Brownfield Redevelopment Project Manager – Design & Planning

• Oversee brownfield redevelopment and technical assistance initiatives
• Facilitate community meetings on project design
• Community interaction and outreach
• Project management and capacity building
• Develop relationships with local, state, and federal partners
• Help communities establish environmental, community, and economic development initiatives
• Lead the implementation of site-specific and community-wide technical assistance
• Assist with proposal development
• Facilitate meetings with project stakeholders
• Collaborate with other staff and partners to provide comprehensive technical assistance (TA)
• Responds to inquiries and independently resolves matters of moderate complexity.

• Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Design, Planning, Public Administration, Environmental Studies, Geography or related disciplines
• A minimum of four (4) years of experience in project experience, conceptual design development, public speaking, and/or community outreach
• Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience will be considered.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Project management skills including the ability to keep multiple projects on schedule.
• Organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to plan work activities and independently maintain schedules, recordkeeping of program and project documents and files, and reporting deadlines.
• Ability to follow RFP guidelines and compile accurate, complete proposal packages for submission to sponsoring agencies.
• Ability to manage subordinates to successfully complete assigned work tasks accurately and in a timely manner.
• Skilled at timeline development.
• Proactive outreach skills for contacting communities and resource organizations.
• Excellent communication skills including a high proficiency in English grammar, composition, and verbal communication.
• Proficiency with computer software including: MS Office suite, Adobe Creative Suite, GIS, and AutoCAD.
• Ability to be flexible in working with diverse personalities.
• Ability to write progress/final reports, case histories, newsletters, and information briefs.
• Ability to interface with state, federal, university, and community representatives on project tasks, budgets, and schedules.
• Ability to lead meetings, give presentations to sponsoring agencies, county commission meetings, workshops, and conferences.
• Ability to travel independently via car, air, or public transportation to communities and project sites.
• Ability to work independently with minimal managerial oversight.
• Ability to critique project deliverables and ascertain whether they meet work plan objectives.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret maps, design documents technical procedure documents and governmental regulations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Demonstrates expertise in project management, community outreach, and technical assistance, with a strong ability to develop relationships with diverse stakeholders. Proficient in proposal development and skilled in utilizing software tools such as GIS and AutoCAD for effective project execution.

• Project Management
• Community Outreach
• Proposal Development
• Technical Assistance
• Excellent Communication

• Project Management Skills
• Conceptual Design Development
• Proposal Writing
• Timeline Development
• Map Analysis
• Technical Document Interpretation

• Organizational Skills
• Proactive Outreach
• Flexibility in Working with Diverse Personalities

• Brownfield Redevelopment
• Community Development
• Environmental Initiatives
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Public Speaking

• MS Office Suite
• Adobe Creative Suite
• GIS
• AutoCAD