Project Manager III

City of Atlanta • Atlanta, GA

5d

About The Position

The Project Manager III for the assigned Work Stream is responsible for
planning, directing, and coordinating, usually through subordinate supervisory
personnel, activities concerned with the construction and renovation/alterations
of structures, buildings, and systems within the assigned work stream. Duties
for the assigned workstream include but are not limited to monitoring and
control of project activities to assure quality control measures adhere to;
participating in the conceptual design compliance of a construction project;
overseeing personnel actions and decisions; managing the assigned plans
examiners, and other assigned staff for the workstream; and managing project
schedules, assignments, and budgets for the workstream. The incumbent must
ensure that best-in-class customer service is provided to both internal and
external customers and embrace, support, and promote the City’s core values,
beliefs, and culture.
This is a fully seasoned professional level capable of independently carrying
out all assignments typical of the management role. This is a supervisory role
that is responsible for 8-14 direct reports. This level would be attainable by
only highly skilled incumbents in a workgroup and would not be an "automatic"
promotional level.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Architectural or Structural Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field is required.
• Five (5) years of construction inspection, code compliance, or related experience in a jurisdiction, and three (3) years of residential or commercial plan review experience in a jurisdiction are required.
• At least five (5) years of managerial or supervisory experience is required.
• Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience, which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job will be considered.
• Consideration will be allowed to substitute 8 years as a plan examiner with an additional 2 years of supervisory experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
• This substitution must also include ICC and/or State Code Certification in Building and two (2) other trades.
• Must be well versed in construction for residential and commercial type structures.
• Knowledge and clear understanding of the zoning ordinance and the following codes: ICC Building, ICC Residential, and NFPA 101.
• Time management of self and others
• Listening and communicating exceptionally and effectively conveys information verbally and in writing
• Analytical skills with demonstrated talent for identifying, scrutinizing, improving, and streamlining complex work processes
• Motivating, developing, and directing a moderately sized group of direct reports as they work
• Identifying the best people for the job
• Using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Manage time and workload effectively which includes planning, organizing, and prioritizing a variety of tasks, assignments, projects, and reports, working with attention to detail
• Practice excellent judgment and common sense when making decisions and solving problems
• Network with other internal agencies, civic, community, and other special interest groups
• Maintain confidentiality
• Work effectively with different social and economic groups in community meetings and guide the community design process and acceptance
• Negotiate development and consultant contracts
• Read and understand architectural, structural and civil engineering.
• Valid Georgia driver’s license
• All Candidates must obtain the following ICC Certification within 12 months of employment: ICC Building Plan Review, ICC Residential Plan Review, ICC IZC certification, and/or NFPA 101.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in architectural, structural engineering, construction management, project management, or a related field along with 3 to 5 years of project management experience in field construction, real estate, or related area and 5 years of managerial experience.
• Plan review in multiple trades for commercial projects and/or supervisor of plans examiners who reviewed residential and/or commercial projects, which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for the job is preferred for additional consideration.
• Candidate preferred licensure or professional certifications appropriate to the position.
• In addition to the required ICC Building Plan Review, and ICC Residential Plan Review, the candidate would be preferred ICC Plumbing Plan Review, ICC Mechanical, and/or ICC Electrical Plan Review Certification(s)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification Six Sigma Black Belt certification

Responsibilities

• Supervise and evaluate staff.
• Directs all project activities during the intake, processing, plan review, and issuance to meet the Work Stream’s assigned Service Level Agreement (SLA) deliverables while ensuring the project’s work product quality.
• Oversees personnel actions and decisions; manages conflict resolution and team-building activities; performs Work Stream staff performance evaluations and reporting.
• Assists, evaluates, and provides input with recommended solutions based on the performance metrics trends.
• Oversees the daily operation of the assigned Work Stream for the permit intake through permit issuance as well as assigning projects to the Work Stream plans examiners, reviewing staffing workloads, ensuring project SLAs are within the prescribed guidelines, managing the leave time, providing assistance to staff and customers, and attending meetings related to the Work Stream.
• Supervises staff and encourages staff development.
• Evaluates and establish departmental performance metrics and validates data accuracy.
• Manages the schedule for the review of departmental performance measures and data.
• Identifies appropriate business units within each department to understand business operations through process interviews and site visits.
• Conducts necessary benchmarking of departmental performance measures.
• Collaborates with departmental business units to create metrics based on interviews and benchmarks.
• Creates presentations that document performance metrics and rationale for measures to be presented to departmental leadership.
• Collects and validates data for each current departmental metric by evaluating calculations methodology and master reporting sheet.
• Creates presentations that document performance metric errors.

What This Job Offers

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