CJBHI Programs Senior Manager

Job Posting Title:

CJBHI Programs Senior Manager

Department:

Office of Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health Initiatives

Location:

415 SILVER AVE SW

Pay:

$86,944.00 - $136,635.00

Close Date:

June 5, 2025

Employees at Bernalillo County enjoy the ability to team up with each other to build a high quality of life for our county residents, communities, and businesses. In addition to being an organization with a strong focus on work-life balance, building a culture of flexibility, learning, and belonging the County offers many benefits. Employees of Bernalillo County enjoy many thoughtful rewards such as, but not limited to generous leave accruals; career development opportunities; remote & flex-work options as appropriate; longevity pay; education assistance program; health benefits; lucrative retirement; and so much more.

The Senior Manager will plan, organize, direct, staff, and manage the Department of Operational Supports to include strategic planning, budget oversight, and/or operations of the department. The Senior Manager is responsible for overseeing and leading a team of managers, ensuring the successful execution of projects within scope, budget, and timeline. This role involves strategic planning, team development, resource allocation, and maintaining strong communication across departments to drive project success.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Develop strategic plans, objectives and priorities for assigned section and /operational areas.

2. Plan, develop and implement programs that utilize human and financial resources to achieve results.

3. Determine organizational structure, staffing needs, and work strategies for assigned section and operational areas.

4. Provide overall direction for the day-to-day activities in assigned section and operational areas.

5. Coordinate with the department director and management staff to develop and implement the department’s goals and plans.

6. Oversee the preparation of agenda items related to departmental activities and represent department before the County Commission and other internal and external entities.

7. Develop and administer annual budget for assigned section and operational areas; approves and tracks expenditures; reviews, approves and researches costs for new hardware, software and other items; reviews, approves and prepares cost/benefit analyses, reports and recommendations.

8. Manage the development of operational and/or functional standards, practices, policies and procedures; participate in the development and implementation of strategic department goals, policies and priorities.

9. Supervise and direct the work of professional, technical and/or other employees directly or through subordinate supervisors; ensure that staff have adequate resources to perform their duties; ensure that assigned operations and activities comply with organizational goals and objectives.

10. Design, direct and oversee section quality assurance activities.

11. Meet and consult with customers and vendors regarding service delivery needs; oversee and participate in the design, development, delivery and/or implementation of capital and construction projects for the Division of Behavioral Health Authority.

12. Assume responsibility for the development of specifications for "requests for proposals" pertaining to external services; review submissions and provide recommendations on vendor selection.

13. Assume responsibility for procurement of services and goods required.

14. Direct the management of projects to enhance and/or upgrade technology services and utilization.

15. Manage projects that vary in size and scope and require varying levels of staff and resource support.

16. Determine and develop cost benefit analyses for project justifications.

17. Develop project budgets and resources needed to conduct the work.

18. Evaluate risk concerns and options.

19. Provide technical input into the development of specifications for "requests for proposals" pertaining to external services.

20. Review vendor submissions and provide recommendations on vendor selection.

21. Monitor vendor performance to ensure compliance with County standards and specifications.

22. Ensure project compliance with County procedures or protocols, budgetary constraints and staff/resource utilization, serving as the client interface on assigned projects.

23. Review recommendations with clients and receive approval to proceed.

24. Review final outcomes with the client and obtain their sign-off that all work has been conducted in accordance with client requirements, directing the resources of assigned projects, including subordinate project management staff, to ensure compliance with budget and pro