Community Development Project Manager, City of Albuquerque, NM, US

Position Summary

Manage, plan and coordinate assigned complex Community Development projects and activities and operations of various Affordable Housing Projects, Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) including procuring, budgeting, scheduling, policy recommendation; coordinate assigned activities and projects with staff, other divisions and outside agencies; and provide highly responsible and complex administrative staff support to assigned supervisory or management staff.

Job descriptions are intended to present a general list of tasks/duties performed by employees within this job classification. Job Descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

Minimum Education, Experience And Additional Requirements

Education and experience directly related to the minimum requirements below may be interchangeable on a year for year basis.

Bachelor's degree in planning, construction management, business or public administration, social services / sciences or a related field; and

Six (6) years experience in any combination of the following areas:

• Professional community development program/project management
• Housing development program/project management
• Capital program/project management
• Planning or contract compliance
• Social or human services
  
  

To include three (3) years supervisory.

Additional Requirements

Possession of a valid New Mexico Driver's License, or the ability to obtain by date of hire.

Possession of a City Operator's Permit (COP) within 6 months from date of hire.

Preferred Knowledge

• Methods and techniques of project planning and the design and construction process as applied to assigned area (housing development, housing renovations and remodeling, and energy conservation)
• Methods and techniques regarding public meeting presentation
• Operations, services and activities of a capital improvement program
• Principles and practices of project bidding including construction document preparation, and specifications
• Drafting development agreements and /or subrecipient agreements
• Principles and practices of contract compliance
• Principles and practices of construction management
• Principles and practices of contract negotiations
• Methods and techniques of project planning, design and construction process
• Methods and techniques regarding housing rehabilitation and affordable housing development
• Principles of report preparation
• Occupational hazards and standard safety practices
• Housing and Urban Development programs and regulations
• Principles and practices of building material, design, and construction methods
• Principles and practices of multiple project funding sources, requirements and reporting
• Principles and practices of project budget, preparation and control
• Federal, state, and local laws, codes, ordinances and regulations pertaining to building design, construction or renovation
• Building code and standards, including Americans with Disabilities Act, Universal Design, and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
• Principles and practices of municipal budget preparation and administration
• Municipal procurement procedures
• Principles of supervision, training and performance evaluation
• Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations pertaining to procurement, contract administration, bid documents and regulations pertaining to Capital Grant Programs and Affordable Housing Programs
  
  

Preferred Skills & Abilities

• Manage community development activities with developers, contractors subrecipients and other agencies
• Manage assigned activities with other divisions, departments, outside agencies and organizations
• Interpret, explain and enforce department policies and procedures
• Prepare and administer project budgets
• Interpret, apply and enforce applicable Federal, State and local laws, codes, policies and regulations
• Respond to requests and inquiries from the Administration, City Council and general public
• Analyze and assess programs, policies and operational needs and make appropriate adjustments
• Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, and project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals
• Communicate clearly and concisely
• Perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with work contacts