Waterways Program Manager

# About Our Job## ##

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 $130,000- $165,000/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 You’ll DoThe 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’s 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.
* DOTI’s 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 Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Program Manager to serve as DOTI’s 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 Denver’s 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 Denver’s 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 Denver’s waterway corridor initiatives by translating adopted plans and studies into scoped, funded, deliverable, and delivered capital programs.
* Lead the WATR Program and other waterways…