Public Works Program Manager - Forecasting and Planning

  • CITY OF ORLANDO, FL
  • Orlando, Florida
  • Mar 08, 2024
Full Time Planning and Development Project Management Public Works
  • Salary: 83,699 USD

Job Description

Description

Who We Are

Orlando, The City Beautiful

For most of Orlando’s history we’ve been the place everyone wants to visit. Today, we’re also the place where everyone wants to live and do business. List after list has Orlando as one of the fastest growing cities in America. We’re transitioning from our role as the young upstart to a more mature, global city.

This didn’t happen by accident. Together as a community, we developed a shared vision for our city focused on creating partnerships and we’ve transformed Orlando from a place that was packed with potential into a city on the rise.

Our vision ensures we are an inclusive, compassionate community that is generating jobs, becoming the most sustainable city in the nation, keeping our community safe, making it easier to get around, and increasing the quality of life. Together, we can continue realizing all our city’s potential.

Come be part of our community with the City of Orlando.

Nature of Work:
Performs highly responsible technical analysis and professional managerial work involving the Public Works Department. Position requires independent judgement and initiative in performing a wide variety of high-level assignments. Position requires flexibility as assignments for each program manager will vary as needed by the Department. Program Managers are responsible for compiling Divisions projects updates and issuing monthly progress reports for their respective areas. Program managers may be required to supervise, motivate, and coach related staff in the Public Works department, including communications staff or others working throughout the Department. Critical job responsibilities may involve performing department-wide work related to key data analysis, metric development, establishment of performance indicators affecting service delivery and pricing, strategic planning, and related communications strategies for a department for a city-wide budget in excess of $1 billion. Work is performed under the general administrative direction of the Business Operation Manager of Public Works. Work is reviewed through conferences, observation, and results achieved.

Examples of Duties

Description and Duties:
  • The incumbent will utilize current data resources (people, time, money, technology, and equipment) to determine the resources required to perform core Public Works functions.
  • Analyze current levels of service.
  • Review processes and best discipline practices to identify efficiency improvements to provide levels of service.
  • Utilizing current residential and commercial data, establish baseline resource utilization needed to serve single family, multi-family and commercial square footages (aggregated by unit count and square footage).
  • Analyze current resource utilization needed to maintain existing infrastructure (road, drainage, sewer, reclaimed, bridge, structure and trail infrastructure).
  • Once baseline resource allocations are determined, utilizing growth management and capital improvements information, forecast resources needed in the future to maintain existing levels of service while also serving new development.
  • Develop resource needs strategies over near term (0-5 years) and long term (5+ year) planning horizons.
  • Create a database that tracks trends in resource allocation which can be utilized to analyze near term development proposals to better anticipate impacts on operations.
  • Conduct periodic review of inputs to ensure database provides the best picture of future resources needed.
  • Develop standardized reports to articulate the projected needs to Division and upper level management


Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Business, Public Administration, Public Policy or related field, and four (4) years of experience in a responsible administrative/management capacity, experience performing high level functions to support the implementation of programs, and experience developing and implementing training programs for departmental management and staff; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Valid Florida Driver's License required.

IMPORTANT: To be eligible to proceed forward in the application process, applicants must meet the minimum qualifications listed in the position description. Please ensure your application provides details of all relevant experience related to the position. If you have questions or need clarification concerning the position or application process, please contact Human Resources at jobs@orlando.gov or 407.246.2062.

Supplemental Information

City of Orlando Benefits

If this posting indicates a degree is required, the following experience will apply in lieu of any degree as follows:
  • Two (2) years of direct experience for an associate degree;
  • Four (4) years of direct experience for a bachelor's degree;
  • Six (6) years of direct experience for a master's degree; or
  • Nine (9) years of direct experience for a doctoral degree


Closing Date/Time: 6/28/2024 5:00 PM Eastern

Base Pay

83,699

Job Address

Orlando, Florida United States View Map