⟵ Project Manager

Austin Energy
Diane Kerlin

https://www.austintexas.gov/services/apply-city-job

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Job Description:

Project Manager

Purpose:

Under minimal supervision, this position is responsible for managing the work involving the coordination of one or more large or moderately complex administrative projects or activities that require a high degree of specialized knowledge.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

  • Manages the design, development, and implementation of projects to include, but not limited to, gathering and defining the project requirements; obtains staffing requirements; and forms projected teams.
  • Manages the selection process and administers consultant services, including negotiating contract terms and fees by negotiating the contract, approving the consultant’s product, approving payment to consultant, initiating poor performance remedies, etc.
  • Develops short- and long-range plans for future to ongoing projects, including estimating timelines for start-up and completion of projects.
  • Manages, monitors, and reviews contracts and contractors to ensure compliance with contractual obligations, including administering change orders and estimates.
  • Coordinates and prepares reports and correspondence in response to requests for information from City Manager’s Office, Mayor, and City Council Offices; prepares City Council agenda material such as ordinance memorandums and presentations.
  • Prepares and delivers presentations to the City Manager, management team, and department directors. Suggests and implements management solutions to address new or ongoing challenges faced by the City organization.
  • Manages the performance of professional staff in work involving organizational structure review and operations research and related work reviewing departments, divisions, and programs.
  • Assists in planning, directing, and coordinating, through subordinate level staff, the department work plan; meets with management staff to identify and resolve problems; assigns projects and programmatic areas of responsibility; and reviews and evaluates work methods and procedures.
  • Provides technical advice and assistance to City management, field personnel, contractors, etc.

Responsibilities – Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:

  • May provide leadership and/or supervision to assigned employees or project management.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

  • Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, and codes associate project assignment.
  • Knowledge of project accounting and methodologies and the principles, methods, and practices of project management.
  • Knowledge of design principles, practices, procedures, and estimating techniques.
  • Knowledge of budget policies and principles.
  • Knowledge of contract policies and procedures.
  • Skill in adapting, interpreting, and applying guidelines and standards.
  • Skill in establishing and maintaining positive relationships with internal and external customers.
  • Skill in using available applicable software packages.
  • Skill in evaluating contract agreements.
  • Skill in negotiating with various audiences to accomplish objectives.
  • Skill in written and oral communications including public presentations.
  • Skill in completing projects within the required scheduling.
  • Ability to make prompt decisions and develop new and relative ideas for providing a quality product and quality customer service with little or no supervision.
  • Ability to perform all facets of projects with little or no supervision.
  • Ability to plan, execute, and control a project (establishing realistic estimates and reporting metrics).
  • Ability to assess and analyze project risks and exposures, identify options and alternatives, make decisions, and implement corrective actions.
  • Ability to exercise sound judgment, tact, and diplomacy in all public contacts.
  • Ability to resolve conflicts and difficult situations.
  • Ability to communicate in oral or written format to a variety of audiences.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field or major coursework in project management, plus six (6) years of progressively responsible work experience in managing projects.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

  •  None.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Licensed (TX) Architect and/or Interior Designer; or ability to obtain license within six (6) months of employment.
  • LEEP AP w/ specialty and/or WELL AP credential.
  • Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) or Certified Associate in Project Management (PMI-CAPM), or ability to obtain one of these or other acceptable designation within six (6) months of employment.
  • Strong proficiency in AutoCad, Revit, Bluebeam, Microsoft Project, Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Adobe Photoshop, SketchUp, etc.
  • Excellent organizational skills to manage and monitor multiple assignments simultaneously.
  • Previous experience in interior design and renovation projects.
  • Previous experience with building & site planning, schematic design, design development, contract documents (drawings & specifications), construction administration, and post-construction services.
  • Ability to walk, bend and lift up to 50 lbs. with or without accommodation.
  • Ability to travel to more than one work location.

Notes to Candidate:

Austin Energy’s Corporate Support Services Division, Planning and Project Development Section has an opening for a full-time Project Manager to manage a portfolio of vertical construction projects and space reconfigurations in support of Austin Energy mission critical operations.

To be considered for this position, you must apply directly to the application site and reference requisition number : JR100148 on https://www.austintexas.gov/services/apply-city-job.

