Job Description Summary

Department - Human Resources

Job Description

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Job Type: Unclassified

Job Classification: 1369 - Project Manager I

Salary Grade: 14

Pay Range

Hiring Range: $60,487 - $72,585 Annually 

Full Range: $60,487 - $84,682 Annually 

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. 

The first review of applications will be on 05/16/2025.

Pima County Human Resources has an opening for a Project Manager to support our Classification and Compensation division. The ideal candidate will possess advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with expertise in pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, complex formulas, links to multiple data tables, and data analysis tools to drive insightful decision-making. We’re looking for a candidate with at least two years presenting metrics, dashboards, and reports that support strategic HR initiatives and organizational planning. Additionally, it will be helpful for candidates to have at least one year of experience using Payfactors or similar compensation benchmarking platforms for job analysis, market pricing, and benchmarking efforts. Experience with Workday, Power BI, or other HRIS systems for data reporting and analysis is a plus. If you are passionate about leveraging data to shape compensation strategies and thrive in a collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply.

This classification is in the unclassified service and is exempt from the Pima County Merit System Rules.

Essential Functions:

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Develops project goals, objectives, policies and procedures and establishes short- and long-range project performance plans subject to management review;

• Manages and administers project activities and evaluates project effectiveness and success;

• Develops, negotiates, monitors, and administers contracts, intergovernmental agreements, and/or financial and service agreements for the project managed;

• Monitors project contract compliance and takes corrective action as required;

• Performs as a project representative within the community, delivers informational news releases, serves as a project contact person and participates in community awareness activities;

• Develops and maintains effective working relationships and coordinates project activities with other county departments, public and private agencies, organizations and groups to promote the project and its goals;

• Analyzes federal, state and local legislation and ensures project compliance with applicable regulations and policies;

• Directs organizational and management studies for the purpose of identifying problems and alternative solutions to the problems;

• Develops, writes and administers the project’s annual budget, prepares project-related financial forecasts and identifies funding sources to support project activities;

• Reviews and analyzes routine and special reports detailing the status and/or success of the project, prepares recommendations and/or initiates corrective action;

• Evaluates management problems and makes decisions regarding the proper course of action;

• May supervise the activities of county staff and evaluate performance;

• May make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding project objectives;

• May direct the preparation and submittal of proposals and grant applications;

• May access or maintain specialized databases containing project-specific information to review information or generate reports.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in a project-related field, as defined by the department head at the time of recruitment AND four years of professional-level experience in coordinating, monitoring, administering or managing project or specialized work unit activities.

(Relevant professional level experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)

OR:

Two years of experience with Pima County as a