Project Manager

Salary : $76,294.40 - $96,948.80 Annually

Location : Hamilton, OH

Job Type : Permanent Full Time

Job Number : 00689

Department : Engineering

Division : Civil Engineering

Opening Date : 01 / 21 / 2025

Closing Date : 2 / 9 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Eastern

General Description

The City of Hamilton is an EEO & AAE. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.

The Project Manager directs and manages project development from beginning to end. Project management work involves planning, executing, and finalizing projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. The nature of this work requires a global, strategic understanding of City agencies, policies, standards, and systems. Work is performed under the supervision of executive management, but extensive leeway is granted in exercising independent judgment. Supervision may be exercised over professional, technical, or clerical personnel assigned to the project.

Essential Job Functions

• Manages and directs complex projects by assigning work, forecasting and maintaining timelines and parameters, reviewing and approving plans and documents, devising solutions to problems, deploying resources, ensuring projects are completed efficiently, studying and approving agreements, disbursing payments, conducting and attending meetings with associated parties.
• Prepares forecasts of needed funds, assists in the development and implementation of budgets, monitors project budgets, may authorize expenditures and budget allocations, reviews budget documents, and prepares reports and communications.
• Liaise with project stakeholders, develops project goals and objectives, evaluated project success and regulatory compliance, and makes presentations.
• Performs administrative duties by preparing and reviewing reports, correspondence, and bids.
• Researches and analyzes information such as cost-benefit studies.
• Develops communication plan and related project status reports for key stakeholders and provides updates on project activities and information on risk management strategies
• Prepares and monitors the budget for project planning, design, regulatory, and construction phases.
• Assumes functional responsibility over personnel assigned to project task efforts, delegates tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Performs related work as required.

Skills / Knowledges / Abilities

Training / Education / Qualifications

The below information is solely intended as a summary of the benefits available and is subject to change. Not all benefits listed are available for every position. Benefits can vary depending on applicable labor agreements and / or salary plan.

Temporary and part-time positions are not eligible for the benefits listed below.

For specific questions, contact the HR Contact indicated on the Job Posting.

Health Insurance

The city offers medical, dental, and vision plans. The medical plan is a high deductible health plan (HDHP) with a health savings account (HSA).If you're hired on or before the 15th of a month, your healthcare begins on the first of the next month. When you're hired after the 15th of a month, your health coverage will start on the first of the second month following.

Holidays

For many employee groups, the City provides 17 days (136 hours / year) of paid holiday leave. These include : New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the Friday after, Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve.

Life Insurance

After six months of employment, employees are eligible for $10,000 coverage under our group life insurance policy. Additional coverage up to the employee's annual salary ($40,000 maximum) may be purchased. Upon retirement this coverage will be reduced to $4,000. The premiums will be paid by the City.

Voluntary Supplemental Benefits

Life insurance (term and whole life), critical illness / cancer, accident, short / long term disability insurance

Deferred Compensation Plan

This plan allows employees to build a financial reserve for retirement by using pre-tax, payroll deducted contributions. This money is held and invested by the plan's trustees in options selected by the employee. Risk levels vary depending on the options chosen. Participation is voluntary.

Retirement Plans

The Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) and the Police and Fire Disability and Pension Fund (PFDPF) are the two plans available to City employees. Both are established by Ohio law and participation is required. Both the employee and the City of Hamilton contribute a percentage (pre-tax) into the system. Members do not pay into the Federal Social Security System. Employees and the City also contribute to Medicare.

EMPLOYEES WHO ARE COVERED BY A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT (CBA) MAY HAVE BENEFITS THAT DIFFER FROM THOSE NOTED ABOVE. IN THOSE INSTANCES, YOU MUST REFER TO THE CBA FOR SPECIFIC BENEFIT DETAILS. THIS LISTING IS NOT ALL-INCLUSIVE, BUT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW.

Have you graduated from a college or university of recognized standing with a Bachelor's Degree?

Do you understand that you must attach a copy of your degree or transcripts for your education to be considered?

Did you attach a copy of your degree or transcript?

Do you have a valid Driver's License?

Do you have one to three years of Project Management or related experience?

If you have one to three years of Project Management or related experience, please list employers and dates below

Do you understand that you will receive email notifications during this recruitment process and will need to continually check your email and respond timely?

Did you include your CORRECT email address in your application? Please recheck. Our communication to you will be via email and it's imperative that we have a valid email address.

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Salary : $76,294 - $96,949