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Investment Areas Project Manager, Metro - Portland, OR

Investment Areas Project Manager

Metro - Portland, Oregon 
Professional Area: 
Community Development and Redevelopment
Economic Planning and Development
Real Estate Development
Experience: 
5-7 years
Location: 
PortlandOR
$72,954 - $97,765 annually; application deadline: July 9, 2015 at 5 p.m. PDT

Division information: The Resource and Project Development Division works with partners to develop shared investment strategies that help communities build their downtowns, main streets and corridors by leveraging public and private investments that implement the region’s 2040 Growth Concept. Projects include supporting compact, transit-oriented development (TOD) in the region’s mixed use areas, conducting multijurisdictional planning processes to evaluate high capacity transit and other transportation improvements, and integrating freight and active transportation projects into multimodal corridors.
Position summary: Manages major projects, including those related to economic investment, high capacity transit corridor planning and other related transportation and development projects and programs. Performs a variety of complex development and transportation planning activities in the Investment Areas section of Metro’s Resource and Project Development Division of the Planning and Development Department. Develops, organizes and has responsibility for work program tasks and budgets; develops internal and external partnerships to accomplish work programs; represents Metro in a variety of forums including project committee meetings and before elected boards and commissions, the general public and business and community groups. Coordinates closely with other programs in the Planning and Development Department, Metro Council, other Metro departments and diverse government, community and business partners across the region. Provides direction to professional staff assigned to support a project.
Requirements: A Master’s degree in urban and regional planning or related field and five years of related experience in project management or any combination of experience and education which provides the applicant with the desired skills, knowledge and ability required to perform the job.
To apply: visit www.oregonmetro.gov/jobs for the complete job announcement and a link to our online hiring center. Metro is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.