About Our Job

Who We Are

Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI), through its employees, enhances the quality of life in Denver by efficiently delivering effective, high quality, safe and equitable public infrastructure and services, including transportation planning, design and construction; major projects, maintenance of streets, bridges and storm and sanitary sewers; residential trash, recycling and compost collection; and oversight and regulation of use of the public right-of-way including On-Street parking. We employ a culture of safety throughout the department to strengthen workplace health and organizational performance. For more information, please visit www.denvergov.org/DOTI. 

DOTI’s Commitment to Equity: 

DOTI is committed to providing attention and resources to the areas, assets and people of the city with the greatest need.  Through equitable contracting, equitable investments, and equitable workforce development.

DOTI’s culture revolves around four key principles: (1) Invest in Our People, (2) Operate with Discipline, (3) Use Data to Drive Decisions, and (4) Deliver Results.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $110,000 - $130,000.00. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 11 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid model workplace that balances the responsibilities of public service with the benefits of a flexible work environment. Employees work where needed, at a city site and/or in the field several days a week and telecommute remotely at a designated workplace within the State of Colorado the remaining days.

What You’ll Do

The DOTI Program Management Division (PMD) has an opening for a Cost Schedule Analyst to support DOTI’s capital delivery and other city-wide initiatives. This includes supporting DOTI program and project managers delivering hundreds of individual projects. Our division also leads unique, DOTI-wide projects, policy development and initiatives as needed. Our groups’ two core functions are bringing Transparency and Performance & Program Quality and Standards to DOTI business.   

This individual will possess excellent self-initiative and multi-tasking skills, as well as willing to learn cross-functional tasks to serve in a team environment. Interacting with several internal & external work groups, they will oversee cost and schedule planning, reporting, monitoring, and analysis for a variety of projects enhancing Denver communities. 

Job duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Prepare estimates and schedules used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work 
• Work with Project Managers, Program Managers, and other analysts to perform detailed cost/schedule planning, earned value variance analysis, identification of cost/schedule problems, and development of corrective action plans 
• Prepare and maintain spend plans; develop and review Estimates at Complete (EACs); incorporate changes into the PMIS in order to maintain cost and schedule baselines  
• Create and implement flexible and actionable cost models 
• Set up cost breakdown (CBS) structures and cost controls; monitor and control costs at project and program levels 
• Perform risk analyses and identify and resolve critical path and network logic conflicts 
• Present monthly and annual metrics internally while ensuring accuracy of all reports distributed to external parties 
• Maintain project schedules including progress updates. Revise forecasts and evaluate impact of delay. Communicate status of schedule and key risk areas to members of project management team and upper management 
• Assist with preparation of annual budgeting process, including expenses and capital budgets by project 
• Consult with clients, vendors, personnel in other departments or construction project managers to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues 
• Review contractor change orders for consistency, accuracy, terms, and conditions compliance, and negotiate and/or approve changes and adjustments