Travis County · 2 days ago
Planning Project Mgr.
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expTravis County is seeking a highly advanced Planning Project Manager to oversee complex IT initiatives and manage multiple high-level projects. The role involves scoping work, defining deliverables, and ensuring project alignment with operational objectives while collaborating with senior management and stakeholders.
GovernmentInfrastructurePublic Safety
Responsibilities
Evaluates and coordinates projects and programs, and serves as project manager overseeing specific phases of a major projects. Monitors project and program issues, and reviews plans and strategies for future project and program planning requirements. Leads staff in scoping work, defining deliverables, identifying tasks, developing work methods, identifying resource needs, and monitoring progress. Assists in ensuring work meets management and elected officials’ expectations, and ensures work is completed within specified budget and time frame
Ensures that all assigned information technology planning initiatives and project-related activities are conducted in alignment with the Travis County Information Technology Services Project Management Office (ITS PMO) Project Delivery Framework, including adherence to established governance processes, planning standards, documentation requirements, and approval checkpoints, to support consistent, transparent, and effective transition from project planning to execution
Negotiates scope and fees and participates in the procurement of consultant contracts, and manages professional planning services
Participates in or manages highly advanced and complex projects and programs with broad scope
Identifies horizon issues in the planning area of expertise and develops first-of-their-kind, prototypical plans. and programs to address constituents’ demands for new county services as they arise in Travis County
Interprets and applies planning standards, principles, policies and procedures, practices, codes, Federal, State and Local applicable laws, codes, rules and regulations
Performs complex project and program research and effectiveness evaluation, including statistical analysis, performance measures, goals accomplished, timetables, outcomes, and outputs to include selecting appropriate research design methods, techniques and procedures, setting up data for compiling and managing data, and data manipulation and analysis. Prepares and produces written summaries, documents, and statistical and other reports to include conclusion and recommendations. Coordinates the development of and conducts presentations of complex analysis results before the public, Elected Officials and Commissioners Court
Interacts by working in partnership, on a regular basis, with community representatives or groups, departments, and outside agencies to obtain information, assessments, identify needs, and determine and ensure effectiveness and consistency of planning and meeting expectations. Ensures project phases are implemented according to timelines
Plans and manages planning professional service contracts
Leads capital improvement and other planning and funding requests for various programs: presents needs assessments and project priorities to court-appointed advisory committees and the general public; facilitates advisory committee assessment and prioritization of projects; and assists with reports to the Commissioners Court for voter-approved bond packages. Serves as county spokesperson for various programs; presents to groups including, but not limited to, state, regional, and local agencies, organizations, boards, and committees
Facilitates development and adoption of policy and establishment of programs for administering policy with Elected and Appointed Officials and Department Heads, department management and staff, County Attorney, and Citizen Work Groups
May perform database management. Maintains databases and tracking and reporting systems
Uses complex computer applications and management information systems
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Planning, Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Geography, Public Policy/Administration, Government, Criminal Justice, Business Administration or a directly related field AND five (5) years increasingly responsible Senior Planner experience
Two years demonstrated experience in project management
Master's degree in Planning, Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Geography, Public Policy/Administration, Government, Criminal Justice, Business Administration or a directly related field AND three (3) years increasingly responsible Senior Planner experience
Two years demonstrated experience in project management
Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job
Knowledge of Public Administration and County governmental agencies, purchasing policies and practices
Knowledge of the legislative process
Knowledge of issues pertaining to area of assignment
Knowledge of sources of information, current literature, and recent developments
Knowledge of project management methodologies, practices, and techniques
Knowledge of specialized planning methodologies and practices and funding mechanisms
Knowledge of professional planning and job-specific methodologies, practices, and techniques
Knowledge of horizon issues and economic, environmental, and demographic conditions impacting county planning
Knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and Local and County laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines
Knowledge of administrative and related business principles
Knowledge of business letter writing, grammar and punctuation, and report preparation
Knowledge of computer applications for word processing, spreadsheets, database management, statistical analysis, presentations, job-specific analysis, desktop publishing, and related software applications
Skill in developing short-range and long-range comprehensive plans in development of innovative solutions
Skill in program planning, developing and implementing
Skill in statistical analysis, policy research and analyzing and evaluating data, policies and technical issues
Skill in setting up systems for conducting analysis and compiling for reports
Skill in conducting interviews and group meetings
Skill in effective written, verbal, and visual communication of complex information for high-level decision-making and public presentations
Skill in research, data collection, and insightful statistical and non-statistical analysis
Skill in leadership, collaboration, and negotiation techniques
Skill in identifying stakeholder interests, engaging in dialogue, and managing expectations
Skill in defining scopes of work and developing schedules, work methods, and processes for completing work, monitoring progress, and controlling quality of work
Skill in strategic, innovative problem solving and implementation planning
Skill in effective use of finite resources
Ability to apply knowledge to data, policy, and process analysis
Ability to reach sound conclusions and make recommendations
Ability to manage complex projects to successful conclusion
Ability to reason, think critically, convey complex information, and rationally influence high level decision-making
Ability to manage time well and perform multiple tasks, and organize diverse activities
Ability to formulate broad perspectives on issues
Ability to interpret planning and program objectives to groups and public
Ability to bring together several viewpoints into a balanced position
Ability to maintain appropriate records, compile data and write clear and comprehensive reports
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with departmental clientele, representatives of outside agencies, other County employees and officials, and the general public
Ability to develop prototypical plans, programs, and processes to improve existing or provide new county services
Ability to plan at the local, community, and regional level
Ability to motivate team members and inspire enthusiasm for planning initiatives
Ability to set and maintain high quality planning standards
Preferred
Certification by the American Institute of Planners
Company
Travis County
Travis County is a government entity that manages civic, health, safety, infrastructure, and social services in Texas.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Brandon Rogers
Chief Information Security Officer
Brian Stacy, IPMA-CP
Talent Acquisition Partner
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