Program Manager – Watershed Management and Sustainability (PT)

City of Fort Wayne•Fort Wayne, IN

About The Position

The Program Manager supports City Utilities Engineering’s watershed management and sustainability initiatives. The role implements program goals, policies, strategic plans, and key performance indicators while managing resources and service levels to meet business and energy sustainability objectives. It also helps develop and maintain administrative processes, procedures, and best-practice guidelines for Utility initiatives. The position researches water-related issues, including conservation, climate change, and long-term water supply, and develops supporting business cases and recommendations for changes or new initiatives, policies, and procedures. It uses a Project Management Information System (PMIS) for schedules, budgets, status updates, document management, construction engineering reviews and approvals, project tracking, and other project administration activities. The role provides project-management and technical assistance for engineering design and construction management on City Utilities projects. The Program Manager also supports oversight of regulated and natural drains and helps develop drain-maintenance policies, protocols, training, and stormwater standards and details. The role supports Green Infrastructure (GI) designs and reviews for private development, and helps develop related policies, protocols, training, standards, and details. This is a part-time position of up to 29 hours per week in Fort Wayne, Indiana, paying $35.42 to $43.00 per hour. Employment is contingent on successful completion of applicable drug screening, physical examination, and background checks.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Landscape Architecture, or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and/or training.
Experience with Microsoft Office, Excel spreadsheets using pivot tables for data analysis, Power BI, PowerPoint, Word, and Adobe Illustrator.

Nice To Haves

Experience working for or with a municipal government or utility.

Responsibilities

Implement goals, policies, strategic plans, and key performance indicators while utilizing resources and service levels to meet business and energy sustainability program objectives.
Assist with management, development, and maintenance of administrative processes, procedures, and best-practice guidelines for Utility initiatives.
Research and analyze water-related issues, including conservation, climate change, and long-term water supply; develop supporting business cases and recommend changes or new initiatives, policies, and procedures.
Use the PMIS for project schedules, budgets, weekly and monthly status updates, document management, construction engineering reviews and approvals, project tracking, and other project-management and administrative activities.
Provide project-management and technical assistance for engineering design and construction management on City Utilities projects.
Provide support and oversight for regulated and natural drains; assist with developing drain-maintenance policies and protocols, training, and updates to stormwater standards and details.
Support Green Infrastructure designs and design reviews for private development; assist with developing GI policies and protocols, training, and updates to stormwater standards and details.