PROJECT MANAGER - TRANSPORTATION

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Nature of Work

This is professional and administrative work dealing with planning, directing, designing and coordinating the activities of the Transportation Operations section within the Department of Resilience and Public Works to ensure that goals and objectives are accomplished within prescribed time frame and funding parameters.

Work involves considerable independent judgment in the application of the principles and practices of planning, directing, designing, and coordinating projects. Supervision may be exercised over professionals in various areas, administrative or support/clerical staff. Work is reviewed for general adherence to established guidelines and procedures. Reports to the department director or designee.

Essential Functions

Reviews transit project proposals to determine project time frame, funding, procedures required to complete the project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources for various phases related to Transit operations and City amenities.

Provides some direction and administration oversight on Transportation contractors, including the trolley program, but not limited to.

Meets with staff to outline work plans and assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority.

Conferences with Transit personnel to ensure projects are progressing on time and within budget.

Provides on-site project support as required.

Conducts comprehensive oversight visits with the City Trolley System contractor as outlined in FDOT Rule 14-90 FAC.

Reviews status reports prepared by transit personnel and modifies schedules or plans as required.

Prepares transit reports within governmental (i.e. departmental, local, state and federal regulations and legislative) guidelines for the director or designee.

Conducts research on past practices, prepares transit reports and provides recommendations.

Plans, assigns and reviews the work of professional staff and contractors.

Coordinates transit activities in collaboration with other governmental agencies.

Prepares diagrams, layouts route maps, and other transit related materials.

Prepares reports and presentations based on survey and research findings.

Conducts field surveys and inspections.

Investigates complaints filed by the general public and /or trolley operators.

Performs other related work.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Engineering or a closely related field.

• Four (4) years experience in transportation or transit project management.

• Two (2) years of supervisory experience.

• A Valid Driver's License from any state (Equivalent to a State of Florida Class E) may be utilized upon application, (See "Note and Documentation Sections" below).

OR

• An equivalent combination of education and experience beyond a high school diploma or its equivalent and Two (2) years of the required experience mentioned above.

Special Note:

Employees in this classification must be willing to work flexible hours, including weekends, evenings, and nights.

Documentation Requirements

Applicants, including City of Miami employees, must upload and submit attached copies of the following documents with the employment application. Please be sure to attach all required documents to your employment application each time you apply. Uploaded documents remain in your online profile but they will not attach automatically and you will be deemed ineligible without the proper documentation.

ALL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED MUST BE CLEAR, LEGIBLE, AND IN PROPER FORMAT.

THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION AND ARE ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF PROOF:

• Proof of education in the form of a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Engineering or a closely related field or higher from an accredited college or university. Foreign diplomas/degrees must be submitted with a credential evaluation report from an approved credential evaluation agency*. Translations of diploma/degrees are not accepted. If degree/diploma does not reflect the academic major on its face, transcripts indicating degree completion must be submitted. Audit/Academic reports are not accepted as substitutions for college transcripts.

• To qualify under the equivalency clause, applicant must provide proof of education in one or more of the following applicable forms: copy of college/university transcripts of sixty (60) college credits or more, from an accredited institution, OR any higher accredited degree such as an Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's degree or higher.

• Valid Driver's License from any state (Equivalent to a State of Florida Class E) may be utilized upon application, however prior to appointment a State of Florida Driver's License (Class E or higher) must be presented to the Department of Human Resources and must be maintained valid through employment

• Approved Credential Evaluation Agencies:

Credential evaluation reports showing the United States equivalency for academic credentials earned in other countries may be provided by:

• An accredited four-year college or university in the United States, OR

• A current member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), OR

• A current member of the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE), OR

• A recognized Professional Organization

For additional list of approved credential evaluation agencies visit the Florida Department of Education

It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all required documents submitted with the employment application are in a format that is acceptable, clear and legible for eligibility determination or risk being disqualified.

Applicants, including City of Miami employees, must completely detail their work experience on the employment application or risk being disqualified. Resumes are not required and will not be reviewed in place of the employment application.

It is the applicant's responsibility to update their online profile with personal data, work experience, education, and certifications, when submitting application(s), failure to do so may result in disqualification.

Applicants must provide a valid email address in order to receive notification of eligibility.

Veterans Preference: Veterans Preference is awarded in accordance with Florida State Statute 295.07. If veteran's preference is being claimed, it must be indicated on the application form and proper documentation, including all forms DD-214 (Member 4) and the applicable FDVA- Veteran's Preference Certification Form(s) in accordance with rule 55A-7.013 - Documentation of Preference Claim, must be submitted with the employment application.

FDVA Certification Forms: Please complete the applicable Veterans' Preference Certification Form(s). Form(s) must be uploaded with your employment application along with acceptable proof of veterans' preference.

Form VP1: VETERANS' PREFERENCE CERTIFICATE

Form VP2: CURRENT MEMBER OF THE RESERVE CERTIFICATION

FORM VP3: UNREMARRIED WIDOW or WIDOWER CERTIFICATE

Selection Preference for City Residents: In accordance with APM 2-02, applicants for classified positions who are City of Miami residents and new hires will receive preference in selection from interview ranking bands provided that any two (2) of the following documents are submitted with the employment application and again at time of interview:

• Utility bill dated within 60 days of the date of submission

• Valid Florida Driver License or State-issued I.D.

• Property Tax Statement dated within 1 year of the date of submission

• Properly executed valid lease agreement

• Homestead Exemption dated within 1 year of the date of submission

• Motor Vehicle Registration dated within 90 days of the date of submission

• Official school records or transcripts, dated within 90 days of the date of submission

• W-2 (or 1099) Tax Form dated within 1 year of the date of submission

City of Miami residents are granted selection preference over non-City of Miami residents within the same ranking band resulting from an interview process.

Selection Preference: Selection preference within the same ranking band resulting from an interview process will be granted in the following order: 1) preference eligible veterans, 2) active City of Miami employees, 3) City of Miami residents, 4) all others.

OPEN/NON-COMPETITIVE

An Equal Opportunity Employer