For more information on this position and Austin Energy, contact our recruiter Diane Kerlin at diane.kerlin@austinenergy.com or call 512-698-9262.

The management of projects includes, but are not limited to:

  • Collaboration with engineers, architects etc. to determine the specifications of the project;
  • Coordination with Capital Contract Office and COA Purchasing to negotiate and execute contracts;
  • Facilitate permits and licenses from all regulating authorities;
  • Determine needed resources (manpower, equipment and materials) from start to finish with attention to budgetary limitations;
  • Plan all construction operations and schedule intermediate phases to ensure deadlines will be met;
  • Acquire equipment and material and monitor stocks to timely handle inadequacies;
  • Oversee consultants and contractors in accordance with contract terms;
  • Evaluate project and construction progress and prepare detailed reports;
  • Ensure adherence to all health and safety standards and report issues;
  • Space planning, interior renovations, furniture procurement;
  • Preliminary project planning and documentation, contract documents, permitting, construction administration, and post-construction services.

This position, under limited supervision, will bring knowledge and experience applying the City of Austin Building Technical Codes (BTC), International Building Codes (IBC) and Land Development Code (LDC), to interpret and apply design standards to Austin Energy projects. The preferred candidate will assist with inquiries by the Mayor and City Council, the City Manager’s Office, and other agencies regarding Austin Energy facility related issues and represent Austin Energy projects as required at public meetings with neighborhood groups, community stakeholders, Commissions, Boards, and/or other regional and local agencies.

Salary Range: Entry: $39.49 – Mid: $51.34 per hour
Schedule: 8:00AM – 5:00PM – 60% COA telework policy
Location: 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin Texas 78723
Employment Application:

  • The City of Austin employment application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered.
  • The Employment Record should be complete with job titles, employment dates, job duties, functions, and responsibilities for each position held.
  • Starting salary will be based on overall relevant experience from your application.
  • Responses to the Supplemental Questions inquiring about experience should be reflected on application. 
  • Please be sure to detail on the application all current and previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications.
  • Résumés will not be accepted and statements such as “see résumé” will not be accepted. You may use “N/A” for fields that are not applicable.
  • Please note that Austin Energy may close the job posting at any time after 7 days from the date of the initial advertisement. Once the job posting has closed, applications cannot be changed.

If you are selected as a top candidate:

  • Verification of your education (which may include high school graduation or GED, undergraduate and/or graduate degrees) will be required. You must provide proof of education from an accredited organization/institution
  • If you are identified as a top candidate and are in the military or a veteran, you will need to provide a copy of your DD-214 prior to confirming a start date.
  • This position requires a criminal background investigation.

Assessments:

Your skill level in some of the competency areas for this job may be assessed through skills testing.

Candidates selected for interview(s) may be required to complete an assessment(s) approved by Municipal Civil Service process, Rule 4.

Good Standing Employees

Employees, in Good Standing, who are candidates within the department/division that the position resides in and who meet the minimum and all of the preferred qualifications (if any) of the position will be included in the initial interview. Department/division employee must remain in Good Standing through the Top Candidate Selection phase at which time the Good Standing status will be re-verified.

Travel: If you are selected for this position, and meet the Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin Driver Safety Program, you may drive when necessary to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations.

Critical:

This position has been designated as a Critical Employee position. Critical Employees are considered necessary and vital and supports activities that impact City or department operations. This work can be done while at a designated work site or while working at an alternate work location. Critical employees who are able to work at an alternative work location are required to do so. Schedules may be modified, and employees may be reassigned to another area during extraordinary situations or emergency conditions to provide essential services.

Fair Labor Standards Act:

This position is considered FLSA Exempt. Exempt employees are salaried and, except as provided, are not eligible for overtime compensation.

To be considered for this position, you must apply directly to the application site and reference requisition number : JR100148 on https://www.austintexas.gov/services/apply-city-job.

For more information on this position and Austin Energy, contact our recruiter Diane Kerlin at diane.kerlin@austinenergy.com or call 512-698-9262.

EEO Statement for City of Austin:

The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual’s AIDS, AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk.

City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1.