Project Coordinator (Strategic Planning and Design)

About the Opportunity

Position Summary: Oversee and coordinate assigned construction, landscape, architectural mechanical, electrical, or affordable housing project activities including the planning, designing, and developing of major projects; implement program goals and objectives and perform a variety of administrative, professional, and technical tasks in support of assigned area of responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and direct construction, landscape, or architectural projects and programs
• Coordinate and direct housing rehabilitation and affordable housing developments
• Monitor contractors hired to implement affordable housing developments
• Recommend and implement goals and objectives for providing project coordination
• Interpret and explain City policies and procedures
• Prepare and administer project program budgets
• Allocate limited resources in a cost-effective manner
• Read and interpret construction documents
• Monitor Contractors hired to implement infrastructure, projects, and exhibits
• Prepare and present clear and concise technical reports
• Make independent judgments involving interpreting contracts, purchases, and construction documents
• Research diverse technical material and summarize data
• Conduct public and technical meetings
• Supervise, direct, and coordinate the work of lower-level staff
• Select, supervise, train, and evaluate staff
• Coordinate contracted activities of the affordable housing and social services program
• Operate office equipment including computers and supporting word processing and spreadsheet applications
• Respond to requests and inquiries from the general public
• Communicate clearly and concisely
• Perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work including the general public

About You

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 from an accredited college or university in engineering, landscape architecture, architectural design, planning, or business administration; and
• Four (4) years of project management, implementation, and coordination experience; and
• To include two (2) years of lead or supervisory experience.

Eligibility

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 six (6) months from the date of hire.

Preferred Knowledge

Operations, services, and activities of a capital improvement programPrinciples of construction, and/or landscape, engineering, design, and development, as applicable to the assigned area of responsibilityPrinciples of construction, housing rehabilitation, and affordable housing developments, as applicable to the assigned area of responsibilityPrinciples of architectural design and development, as applicable to the assigned area of responsibilityPrinciples of affordable housing design and development, as applicable to the assigned area of responsibilityMethods and techniques used in engineering construction projects, as applicable to the assigned area of responsibilityMethods and techniques of landscape architecture, and/or architectural design as applicable to the assigned area of responsibilityMethods and techniques of developing housing rehabilitation and affordable housing developments, as applicable to the assigned area of responsibilityPlanning issues, policies, procedures, processes, and applicationsBasic procedures, methods, and techniques of budget preparation and controlPrinciples of Construction related to commercial, utility, and facility maintenanceModern office equipment including computersPertinent Federal, State, and local laws, codes and safety regulationsPrinciples of supervision, training, and performance evaluation

Preferred Skills & Abilities

• Coordinate and direct construction, landscape or architectural projects and programs
• Coordinate and direct housing rehabilitation and affordable housing developments
• Monitor contractors hired to implement affordable housing developments
• Recommend and implement goals and objectives for providing project coordination
• Interpret and explain City policies and procedures
• Prepare and administer project program budgets
• Allocate limited resources in a cost-effective manner
• Read and interpret construction documents
• Monitor Contractors hired to implement infrastructure, projects, and exhibits
• Prepare and present clear and concise technical reports
• Make independent judgments involving interpreting contracts, purchases, and construction documents
• Research diverse technical material and summarize data
• Conduct public and technical meetings
• Supervise, direct, and coordinate the work of lower-level staff
• Select, supervise, train, and evaluate staff
• Coordinate contracted activities of the affordable housing and social services program
• Operate office equipment including computers and supporting word processing and spreadsheet applications
• Respond to requests and inquiries from the general public
• Communicate clearly and concisely
• Perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work including the general public