Planning Project Mgr.

Austin, TX - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 75483 - 84281

Posted on: 8 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Summary

Performs highly advanced planning and manages multiple high-level projects. Plans and manages complex projects requiring multi-disciplinary county and/or consultant-staffed teams to complete. Scopes work defines deliverables develops work methods and tasks sets schedules monitors progress and re-scopes projects as required by changing availability of resources and customer needs.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:

This classification is within the Planner/Management/Research job family and represents a senior-level planning project management role with specialized expertise in information technology planning and delivery. The Planning Project Manager supports Information Technology Services by leading the early stages of complex IT initiatives including feasibility analysis requirements planning procurement support and transition of projects to execution.

This classification requires minimal supervision exercises independent judgment and initiative and requires managing high-level complex projects while simultaneously completing advanced planning work and producing advanced planning deliverables. It is distinguished by responsibility for leading project planning activities; coordinating multi-disciplinary county and/or consultant-staffed teams; supporting contract development and vendor engagement; and collaborating directly with senior management and stakeholders to align initiatives with operational objectives.

Duties and Responsibilities

Evaluates and coordinates projects and programs and serves as project manager overseeing specific phases of a major projects. Monitors project and program issues and reviews plans and strategies for future project and program planning requirements. Leads staff in scoping work defining deliverables identifying tasks developing work methods identifying resource needs and monitoring progress. Assists in ensuring work meets management and elected officials expectations and ensures work is completed within specified budget and time frame.
Ensures that all assigned information technology planning initiatives and project-related activities are conducted in alignment with the Travis County Information Technology Services Project Management Office (ITS PMO) Project Delivery Framework including adherence to established governance processes planning standards documentation requirements and approval checkpoints to support consistent transparent and effective transition from project planning to execution.
Negotiates scope and fees and participates in the procurement of consultant contracts and manages professional planning services.
Participates in or manages highly advanced and complex projects and programs with broad scope.
Identifies horizon issues in the planning area of expertise and develops first-of-their-kind prototypical plans. and programs to address constituents demands for new county services as they arise in Travis County.
Interprets and applies planning standards principles policies and procedures practices codes Federal State and Local applicable laws codes rules and regulations.
Performs complex project and program research and effectiveness evaluation including statistical analysis performance measures goals accomplished timetables outcomes and outputs to include selecting appropriate research design methods techniques and procedures setting up data for compiling and managing data and data manipulation and analysis. Prepares and produces written summaries documents and statistical and other reports to include conclusion and recommendations. Coordinates the development of and conducts presentations of complex analysis results before the public Elected Officials and Commissioners Court.
Interacts by working in partnership on a regular basis with community representatives or groups departments and outside agencies to obtain information assessments identify needs and determine and ensure effectiveness and consistency of planning and meeting expectations. Ensures project phases are implemented according to timelines.
Plans and manages planning professional service contracts.
Leads capital improvement and other planning and funding requests for various programs: presents needs assessments and project priorities to court-appointed advisory committees and the general public; facilitates advisory committee assessment and prioritization of projects; and assists with reports to the Commissioners Court for voter-approved bond packages. Serves as county spokesperson for various programs; presents to groups including but not limited to state regional and local agencies organizations boards and committees.
Facilitates development and adoption of policy and establishment of programs for administering policy with Elected and Appointed Officials and Department Heads department management and staff County Attorney and Citizen Work Groups.
May perform database management. Maintains databases and tracking and reporting systems.
Uses complex computer applications and management information systems.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

Education and Experience:

Bachelors degree in Planning Engineering Landscape Architecture Geography Public Policy/Administration Government Criminal Justice Business Administration or a directly related field AND five (5) years increasingly responsible Senior Planner experience. Two years demonstrated experience in project management;

OR

Masters degree in Planning Engineering Landscape Architecture Geography Public Policy/Administration Government Criminal Justice Business Administration or a directly related field AND three (3) years increasingly responsible Senior Planner experience. Two years demonstrated experience in project management.

OR

Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge skills and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.

Licenses Registrations Certifications or Special Requirements:

None required.

Preferred:

Certification by the American Institute of Planners.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

Public Administration and County governmental agencies purchasing policies and practices.
Legislative process.
Issues pertaining to area of assignment.
Sources of information current literature and recent developments.
Project management methodologies practices and techniques.
Specialized planning methodologies and practices and funding mechanisms.
Professional planning and job-specific methodologies practices and techniques.
Horizon issues and economic environmental and demographic conditions impacting county planning.
Applicable Federal State and Local and County laws rules regulations and guidelines.
Administrative and related business principles.
Business letter writing grammar and punctuation and report preparation.
Computer applications for word processing spreadsheets database management statistical analysis presentations job-specific analysis desktop publishing and related software applications.

Skill in:

Developing short-range and long-range comprehensive plans in development of innovative solutions.
Program planning developing and implementing.
Statistical analysis policy research and analyzing and evaluating data policies and technical issues.
Setting up systems for conducting analysis and compiling for reports.
Conducting interviews and group meetings.
Effective written verbal and visual communication of complex information for high-level decision-making and public presentations.
Research data collection and insightful statistical and non-statistical analysis.
Leadership collaboration and negotiation techniques.
Identifying stakeholder interests engaging in dialogue and managing expectations.
Defining scopes of work and developing schedules work methods and processes for completing work monitoring progress and controlling quality of work.
Strategic innovative problem solving and implementation planning.
Effective use of finite resources.

Ability to:

Apply knowledge to data policy and process analysis.
Reach sound conclusions and make recommendations.
Manage complex projects to successful conclusion.
Reason think critically convey complex information and rationally influence high level decision-making.
Manage time well and perform multiple tasks and organize diverse activities.
Formulate broad perspectives on issues.
Interpret planning and program objectives to groups and public.
Bring together several viewpoints into a balanced position.
Maintain appropriate records compile data and write clear and comprehensive reports.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with departmental clientele representatives of outside agencies other County employees and officials and the general public.
Develop prototypical plans programs and processes to improve existing or provide new county services.
Plan at the local community and regional level.
Motivate team members and inspire enthusiasm for planning initiatives.
Set and maintain high quality planning standards.

Work Environment & Other Information

Physical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up to 520 pounds occasionally visual acuity speech and hearing hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment. Subject to standing walking sitting repetitive motion reaching occasional indoor/outdoor activities climbing stairs bending stooping kneeling crouching crawling pushing pulling balancing client/customer contact squatting to perform the essential functions.

Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.

Work Hours: 8 am - 5 pm Monday-Friday.
Location: 700 Lavaca
Department:Information Technology
Criminal Driving Education and Employment Background Checks Required.
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This job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.

Required Experience:

Manager

Job SummaryPerforms highly advanced planning and manages multiple high-level projects. Plans and manages complex projects requiring multi-disciplinary county and/or consultant-staffed teams to complete. Scopes work defines deliverables develops work methods and tasks sets schedules monitors progress...