Development Project Manager

Remote Work

With supervisor approval, incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work; however, they must physically reside within the Sacramento region or have the ability to regularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice.

The Community Development Department is seeking a Development Project Manager to join the Building Division. The primary role of this position is to manage complex building development projects, from pre-submittal meetings to the plan review process and the completion of construction activities. The Development Project Manager is the single point of contact for developers, businesses, other City departments, and outside agencies on all aspects of the development process to ensure consistency, completeness, and timely processing of building projects.

The ideal candidate will have experience with the following:

• Advanced understanding of local government building processes.
• Ability to interpret and develop policy and procedures.
• Experience in the construction industry.

Under general supervision, the Development Project Manager performs professional-level research, analysis, planning, and implementation assignments in the areas of City economic, development, and/or special district activities and projects; assists in formulating and administering economic, development, and/or special district strategies; coordinates with customers, businesses, and government entities regarding development, redevelopment, business development, or district formation projects and activities; maintains liaison with developers, business associations, community/neighborhood organizations, City departments, and other public agencies regarding development projects and activities.

• Compiles and analyzes data relating to the conditions of the City and surrounding community; conducts field research; prepares economic base studies, demographic profiles, and labor market analyses; prepares market feasibility studies and analyses; analyzes land use, property ownership, and business data; assists in preparing estimates of the public resources required to meet adopted development objectives.
• Reviews project proposals during conceptual, entitlement, building, and construction stages; assists developers resolve conditions of development; reviews development project applications and plans; helps establish project goals, objectives, and priorities, and identifies resource needs. Serves as the customer's central point of contact throughout the entire development or district formation review process.
• Facilitates planning, building, and public improvement reviews and approvals; monitors conditions of approval; comments on plans during the construction process. Assists in coordination with developers, business associations, community/neighborhood organizations, City departments, and other public agencies related to development, redevelopment, business development, or district formation projects and activities; maintains liaison with developers, business associations, community/neighborhood organizations, City departments, and other public agencies regarding development projects and activities.
• Manages the formation, renewal, and administration of special districts.
• Applies local, state, and federal laws applicable to development and formation activities.
• Develops, recommends, and implements policies and procedures required for implementation of action plans.
• Coordinates and actively participates in the formation of public and private development agreements, project financing agreements and deferrals, funding agreements, and interagency memorandum of understanding.
• Assists in development of incentives for the private sector to locate commercial and industrial businesses in the city.
• Prepares project budget and scope; coordinates district budgets with annual operating budgets of departments that receive funds; assists in selection of vendors; prepares and implements marketing plans.
• Facilitates calculation of annual special tax and assessment levies and manages submission process to the County to ensure placement on property tax bills; monitors special tax and assessment revenues and coordinates disbursements to outside agencies.
• Prepares reports and makes oral presentations to community groups, business and government committees, commissions, and City Council.
• Assists in preparing economic development strategies; implements economic development initiatives; assists in preparing grant applications for federal and state funds for economic development programs.
• Provides exceptional customer service to those contacted in the course of work.
• Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual holding this classification.

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