Capital Planning Project Manager

Salary : $70,510.00 - $110,510.00 Annually
Location : Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX
Job Type: Unclassified
Job Number: U5176-0425
Department: ENGR CIP
Opening Date: 04/17/2025
Closing Date: Continuous
FLSA: Exempt

Requirements

MOS Code: 62E1G (Air Force), 25E (Army), 21 (Coast Guard), 0511 (Marine Corps), 2161 (Navy)

Education and Experience: A Bachelor's degree or higher in business or public administration or urban regional planning or design or related field, and four years professional experience in urban or regional planning, including two (2) years of supervisory or lead experience.
General Purpose

Under general direction, monitor, supervise and coordinate the development of the City's comprehensive plan.
Typical Duties
Perform advanced, professional level planning work and serve as project manager. Involves: Oversee and supervise the development of the City's capital plan by managing various planning and transportation studies. Provide local expertise to link public and private investment as well as identifying projects through various studies which implement the City's comprehensive plan. Establish scope, schedule, and expectations of project objectives. Monitor work in progress. Lead the development of a capital project list, policy recommendations including land use, transportation and economic development policies. Coordinate projects and components of planning studies with staff in other departments to include, but not limited to, traffic engineering, engineering and quality of life departments. Assist with the development of future capital plans.
Serve as project manager on City's various planning studies. Involves: Coordinate with other city departments, government agencies, engineers, developers and consultants. Assist the department in providing information, technical assistance and professional guidance to boards and commissions, City Council, city management, developers and the general public.
Represent the department at public meetings related to the planning studies. Involves: Prepare plans, ordinances, resolutions and other documents for presentation, review and discussion. Attend public meetings, commission and committee meetings, city council, neighborhood meetings and others as requested. Present technical reports, studies, grants and other information.
Supervise assigned personnel. Involves: Schedule, assign, instruct, guide and check work. Appraise employee performance and review evaluations by subordinates. Provide for training and development. Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Interview applicants. Recommend hiring, termination, transfers, discipline, merit pay or other employee status changes.

General Information

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Please note: This is an unclassified contract position.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit for more information.

A rsum and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See rsum" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your rsum will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
Determined by agreement
01

Do you have a Bachelor's degree or higher in business or public administration, or urban regional planning or design?

• Yes
• No

02

Do you have a minimum of four (4) years professional experience in urban or regional planning, including two (2) years of supervisory or lead experience?

• Yes
• No

03

Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your degree translated and evaluated by an agencey of NACES?

• Yes, it has been translated and certified and I can provide documentation upon a job offer.
• No, I have not had my degree translated and certified.
• N/A - my degree is from an accredited U.S. university or college.

04

Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process.-Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties.-Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience.-Copying and pasting directly from the job specification.-Responses referring to your rsum.

• I acknowledge I have read and understand the above information.

Required Question