Development Project Manager 1

Development Project Manager 1

Location : 440 Court St, Clearwater, FL

Schedule : Monday - Friday, 8 am to 5 pm or similar, some flexibility

Have you ever thought about working for your local government as a way to help benefit the community? If you are someone with a high attention to detail, who takes pride in their organizational talents, and would like to join a team of dedicated professionals, this could be an opportunity for you.

This role performs professional project management work ensuring success in the facilitation, review, coordination and tracking of a wide variety of projects within Development Services and engages in independent communication with representatives at all levels of the County organization from line level staff to administration, external organizations and agencies, customers, and the community. The successful candidate will exhibit independent judgement and decision-making when facilitating issue resolution with department staff and customers. A Development Project Manager 1 is distinguished from other levels within the series primarily based on the complexity and sensitivity of the projects assigned. Typical projects are of a short duration and include single-family residences, tenant improvements, room additions, signs, and general building permits. Incumbent reports to Development Project Manager 3.

What Would You Do?

• Processes simple submittal-based projects (typical residential or commercial additions or tenant finishes) from early assistance through closeout;
• Organizes and facilitates the functions of Multi-Disciplinary-Teams (MDTs);
• Coordinates the input of technical review agencies and the public, and meets with customers and staff of various County departments and agencies to assure that issues are resolved, an efficient process is followed, and the projects are reviewed within agreed upon timelines;
• Responsible for coordinating projects from pre-application assistance to project close-out including projects that typically continue if / when a discretionary approval process is required;
• Facilitates team decision making during the issue resolution process in order to ensure timely resolution of issues, escalates decisions to higher authority if a policy decision is required;
• Responsible for maintaining customer service and performance standards;
• Responsible for scheduling and chairing all project meetings or counter interactions, requesting assignment of appropriate MDT members, and assuring that the appropriate levels and functions of staff are present at project meetings to make decisions;
• Coordinates the MDT activities to assure quality and effectiveness of the team;
• Responsible for getting projects through to a decision point including working with the customer and MDT to achieve solutions to project issues;
• Assures that active project files are maintained and assures preparation and processing of project-related legal documents. Assures adequate noticing for projects occurs and appropriate sign-off prior to permit issuance. Coordinates revisions to approvals if construction or design changes occur;
• Assures that project close-out activities are completed in a timely manner;
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

What Do You Need To Have?

Education and Experience : Seven (7) years of technical and professional level experience in review and / or application of compliance with applicable codes and regulations for residential or commercial projects; or a Bachelor's degree with educational background in geography, urban and regional land use, project management, engineering, architecture, organization, and development related principles and three (3) years of experience as described above; or equivalent combination of education, training and / or experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

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Want To Learn More?

Please review the full classification description with the Physical / Mental Demands and Working Conditions at the below link.