Program and Operations Manager

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• Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
• Language Incentive
• Referral Bonus
• T uition Assistance Program

Description
The City of Richmond
, Department of Public Utilities
, is seeking a Program and Operations Manager (P&O Manager) to oversee the management and implementation of DPU's stormwater and dam capital infrastructure project portfolio.

The P&O Manager manages and guides project managers; tracks program KPIs related to schedule, budget, and quality; oversees dam inspections; works hand in hand with O&M staff to annually update the 10-year CIP; and manages a team to deliver requested CIP projects in a timely, cost effective, and robust manner that meets multiple local, state, and federal requirements.

The P&O Manager is also responsible for managing and executing initiatives to improve team performance, including program QA/QC; maintenance of design standards; development and implementation of project delivery SOPs; rollout use of eBuilder (a project management information system) for portfolio projects; building strong relationships and protocols with sister working groups such as DPS, communications, O&M, permitting, the Office of Sustainability, and DPU's Executive Leadership Team (ELT); and executing other assignments as they arise from the ELT.

Duties include but are not limited to

• Ensuring compliance with rules, regulations, project timelines, and an allocated budget;
• Attending public hearings and presenting information;
• Overseeing design and construction management/inspection consultants
• Coordinating design documents through the City review process
• Performing inspections/audits to ensure contract compliance and adherence to rules and regulations
• Reviewing procurement documents, contracts, purchase agreements, and change orders
• Ensuring projects achieve DPU goals.
• Supervise staff including mentoring, conducting performance evaluations, coordinating training, and implementing hiring, discipline, and termination procedures.

Qualifications, Special Certifications And Licenses
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance or public administration or field related to assignment
• Six years of journey-level professional experience in area related to assignment
• Two years of supervisory experience
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification

Preferred Qualifications

• Envision SP certification
• A civil or environmental engineering or science degree.
• Planning, design, and construction management experience for stormwater and dam capital improvement projects

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
TYPICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.

Knowledge (some Combination Of The Following)

• Construction practices and processes
• Design practices and processes
• Various construction contract delivery methods
• Envision sustainable design principles
• City finance system and budget process
• Hydraulics
• Stormwater conveyance design/modeling
• Green infrastructure and stream restoration
• Dam inspection and rehabilitation
• Equipment and material selection
• Procurement
• Cost estimating and funding opportunities
• Concepts of project management such as the triple constraint, scheduling, budgeting, and project management software
• Applicable federal and state laws, regulations, rules, standards, and codes

Skills (some Combination Of The Following)

• Project Management
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Teams, Sharepoint, scheduling software, eBuilder
• Reading and interpreting drawings, P&IDs, as-builts
• Basic GIS
• Basic CAD design
• Developing/managing a CIP and operational budget
• Public speaking, oral/written communication and presentations
• Procurement processes and documentation

Abilities (some Combination Of The Following)

• Prepare and read easements, survey data, right of way agreements, etc.
• Navigate through and manage difficult situations while working with diverse groups of individuals and agencies

Americans With Disabilities Act Requirements
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS:
Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly talk, hear, see, and perform repetitive motions; frequently finger; and occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, stand, walk, list, grasp, and feel. The working conditions may include environmental hazards. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be light work, exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations.
If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process,
please contact Jessica McKenzie, Human Resources Manager by email at Jessica..GOV .

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff,