Management Analyst / Senior Management Analyst (Doq)

City of San Marcos • San Marcos, CA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

The City of San Marcos is recruiting for two analyst vacancies: a Management Analyst or Senior Management Analyst in Development Services, depending on qualifications and experience, and a Senior Management Analyst in Public Works. Candidates may be considered for one or both opportunities based on qualifications, experience, and interest; one application is sufficient for both.

As part of the Analyst Group, the position supports an assigned department through financial planning and management. Work includes developing and monitoring budgets, preparing financial forecasts and projections, managing procurement activities, overseeing grants and capital improvement project budgets, and preparing financial reports. The analyst collaborates across teams, improves processes, and provides financial information and tools that support departmental operations and decisions.

The role leads complex budget development and monitoring, partners with the Finance Department on fiscal matters, and oversees timely reports required by law and regulation for government bodies and external agencies. It also develops and maintains dashboards and performance reporting to support departmental goals and decision-making. The successful candidate turns financial and operational data into useful analysis, works with department leadership and field staff, and adjusts priorities to meet varying deadlines.

Development Services oversees planning, land development engineering, traffic, infrastructure, sustainability, and watershed management. Public Works has four divisions responsible for streets, fleet, facilities, and parks maintenance. The Public Works analyst works within the Public Works Administrative Division and reports to the Finance Department.

The 9/80 schedule provides every other Friday off. Development Services hours are 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; attendance at public hearings in the evening may be required a few times per year. Public Works hours are 6:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Hybrid scheduling of up to two days per week may be available based on department need after six months.

Requirements

• Management Analyst: Two to three years of increasingly responsible professional-level administrative, analytical, and/or budgetary experience related to the assigned area.
• Senior Management Analyst: Five years of increasingly responsible professional-level administrative, analytical, and/or budgetary experience related to the assigned area.
• A bachelor's degree with major coursework in business administration, public administration, economics, or a related field is preferred; equivalent experience, certification, licensure, and/or education may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Analytical and investigative skills to solve complex problems and use data to support departmental goals and decisions.
• Strong customer service, communication, collaboration, and creative problem-solving skills.
• Ability to monitor multiple budgets and manage projects with varying priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to gather and analyze data and present it in a clear, compelling way.

Nice To Haves

• Experience administering programs in a governmental jurisdiction is highly desirable.
• For Senior Management Analyst, a master's degree is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor departmental budgets and support financial planning and management.
• Prepare financial forecasts and projections.
• Manage procurement activities.
• Oversee grants and capital improvement project budgets.
• Prepare and oversee timely financial and regulatory reports for government bodies and external agencies.
• Partner with the Finance Department on fiscal matters.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and performance reporting to support departmental goals and decision-making.
• Create or maintain reports showing expenditure and revenue trends across multiple budgets, projects, or funds.
• Develop reporting tools to help departments manage funds, projects, and processes.
• Use data analytics and business intelligence to streamline reporting and other departmental processes.
• Collaborate across teams and support technical and programmatic field staff and department leadership.
• Identify process improvements and use data to inform decisions.
• Adjust priorities and deliver projects with varying deadlines.

Benefits

• Competitive salary: Management Analyst $83,968–$116,196 annually; Senior Management Analyst $96,135–$133,033 annually.
• Health benefits with 90% of all medical premiums paid by the employer.
• 14 paid holidays, 96 hours of sick leave, and 80 hours of vacation leave.
• Cell phone allowance or City-issued cell phone.
• 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off.
• Hybrid scheduling up to two days per week based on department need, eligible after six months.
• Participation in the CalPERS retirement system and Social Security.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level