Project Manager Analytics Specialist III - General Services Department

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Project Manager Analytics Specialist III (Deputy Chief Parks Planner)

This position is for a Deputy Chief Parks Planner who will assist in managing the Public Space Planning Unit of the General Services Division. This position requires managing a variety of park planning projects, including community engagement, strategic planning, capital planning, and property acquisition and disposition. The applicant should have a keen interest and background in community building and the development of public spaces.

The candidate should have several years’ experience working with community engagement, project management, and planning. A key requirement for this position is the ability to build strong relationships with both community and government partners.

– This is the senior level of this series in which an employee acts as a subject matter expert and/or in a leadership type of role. They perform a wide scope of responsibilities. Employees may perform duties which have City-wide impact and involve working with a wide variety of individuals and groups.

The work of a Project Manager & Analytics Specialist III is reviewed on an as-needed basis.

• Community engagement, including working with community groups and leading meetings
• Grant management, including grant writing, application development, submitting reports, and tracking current grant projects and requirements
• Strategic Planning, including Council communications and interdepartmental coordination
• Mapping, including creating and updating maps through ArcGIS and Adobe
• Property Disposition and Acquisition
• Capital Planning, including producing fundraising materials
• Graphic Design, including public presentations, flyers, newsletters, and other public-facing materials
• Experience with Adobe Suite and ArcGIS software
• Analyzes data from a variety of database sources and formats for research, systems, and report design.
• Assists stakeholders in understanding generated reports, outputs, and operational interfaces, and counsels them on their use and on finding ways to be used to improve their functionality.
• Assists with the implementation of divisional goals, initiatives, and plans.
• Develops and implements initiatives to improve work processes.
• Drives fact-based decision-making at all levels within the organization.
• Drives process improvement initiatives, including automation, on the processes/tools used to increase the capability and efficiency of reporting efforts.
• Investigates and analyzes complex proposed departmental reorganizations of City departments.
• Manages project development and execution from inception to closure.
• Presents results of analyses concisely and effectively to ensure adoption.
• Produces summarization reports, outputs, and operational interfaces that present research findings to stakeholders.
• Provides recommendations for improving business results, operational efficiencies, and system experiences through in-depth analysis.
• Provides supporting information to substantiate research findings.
• Responsible for Data Management best practices, quality standards, and advanced Data Management activities.
• Tracks and reports project milestones and status reports to project sponsors.

• Bachelor's degree with major in data analytics, project management, business, management, organizational development, or a related field.

• Project Manager & Analytics Specialist III – Advanced levels of responsibility and three to four (3-4) years of managing Public Space Planning Unit, managing a variety of park planning projects, including community engagement, strategic and capital planning, property acquisition and disposition, project management or data analytics experience.

• Equivalent…