TEMPORARY PROJECT MANAGER (COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS)

Metro’s mission is to provide a world-class transportation system that enhances the quality of life for all who live, work, and play within LA County.

Description

*THIS POSITION IS TEMPORARY (UP TO 40 HOURS) WITH LIMITED BENEFITS. (Please see Benefits tab for additional information.) No Qualified Candidate Pool (QCP) will be established. You will only be contacted if there is an interest from the hiring department.*

To develop, manage, and administer all aspects of a project and ensure that projects are delivered on schedule and within budget.

Examples of Duties

• Manages various aspects of a project which may include finances, research, design, technical support, schedules, budget compliance, planning, and agency reporting
  
• Oversees the development of project specifications and requirement
  
• Manages a project's scheduling, prioritization of work, budget development, monitoring, planning, and reporting
  
• Reviews, analyzes, and interprets contract specifications and scope of work documents of a project to ensure conformance with requirements, regulations, codes, policies, procedures and plans
  
• Reviews, analyzes, and monitors actual project performance to ensure conformance with scope, schedule, and budget
  
• Attends progress meetings with members of the project team to report on status
  
• Identifies problems and recommends resolutions to budget, cost, and schedule-related activities
  
• Prepares reports for management Participates in project outreach
  
• Coordinates with various stakeholders
  
• Communicates and implements safety rules, policies, and procedures in support of the agency's safety vision and goals; and maintains accountability for the safety performance of all subordinate employees
  
• Contributes to ensuring that the EEO policies and programs of Metro are carried out
  

May be required to perform other related job duties

Minimum Qualifications

A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a year-for-year basis. A typical combination includes:

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Planning, Public Administration, Political Science or a related field
  

Experience

• Six years of relevant experience or three years of relevant supervisory-level experience in project management, project funding and financing, or project delivery
  

Certifications/Licenses/Special Requirements

• A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions
  

Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications (PQs) are used to identify relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) as determined by business necessity. These criteria are considered preferred qualifications and are not intended to serve as minimum requirements for the position. PQs will help support selection decisions throughout the recruitment. In addition, applicants who possess these PQs will not automatically be selected

• Extensive experience designing, implementing, and managing large radio communications systems, including land mobile radio systems from manufacturers such as Motorola, Harris, Aviat, ICOM, Fujitsu, Avtec, or similar
• Experience managing Mission Critical Public Safety fault-tolerant and Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems, including analog and P25 IP-based LMR conventional and trunked simulcast radio systems
• Experience implementing fiber optic and microwave backhaul systems, RF propagation analysis, and radio frequency planning, as well as IP-based dispatch console systems
• Experience configuring and administering handheld radios, mobile devices, Radio Communications Command and Control Dispatch Systems
• Federal Communications Commission General Radiotelephone Operation License and/or certifications

Essential Knowledge

Knowledge of (defined as a learned body of information that is required for and applied in the performance of job tasks)

• Theories, principles, and practices of project management
  
• Applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations
  
• Contract administration
  
• Applicable business software applications
  
• Local, state, and federal issues, including but not limited to labor, business, and environmental issues
  

Skill in (defined as the proficient manual, verbal, or mental utilization of data, people, or things)

• Exercising judgment and creativity in making decisions
  
• Interacting professionally with various levels employees and outside representatives
  
• Communicating effectively orally and in writing
  
• Analyzing situations and identifying problems
  
• Preparing comprehensive reports and correspondence
  

Ability to (defined as a present competence to perform an observable behavior or produce an observable result)

• Provide assistance in monitoring multiple projects to ensure compliance with schedule and budget
  
• Understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, contracts, budgets, and labor/management agreements
  
• Recommend action plans, report on progress, review and comment on contract required documents, and respond to requests from executive management
  
• Compile, analyze, and interpret complex data
  
• Negotiate contract terms
  
• Determine strategies to achieve goals
  
• Read, write, speak, and understand English
  

Special Conditions

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Metro provides reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Conditions

• Typical office situation
  
• Close exposure to computer monitors and video screen
  

Physical Effort Required

• Sitting at a desk or table
  
• Operate a telephone or other telecommunications device and communicate through the medium
  
• Type and use a keyboard and mouse to perform necessary computer-based functions
  
• Communicating through speech in the English language required
  

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Metro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, age, veteran status, or disability. Learn more about Metro’s Equal Employment Opportunity Program . Metro does not deny participation in the application process to anyone with prior justice system involvement, in line with Fair Chance hiring practices.

Selection Procedure

Applicants who best meet job-related qualifications will be invited to participate in the examination process that may consist of any combination of written, performance, or oral appraisal to further evaluate job-related experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.

Application Procedure

To apply, visit Metro's website at www.metro.net and complete an online Employment Application.

Computers are available to complete online Employment Applications at the following Metro location:

METRO Headquarters, Employment Office
One Gateway Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Telephone: (213) 922-6217 or persons with hearing or speech impairments can use California Relay Service 711 to contact Metro.

All completed online Employment Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the closing date. Late applications will not be considered.

*Open to the public and all Metro employees

This job bulletin is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform other related job duties.

Closing Date/Time: 2/12/2025 5:00 PM Pacific

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• Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority - LA Metro

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