Strategic City Projects Manager

Palm Beach County League of Cities; Florida; On-site; USD 83,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation and Sick Leave Accruals

13 Paid Holidays

3 Floating Holidays

Medical Benefits (Life Insurance, D/V)

Retirement Plan

Job summary

The City of Lake Worth Beach is seeking a City Projects Manager to oversee, coordinate and track major city initiatives across departments from the City Manager's Office. This is a full-time, exempt position based in Lake Worth Beach, FL 33460.

The role maintains a centralized project management system, monitors progress, identifies risks, and provides executive-level reporting and dashboards to inform decision-making for citywide priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Business Admin, Project Mgmt, Engineering, Planning, Architecture, Construction Mgmt, or related field.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in project management or municipal administration.
• Six years in professional architectural/engineering/construction management, with four years in PM and staff supervision.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and oversee a centralized database of all major City projects, initiatives and strategic priorities.
• Oversee capital improvement, parks/recreation, technology and economic development projects.
• Meet with department directors to collect project updates and monitor milestones, budgets and timelines.
• Identify projects that are delayed or at risk and require executive attention.
• Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly project status reports for the City Manager.
• Develop executive dashboards highlighting project status, budget, schedule, risks and interdependencies.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Data analysis

Risk identification

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree

5+ years of project management experience

6 years in professional architectural/engineering/construction mgmt

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Power BI

Project management software

Job description

The City of Lake Worth Beach is seeking a City Projects Manager to oversee, coordinate and track major city initiatives across departments from the City Manager's Office. This is a full-time, exempt position based in Lake Worth Beach, FL 33460.

The role maintains a centralized project management system, monitors progress, identifies risks, and provides executive-level reporting and dashboards to inform decision-making for citywide priorities.