• Budget development and tracking, cost control procedures, financial forecasting, and fiscal analysis.
• Space and furniture planning.
• Project planning, including plan development, implementation, and maintenance.

ABILITY TO:

• Develop, manage and implement a variety of projects to meet City goals and objectives.
• Represent the City in meetings with other departments, agencies, contractors, businesses, and the public.
• Identify problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Coordinate and adjust actions in relation to others' actions.
• Adapt technology equipment to serve user needs.
• Manage financial resources.
• Employ critical thinking by using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Assess and manage program and project funds from various funding sources.
• Prepare and deliver effective presentations to governing boards, the public, and a variety of audiences.
• Analyze and solve problems quickly and effectively.
• Manage the work of project consultants, contractors, and staff working on a project.
• Adapt to changing priorities.
• Conduct a variety of management, operational, and budgetary studies and projects.
• Exercise sound independent judgment within general policy guidelines.
• Interpret, apply, and explain complex laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Draft and interpret contract terms.
• Read blueprints and maps.
• Perform complex analysis including financial analysis.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other City departments, property owners, consultants, contractors, and the general public.
• Handle conflict effectively.
• Use computer programs for financial modeling, project management and word processing.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing on legal, financial, and administrative topics.
• Develop management information reports.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Any combination of education and experience that provides the knowledge, skills and abilities listed above.

Project Manager I: Typically, equivalent to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in construction management, project management, civil, structural or mechanical engineering, facilities planning, design management, architecture, business, economics, planning or a related field. Required education is interchangeable with project management experience related to the area of assignment on a year-for-year basis for a maximum of two years.