Project Management Technician
Come join our team! The City of Saint Paul Department of Planning and Economic Development is hiring a Project Management Technician. This position will perform work assisting the Sustainability team with reviewing and updating the Saint Paul Benchmarking ordinance, tracking compliance for the Sustainable Building Ordinance, and planning and executing community engagement events.
Here is what you can expect to do:
- Assists with updating the Saint Paul Ordinance to align with new state benchmarking law.
- Handles benchmark tracking, maintains website, writes e-newsletters, plans events, and ensures timely payments to the contracted service organizations that support the benchmarking program.
- Works with the Project Team to develop and finalize a community engagement plan.
- Identifies community partnerships and collaborates with these groups to develop community engagement events including leading the associated activities to engage diverse audiences.
- Monitors compliance of projects relating to sustainability using a tracking tool, identifies projects out of compliance, and notifies the developers and/or property owners.
- Develops an improved tracking tool, conducts research, and attends kickoff meeting with developers.
- Participates in policy analysis and assists with documenting alternative policy proposals, writes reports, prepares documents, and conducts field surveys.
- For more information and essential functions, see our job description.
Our Benefits: We offer competitive wages, and a variety of excellent benefits, including health insurance, retirement contributions and paid vacation and sick time.
Equity, Inclusion and Belonging: The City of Saint Paul is dedicated to dismantling systemic racial, cultural, and economic barriers that prevent people from fully enjoying and participating in our community and ensuring fairness in opportunities and outcomes for all individuals. At the City of Saint Paul, we want our workforce to reflect the diverse city that we serve. Our leaders are guided by an unapologetic equity agenda, which promotes the belief that true equity is building a city that works for all of us. We encourage you to apply as we are most interested in finding the best candidate for this job.
Position Requirements:
Two years of college with course work in Public Administration, Business Administration, Urban Planning, Economics, Management or a related field or two years' experience as a project technical assistant in a property development organization or equivalent.
How to Apply:
- Submit a City of Saint Paul online application by the closing date.
- Upload or submit the following required document via the online application system. (Zip files and web links will not be accepted. Each uploaded attachment is limited to 10MB.)
- A resume - please ensure that your vacancy-related experience is documented
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Learn more about our Hiring Process:
Assessment: Qualifications Rating
The Qualifications Rating is an assessment of your completed application, resume, and answers to the Supplemental Questionnaire. Be as specific and detailed as possible in completing your application and questionnaire. You must submit your completed application and supplemental questionnaire by the application deadline.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Open Job Posting: This posting is open to anyone who meets the position requirements.
Eligible Lists Created from Open Job Posting: You must receive a score of 75% or higher to pass the assessment and be considered for the position. Non-promotion eligible lists typically are pass/fail and promotion eligible lists are typically ranked. If the open eligible list created contains a veteran, one open list will exist. When there are no veterans remaining on the eligible list (i.e. hired, withdrawn) from an open list that also contains promotional candidates, two lists will be created: one open list and one promotion list. If two lists exist, the promotion list must be exhausted before the open list is considered.
Final Selection Process: Those who pass will be placed on an eligible list for approximately six months and all will be notified of their status. A Hiring Manager will consider those applicants eligible for hire. You will be notified if you are invited to participate in the final selection process which may include an interview, job simulation, work sample submission, or other evaluation method.
Pre-Employment Screening: This position requires a background check which may include criminal history, and employment history as a condition of employment. Candidates will be required to submit proof of education to Human Resources upon conditional job offer, if qualifying based on education.
Human Resources Contact Information:
Kate Moen at (651) 266-6530
Email: kate.moen@stpaul.gov
The City of Saint Paul encourages individuals to apply for positions regardless of criminal history.
Veteran’s Preference: If you are a veteran and would like to receive Veteran’s preference in accordance with MN Statute 197.455, you must submit a photocopy of your DD214 preferably at time of application. Click here for more information.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: The City of Saint Paul is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Veterans, women, persons of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.