Special Projects Manager

City of Tucson

23h • $32 - $48 • Onsite

About The Position

The Special Project Manager position at the City of Tucson’s Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD) is primarily responsible for asset management of City/El Pueblo Housing Development (EPHD) owned affordable housing, and working with staff across the department. They manage the oversight of third party property managers, property compliance, monitor operations, track and report on property performance. They will also manage other high-priority HCD/EPHD projects. Work is performed under the supervision of the Affordable Housing Development Administrator. This position does not supervise.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Three (3) years of relevant experience
• Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.
• Valid and unrestricted Arizona Class D Driver License - Arizona Department of Transportation - Motor Vehicle Division

Nice To Haves

• Educational background in real estate, urban planning, civil engineering, landscape architecture, architecture, public administration, public health, or a closely related field.
• Master’s degree in Planning, Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Public Administration, or a related discipline.
• Direct experience working with grant-funded projects.
• Professional experience in real estate, housing development and project management.
• Direct experience working with program participants, stakeholders and the public, including meeting facilitation, event planning and coordination, and delivering public presentations.

Responsibilities

• Initiates projects by outlining and documenting the project scope, identifying opportunities and constraints. Assists with developing potential project timelines. Conducts fieldwork to evaluate and document existing conditions and shares with City staff and consultants. Collaborates with consultants and City staff to refine the project scope and schedule. Monitors scopes, schedules, and budgets for multiple projects.
• Develops and implements public engagement strategies to reach relevant stakeholders and gathers community feedback for related projects. Attends and facilitates community meetings, plans and coordinates public meetings, delivers public presentations, produces promotional materials, prepares exhibits, and compiles and summarizes public input.
• Facilitates coordination among internal staff and external consultants to ensure assigned projects are completed timely and provides regular updates to HCD leadership on their progress.
• Develops and implements public engagement strategies to reach relevant stakeholders and gathers community feedback for related projects. Attends and facilitates community meetings, plans and coordinates public meetings, delivers public presentations, produces promotional materials, prepares exhibits, and compiles and summarizes public input.
• Manages federal or other regulatory agency requirements to include environmental reviews, applications, approvals and reporting.
• Oversees renovation and improvements of single-family homes for affordable home ownership.
• Performs other duties and tasks as assigned.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and FSA coverage
• pension plan
• optional Roth and pretax deferred compensation savings
• 38 paid days off in the first year of employment, with time off increasing steadily in subsequent years
• twelve weeks of paid parental leave
• paid tuition reimbursement
• student loan repayment
• off- and on-the-job training
• opportunities to forge connections with peers and the community through employee resource groups and paid volunteer hours

What This Job Offers

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