Job Description Summary

Job Description

OPEN TO CURRENT PIMA COUNTY EMPLOYEES ONLY

Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5369 - Project Manager I

Salary Grade: 14

Pay Range

Hiring Range: $63544 - $76252 Annually

Pay Range: $63544 - $88961 Annually

Range Explanation:

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors including your skills qualifications experience education licenses training and internal equity.

• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

Join our dynamic team of development professionals! The Pima County Development Services Department is seeking a highly organized Project Manager I to lead and support projects for the management team while collaborating closely with personnel across the department. The ideal candidate is a strong communicator detail-oriented and able to manage multiple projects while working with diverse stakeholders to ensure projects are completed on time and aligned with organizational goals. The Project Manager I will plan organize and manage projects from initiation through completion coordinating with the management team to define project goals priorities and timelines. This role will also be supporting process improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness while maintaining project documentation records and reports.

Essential Functions:

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act this classification may include any of the following tasks knowledge skills and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the departments need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Develops project goals objectives policies and procedures and establishes short- and long-range project performance plans subject to management review;

• Manages and administers project activities and evaluates project effectiveness and success;

• Develops negotiates monitors and administers contracts intergovernmental agreements and/or financial and service agreements for the project managed;

• Monitors project contract compliance and takes corrective action as required;

• Performs as a project representative within the community delivers informational news releases serves as a project contact person and participates in community awareness activities;

• Develops and maintains effective working relationships and coordinates project activities with other county departments public and private agencies organizations and groups to promote the project and its goals;

• Analyzes federal state and local legislation and ensures project compliance with applicable regulations and policies;

• Directs organizational and management studies for the purpose of identifying problems and alternative solutions to the problems;

• Develops writes and administers the projects annual budget prepares project-related financial forecasts and identifies funding sources to support project activities;

• Reviews and analyzes routine and special reports detailing the status and/or success of the project prepares recommendations and/or initiates corrective action;

• Evaluates management problems and makes decisions regarding the proper course of action;

• May supervise the activities of county staff and evaluate performance;

• May make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding project objectives;

• May direct the preparation and submittal of proposals and grant applications;

• May access or maintain specialized databases containing project-specific information to review information or generate reports.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with a major in a project-related field as defined by the department head at the time of recruitment AND four years of professional-level experience in coordinating monitoring administering or managing project or specialized work unit activities.

(Relevant professional level experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)

OR

Two years of experience with Pima County as a Program Coordinator.

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the Education and Work Experience sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write see resume on your application.

Preferred Qualifications: (Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.):

• Minimum one (1) year experience using Accela OnBase and PimaMaps systems.

• Minimum one (1) year experience using Workday systems.

• Minimum five (5) years experience in human resources.

• Minimum five (5) years experience in records management.

• Certification/licensed in a field related to Development Services.

Selection Procedure:
Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised Preferred Qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources.Additionalassessments/testing may beas part of the selection process.

Supplemental Information:

Licenses and Certificates: Some positions require a valid Arizona Class D driver license at the time of application or appointment. Failure to maintain the required licensure shall be grounds for termination.

Special Notice Items: The Countyrequirespre-employment background checks. Successful candidates will receive a post-offer pre-employment background screening to include verification of work history education and criminal conviction history. A prior criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify a candidate from employment with the County. Some positions may require satisfactory completion of a personal background investigation by the court or law enforcement agencies due to the need for access to County Attorney and Court facilities records and communication systems.