Placemaking Associate Director

Midtown Association • Sacramento, CA

13d • $90 - $100

About The Position

The Placemaking Associate Director’s mission at the organization is to create dynamic and vibrant public spaces by leveraging and advocating for public investment and support from public agencies while working in partnership with colleagues at the Midtown Association within events, maintenance, public safety, and communications. The position will have oversight of capital improvement investments through construction and contract management. Transferable and necessary skills for this position include creative and flexible thinking, ideation with follow through, and ability to create urgency and buy-in with internal and external partners. Applicants will be screened for a strong ability to negotiate, problem solve, innovate, manage contracts, advocate/work with public agencies, and experience working in with complex public space projects.
What is a Midtown Association Associate Director? Associate Directors have successful supervisory experience of staff and consultants, are able to act as the staff support to committees of board members and expert community members, are politically astute, drive program budget development and deliver program projects within developed budgets, operate with high integrity to uphold company policies, and can plan program performance to generate specific outcomes. Associate Directors bring recommendations to their supervisor for greater efficiency and service delivery in the organization. Associate Directors create partnerships in coordination with senior management to build pathways to generate funds to grow and sustain the organization. Associate Directors should have no less than five years of professional experience in a relevant area and a bachelor’s degree in a relevant area of study.

Requirements

• 7+ years of full-time demonstrated experience in a relevant professional field
• Bachelor’s degree
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills
• Proficiency in project management software, Office Suite, and Adobe.
• Ability to lift 40 lbs and pass background and drug screenings (cannabis permissible)

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge in and experience with construction management with a preference of public right of way capital improvements
• Skilled in contract management, coordination with public agencies particularly Public Works and Parks Departments, and experience with lighting and landscaping improvements
• Ability to manage multiple projects with speed and precision

Responsibilities

• Construction and Contract Management: Lead and manage public space improvement projects for the Midtown Association including ambient lighting projects, landscaping improvements, and art investments Specific projects include Second Saturday major art install, Midtown Train Station Art Install, Sutter’s Fort lighting improvements, Marshall Park amphitheater improvements, Alhambra Blvd streetscape improvements, and K Street lighting improvements. Key components of this responsibility include researching and managing vendors, developing and managing contracts, engaging and communicating with businesses and property owners, managing permitting, and installation/construction management.
• Public Improvement Advocacy Leverage the experience, scale and funding of public agency partners to deliver major public space improvements. Key components of this responsibility include maintaining relationships with staff within the City and County, informing and recommending policy improvements, finding creative ways to leverage public investments for the improvement of Midtown’s public spaces, and connecting Midtown investments to larger city initiatives.
• Management of On-going Investments Oversee the maintenance of existing lighting, art and landscaping investments in coordination with clean and safe team. Key components of this responsibility are creating long-term maintenance plans that assess the success of an installation, and evaluate and scale investments by testing technology or pilot projects in their efficacy to have positive interventions in the public space.

Benefits

• Midtown Association has a very generous benefits package after the introductory period: 8 days of sick time, 12 days of vacation plus several paid public holidays, 401k with 5% match , Flex-spend account, fully paid insurance (Medical, Life, Dental, Vision and Alternative Care Insurance) wellness program, sabbatical program, in office refreshments, work from anywhere hours, an assigned work from home day each week, and parking.

What This Job Offers

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