The City of Richmond Department of Public Works is seeking highly qualified candidates to fill the position of Deputy Department Director for Transit and Regional Transportation Planning and Investment. The incumbent is responsible for assisting the department director with the strategic direction and management of large-scale transportation projects, programs, transportation compliance reviews, and budgets.

Responsibilities:

Directing, managing, and supervising staff, including performing supervisory duties such as performance evaluations and training, and supporting managers as needed.
Managing, implementing, and monitoring large-scale projects, programs, reviews, budgets, etc., while determining each staff member's role.
Preparing, reviewing, editing, and approving various documents, reports, contracts, expenditures, packets, budgets, etc., and ensuring proper reporting.
Preparing presentations and conducting, attending, and participating in various meetings.
Working with various internal and external departments on special assignments or projects and coordinating projects as needed.
Forecasting the city’s long-range transportation needs and modifying plans based on current data and trends.
Leading and collaborating with local, regional, state, and federal stakeholders to address and implement those needs.
Actively participating in the Central Virginia Transportation Authority (CVTA) on long-range transportation investments as a representative of the city.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in public administration or a field directly related to the assignment.
Eight years of progressively responsible related experience that includes significant management and supervisory experience.
An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification.

PREFERRED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

Experience with FTA Joint Developments, Transit Oriented Development (TOD), Triennial Reviews.
Knowledge of federal and state transportation regulations and available funding sources.
Familiarity with multi-module transportation projects and programs.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge:

Budget analysis
Community relations
Computer programs such as Microsoft Office Suite
Electronic databases and related software applications within the department's focus area
Federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, codes, and statutes
Government administration and legislative processes
Government finance and budgeting practices
Organizational structure in focus area
Policy development
Project management
Related policies and procedures
Specific knowledge and standards within focus area

Skills:

Coaching and mentoring employees
Communicating with various internal and external departments
Conducting extensive research
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships
Managing and leading
Performing data analysis
Planning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating operations of the department of focus
Preparing, writing, and reviewing reports and other work, including scope of work
Providing strategic oversight to City departments and functions
Responding in a timely manner to inquiries and concerns of the public
Serving as Director in the absence of the Director
Using efficient learning techniques to acquire and apply new knowledge and skills
Working strategically and collaboratively across departments and agencies
Oral and written communication
Interpersonal communication

Abilities:

Being adaptable
Anticipating future needs and assessing operational concerns
Balancing conflicting priorities
Making important decisions
Being flexible
Problem solving
Self-managing
Working in teams

Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

Environmental Hazards: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.

Physical Requirements and Working Environment: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraints.

The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to:

Regularly finger, talk, hear, see, and perform repetitive motions
Frequently reach, stand, walk, and grasp
Occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, pull, feel, and lift The working conditions may not include environmental hazards. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.