Capital Program Consultant (Austin Capital Delivery Services)

About This Position

Job Description:

Purpose:

Under minimal supervision and with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment, provide oversight and reporting and make improvement recommendations for the City’s Capital Improvements Program (CIP) within the Capital Planning Office.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Maintains knowledge of the City’s Capital Improvements Program and how the CIP is utilized to carry out the strategic objectives of the City of Austin.

• Maintains knowledge of key capital program issues facing the City of Austin.

• Oversees and monitors progress of City’s portfolio of bond projects and conducts portfolio management activities.

• Participates in the City’s CIP planning and review processes.

• Produces reports from CIP Program data and provides analysis of the information for use in decision making.

• Monitors CIP project and program issues from an organizational perspective and when required, assist in resolution.

• Monitors CIP operating procedures, policies, and ordinances to ensure CIP compliance8. Monitors the City’s CIP project portfolio for legal, regulatory and initiative compliance.

• Develops and conducts training for City personnel involved in the CIP Program.

• Provides technical advice and assistance to city management as necessary.

• Meets with city management and staff as required to resolve CIP project issues, using subject matter judgment and expertise.

• Coordinates and collaborates with other agencies, departments, divisions involved in or affected by the City’s CIP portfolio.

• Attends City Council, board meetings, etc. as City staff representative.

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:

• May provide leadership/supervision to employees planning, assigning, and/or leading the work of others.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• Knowledge of project management systems.

• Knowledge of program and portfolio management methods.

• Knowledge of engineering and/or architectural principles, practices, procedures.

• Knowledge of budget policies and principles.

• Knowledge of budget policies and principles.

• Knowledge of capital improvement program processes and related issues.

• Knowledge of CIP contracting methods and processes.

• Knowledge of manual and automated financial systems.

• Skill in negotiating with diverse groups of people to accomplish objectives.

• Skill in written and oral communications including public presentations.

• Skill in establishing and maintaining good working relationships with other City employees and the public.

• Skill in maintaining and compiling complex CIP data for use in analysis, monitoring, and reporting.

• Ability to exercise good judgment, tact and diplomacy in all public contacts.

• Ability to perform objective analyses of business processes to maximize the effective delivery of the City's CIP projects.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture or related field plus five (5) years of related work experience including two (2) years as a project manager, program manager and/or portfolio manager, preferably with a municipality.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• None.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing and managing training programs for capital delivery project management and construction management.

• Experience designing and delivering instructor-led, virtual and in-person courses as well as self-paced learning programs for diverse audiences.

• Experience creating and maintaining training materials, procedures, user guides, and knowledge management resources.

• Experience managing capital project scopes, budgets and schedules for architectural and engineering construction projects. 

• Experience supervising, mentoring, and managing training teams, including coordinating workloads, establishing performance expectations, and supporting professional