commission Meetings, including media communication skills (on-camera, verbally and in writing).
• Experience in developing