Data is as of 6/15/2025.
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City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION

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Capital Project Controls Division Manager
FLSA: Standard/Exempt EEO Category: (20) Professionals
Class Code: 10562 Salary Grade: HF2
Approved: Last Revised: May 17, 2024

Purpose:
 

Under limited direction, this position directs, plans, and provides leadership for city employees, augmented staff, and consultants responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining the Capital Improvement Program’s (CIP) project delivery governance structure for monitoring and controlling project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk.
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.
  1. Develops, implements, and maintains standardized project delivery methodologies, processes, tools, and templates, and provides oversight to ensure compliance with the established processes and standards and alignment with City’s CIP goals and objectives.
  2. Supports CIP project planning and development, including scope definition, cost estimating, schedule development, and risk analysis.
  3. Defines metrics and key performance indicators for monitoring and measuring project performance and develops and maintains business intelligence tools, databases, dashboards, systems, and methods to visualize and present project performance data.
  4. Develops, implements, and facilitates project health assessment reviews with project teams to evaluate project performance, proactively identify trends, variance and/or risks.
  5. Leads the design and implementation of training, development, and knowledge management programs to develop project management skills and promote the sharing of knowledge, experiences, and lessons learned across different projects within the organization.
  6. Establishes risk modeling parameters based on project cost and schedule information and supports project teams with ongoing risk management functions, including risk identification, impact analysis, response planning, monitoring, and control.
  7. Serves as Project Management Information System (PMIS) business owner.
  8. Performs research; participates in the development of reports, special project status reports, and feasibility reports, and makes presentations as required.
Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
 

Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal.
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 principles and methods of budget and long-range plan preparation, maintenance, and controls.
  • Knowledge of principles and methods of management analysis and research.
  • Knowledge of modern methods, techniques, and concepts as applied to the design and construction of capital assets.
  • Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with City employees, City Council, the media, and the public.
  • Skill in leading and managing a diverse workforce including department employees and contractors.
  • Skill in oral and written communication.
  • Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
  • Skill in using computers and related software applications.
  • Skill in preparing comprehensive reports and recommendations.
  • Skill in data analysis and problem solving.
  • Ability to develop strategic direction and program implementation collaboratively with various stakeholder/community groups.
  • Ability to interpret, recommend, and propose revisions to State statutes and City ordinances.
  • Ability to communicate complex, technical issues in non-technical terms to the public.
  • Ability to maintain effective communication and working relationships with Boards and Commissions, City employees, and the public.
Minimum Qualifications:
 
  • Graduation with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a field related to the job, plus eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in project controls, including at least four (4) years of which were in a management capacity.
  • A master’s degree in a relevant field may substitute for up to two (2) years of non-managerial experience.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
 
  • Must hold at least one of the following licenses or certifications:
    • Professional or Expertise-level AACE International certification (CCP, CEP, EVP, PRMP, PSP, CFCC, or DRMP)
    • Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) or other related certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI-PBA, PMI-RMP, PMI-SP, PgMP, or PfMP).
    • Certified Construction Manager (CCM)
    • Licensed Professional Engineering (PE)
    • Licensed/Registered Architect (RA)

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.