About Our Job

With competitive pay great benefits and endless opportunities working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose for you and those who benefit from your passion skills and expertise. Join our diverse inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver Denver.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The target salary range for this position is $130000- $165000/year. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension once vested after 5 years of service

• 457B Retirement Plan

• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year 12 paid holidays 1 personal holiday 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year

• Competitive medical dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location

This position has the flexibility of a hybrid work schedule with the in office location at the Denver Wastewater Building (2000 W 3rd Ave) and the Republic Plaza ( 370 17th St Denver CO 80202 ). You can expect to work in office 3 days per week. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

Who We Are & What Youll Do

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) through its employees enhances the quality of life in Denver by efficiently delivering effective high quality safe and equitable public infrastructure and services. For more information please visit the DOTI website.

DOTIs Commitment to Equity:

• DOTI is committed to providing attention and resources to the areas assets and people of the city with the greatest need. Through equitable contracting equitable investments and equitable workforce development.

• DOTIs culture revolves around four key principles: (1) Invest in Our People (2) Operate with Discipline (3) Use Data to Drive Decisions and (4) Deliver Results.

The City and County of Denvers Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Program Manager to serve as DOTIs corridor program lead for waterways initiatives such as the WATR Program and similar multi-agency efforts. This position will lead implementation of capital improvements along Denvers rivers creeks and gulches based on adopted plans studies and priorities. This position will advance corridor projects that support adopted citywide waterways priorities by aligning partner agencies funding and delivery capacity. This includes: using existing master plans basin studies and planning analyses to scope corridor projects and package identified corridor needs into implementable projects for Capital Improvement Program (CIP) consideration in coordination with planning teams; and developing funding approaches and partner participation strategies to advance corridor projects into the CIP.

The Senior Infrastructure Program Manager will manage Denvers portfolio of waterways projects. At the current time that means that this position will direct the Waterway Resiliency (WATR) Program. The WATR Program is a long-term effort to restore the ecosystem on 6.5 miles of the South Platte River and reduce flood risk on the Weir Gulch and East Harvard Gulch tributaries. The waterways program manager will serve in a critical leadership position representing DOTI and collaborate with project partners and stakeholders to deliver a successful WATR Program. The WATR Program is being delivered through an innovative pilot partnership with the US Army Corps of Engineers and the successful candidate must be strategic and nimble in responding to this unique delivery structure. The successful candidate is also a leader skilled in directing and managing large professional teams through highly visible political projects.

Role Intent

This position does not develop master plans perform hydraulic modeling establish waterway standards or independently prioritize projects. This role exists to translate adopted plans studies and priorities into scoped funded deliverable and delivered capital corridor projects in coordination with One Water Wastewater Planning and Capital Delivery teams.

Specifically in this role you will:

Lead implementation of Denvers waterway corridor initiatives by translating adopted plans and studies into scoped funded deliverable and delivered capital programs.

• Lead the WATR Program and other waterways projects by developing and executing implementation plans; assuring appropriate team structure and staffing; leading discussions aligning and managing expectations and maintaining relationships with Federal State and local agencies; speaking for the project and helping to market the project and assisting with grant and financial planning efforts.

• Perform core operational level management by directing functional and/or matrixed teams.

• Represent DOTIs positions and interests required to deliver successful outcomes with a focus on strategic thinking and superior customer service; ensuring team members are sufficiently knowledgeable and can communicate effectively to the level required to meet performance expectations for their positions.

• Lead coordination between One Water Planning Wastewater Storm GI and Capital Delivery to move corridor needs from plans into projects.

• Implement work in alignment with City and DOTI requirements standards procedures systems and guidelines. Provide expertise and consultative guidance to internal and external stakeholders which may include elected and appointed officials citizens and members of the business community.

• Ensure corridor projects are positioned for successful delivery through early coordination risk identification partner alignment and ensuring all costs remain at or below established budgets and projects are delivered on schedule.

• Coach mentor and challenge staff. Champion continuous improvement including devising new strategies and new opportunities for improvement. Lead staff development initiatives that include training development and succession planning.

• Develop goals document performance provide performance feedback and formally evaluates the work of team members; provide reward and recognition for proper and efficient performance. Assist staff to achieve performance standards and identifies opportunities for continual improvement to performance standards.

• Foster an atmosphere of innovation in order to challenge the organization to think creatively especially as it relates to unique delivery models and positive citizen and customer experience opportunities.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

What Youll Bring

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience skills and characteristics:

• Strong technical expertise in waterway projects but most important to this position is the ability of the candidate to think strategically lead others and manage a complex set of political stakeholders. We recognize the project and program management skills are themselves valuable skill sets that can be applied across various technical disciplines.

• Leadership and matrix management skills necessary to lead professional teams on highly visible and political projects with numerous partners and stakeholders to deliver outcomes in alignment with organizational objectives.

• Direct experience developing systems for complex projects and programs to successfully manage and supervise implementation teams through initiation planning execution monitoring and controlling and closeout of the work.

• Expertise in effective and strategic communication with internal and external stakeholders including but not limited to: US Army Corps of Engineers Mile High Flood District Colorado Water Conservation Board the Greenway Foundation Adams County City and County of Denver and the public.

• Ability to identify and balance resources and competing priorities to achieve successful outcomes.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education Requirement: Bachelors Degree in Engineering Architecture Planning Construction Management Project Management or a related field

• Experience Requirement: Seven (7) years professional project management experience in infrastructure & capital projects including coordinating administering and monitoring projects which must include three (3) years of program management experience

• Education and Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education.
  Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.

• Licenses and Certifications: This job requires driving. Requires a valid Drivers License at the time of application.

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until March 8th. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than March 8th at 11:59 p.m. to ensure consideration.

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