Project Managers - Office of Public Safety, City of Chicago

Who: Office of Public Safety, City of Chicago

What:The Office of the Mayor is seeking highly collaborative team players with a strong work ethic to serve as Project Managers in the Office of Public Safety. The Project Managers will handle the day-to-day workload related to a grant-funded City of Chicago violence prevention planning process being led by the Office of the Mayor.

It is anticipated that four (4) Project Managers will be hired. These are temporary grant funded positions with funding expected to l run from January-June of 2020.

Multiple Positions - City of Kansas City (MO)

Who: The City of Kansas City, Missouri

What: There are multiple open positions with the City of Kansas City, as outlined below. For additional information about the positions and how to apply, please visit this link and search for the respective job title.

Park Project Manager (August 19, 2019)

• Manages multiple projects related to park master plan development and urban planning using current GIS demographic and census information. 
•  Develops analysis form data, asset and project management software implementation, and/or maintenance repairs and improvements for community centers, parks, aquatic facilities, trails, golf courses, athletic fields, and parks jurisdictional streets. 
•  Evaluates internal resources for the execution of projects, ensuring that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget. 
• Develops project scope and estimates. 
•  Manages changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs. 
•  Reports and escalates issues to management as needed. 
•  Creates and maintains comprehensive project documentation. 
•  Uses and continually develops leadership skills. 
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Planner (open until filled)

• Prepares long range area plans for the entire city geography and implements the City’s comprehensive planning (FOCUS) principles. 
• Assists with elected officials, development community, local neighborhood groups, civic organizations and residents to prepare data, reports and land use plans of a comprehensive and complex character. 
• REQUIRES an accredited Master's degree in planning; OR an accredited Bachelor's degree and 2 years professional experience in community, urban or regional planning work.

Streetcar Program Coordinator (open until filled)

• Flexible work schedule; on-call hours. 
• Some field work/travel may be required for training purposes. 
• Coordinates with City departments, regulatory agencies, contracted transit service providers to ensure compliance with local, state, federal regulations. Establishes plans, procedures, performance standards for safe, reliable operation of the streetcar system. 
• Routinely interacts with staff of HTSI (the operations/maintenance contractor), KC Streetcar Authority, KCATA, regulatory agencies, including FTA, DHS/TSA, MODOT SSO, in the oversight of transit operations. 
• Serves as the safety/security auditor, transit asset manager, liaison with MO One Call System. Is the point of contact for event investigations and program environmental liaison. 
• Engages in financial management/analysis, process improvements research/analysis, internal safety/security audits. 
• Conducts studies. Generates reports. Develops best practices per industry standards. 
• Develops an asset management program. 
• Coordinates contractor activities. 
• Performs other related duties as needed

Director of Administration

• Manages the schedule of the Mayor as well as all administrative functions of the office. 
• Leads Administrative team and coordinates with Special Assistant for Operations and Administrative Assistant on administrative functions for the Mayor’s Office. 
• Provides supervision to the Special Assistant for Operations. 
• Coordinates Mayor’s calendar and correspondence. 
• Makes Mayor’s travel arrangements. 
• Fills scheduling requests with appropriate staff when Mayor need not/cannot fulfill the request. 
• Directs internal Mayor’s staff communications. 
• Works with Community Relations and Special Projects Coordinator to develop weekly staff information packets for the Mayor. 
• Attends applicable community/government agency/boards/commissions meetings. 
• Assists with development of Mayor’s Office Budget.

Director of Communications

• Establishes communications goals, strategies and tactics for the Mayor’s Office. Also advises the Mayor and staff on internal and external communications projects and issues. 
• Leads and manages the communications team to ensure seamless coordination of all the team’s activities. 
• Leads media relations efforts, including managing relationships with media outlets, issuing press releases, and working with Director of Administration to schedule media interviews with the Mayor and serving as mayoral spokesperson. 
• Drives communications between the Mayor’s Office and other city public information officers, including working with City Communications to elevate pertinent news, events and activities. 
• Drafts and edits a variety of communications including, but not limited to, mayoral remarks, quotes, press releases, press advisories, and letters. 
• Attends applicable community/city government/boards/commissions meetings as assigned by the Director of Administration. 
• Assists with development of the Mayor’s Office budget.

Director of Public Policy

• Drives implementation of the Mayor’s public policy agenda and provides guidance to the Mayor and staff on matters of public policy. 
• Serves as the policy team liaison to Leadership Team. Leads policy team and coordinates public policy functions for the Mayor’s Office. 
• Serves as the primary staffer for issues related to housing (including LIHTC and MHDC selection process), digital divide, performance management and economic development projects related to local statutory agency incentives. 
• Assists with development of the Mayor’s Office budget. 
• Leads Mayor’s office preparation and review of city budget process. 
• Attends applicable community/ government agency/boards/commissions meetings as assigned by the Director of Administration. 
• Works with the Press Secretary to provide information to ensure appropriate media exposure on initiatives and programs. 
• Works with the Special Assistant for the Office of Civic and Community Engagement to increase the impact of that office’s programming on Kansas City’s youth.