Capital Program Consultant (Austin Capital Delivery Services)

City of Austin•Austin, TX

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Under minimal supervision and with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment, this role provides oversight and reporting, and makes improvement recommendations for the City’s Capital Improvements Program (CIP) within the Capital Planning Office. The position maintains knowledge of the City's Capital Improvements Program and its utilization for strategic objectives, as well as key capital program issues facing the City of Austin. It oversees and monitors the progress of the City’s portfolio of bond projects, conducts portfolio management activities, and participates in the City’s CIP planning and review processes. The role produces reports from CIP Program data, provides analysis for decision-making, and monitors CIP project and program issues from an organizational perspective, assisting in resolution when required. It also monitors CIP operating procedures, policies, and ordinances for compliance, and monitors the City’s CIP project portfolio for legal, regulatory, and initiative compliance. Additionally, the position develops and conducts training for City personnel involved in the CIP Program, provides technical advice and assistance to city management, and meets with city management and staff to resolve CIP project issues. Coordination and collaboration with other agencies, departments, and divisions involved in or affected by the City’s CIP portfolio is essential, as is attending City Council and board meetings as a City staff representative. This position may provide leadership/supervision to employees planning, assigning, and/or leading the work of others.

Requirements

Knowledge of project management systems.
Knowledge of program and portfolio management methods.
Knowledge of engineering and/or architectural principles, practices, procedures.
Knowledge of budget policies and principles.
Knowledge of capital improvement program processes and related issues.
Knowledge of CIP contracting methods and processes.
Knowledge of manual and automated financial systems.
Skill in negotiating with diverse groups of people to accomplish objectives.
Skill in written and oral communications including public presentations.
Skill in establishing and maintaining good working relationships with other City employees and the public.
Skill in maintaining and compiling complex CIP data for use in analysis, monitoring, and reporting.
Ability to exercise good judgment, tact and diplomacy in all public contacts.
Ability to perform objective analyses of business processes to maximize the effective delivery of the City's CIP projects.
Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture or related field plus five (5) years of related work experience including two (2) years as a project manager, program manager and/or portfolio manager, preferably with a municipality.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing and managing training programs for capital delivery project management and construction management.
Experience designing and delivering instructor-led, virtual and in-person courses as well as self-paced learning programs for diverse audiences.
Experience creating and maintaining training materials, procedures, user guides, and knowledge management resources.
Experience managing capital project scopes, budgets and schedules for architectural and engineering construction projects.
Experience supervising, mentoring, and managing training teams, including coordinating workloads, establishing performance expectations, and supporting professional development.
Ability to travel to multiple work locations.

Responsibilities

Maintains knowledge of the City’s Capital Improvements Program and how the CIP is utilized to carry out the strategic objectives of the City of Austin.
Maintains knowledge of key capital program issues facing the City of Austin.
Oversees and monitors progress of City’s portfolio of bond projects and conducts portfolio management activities.
Participates in the City’s CIP planning and review processes.
Produces reports from CIP Program data and provides analysis of the information for use in decision making.
Monitors CIP project and program issues from an organizational perspective and when required, assist in resolution.
Monitors CIP operating procedures, policies, and ordinances to ensure CIP compliance.
Monitors the City’s CIP project portfolio for legal, regulatory and initiative compliance.
Develops and conducts training for City personnel involved in the CIP Program.
Provides technical advice and assistance to city management as necessary.
Meets with city management and staff as required to resolve CIP project issues, using subject matter judgment and expertise.
Coordinates and collaborates with other agencies, departments, divisions involved in or affected by the City’s CIP portfolio.
Attends City Council, board meetings, etc. as City staff representative.
May provide leadership/supervision to employees planning, assigning, and/or leading the work of others.