DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Position and Duties:
The City Council has a Digital Inclusion and Broadband Strategy that seeks to accelerate the deployment of wired and wireless broadband for all people while making it more inclusive for the digitally underserved (closing the digital divide). Executing this strategy requires accelerating Broadband permitting with the telecom providers for small cell, macro cell, and fiber optic infrastructure, working collaboratively with the community on the aesthetics and other community concerns associated with broadband deployment, and managing the day-to-day permitting workflow for the City’s Small Cell and Macro Cell Teams that execute the Permitting and Inspection processes for the City.
The Broadband Permitting Project Manager (Senior Executive Analyst) works as a member of the Civic Innovation Team reporting to the Broadband Manager (Assistant to the City Manager) responsible for Broadband and Digital Inclusion.
The Broadband Permitting Project Manager directly influences over $1B in private sector investment into the City. This private sector investment creates jobs, increases regional GDP, delivers Smart City capability, and delivers economic opportunities for the digitally under-served.
The Broadband Permitting Project Manager role requires a broad set of skills including project management, stakeholder coordination, strategic thinking, contract management, public policy, team leadership, and public collaboration. They will ensure City’s departments fulfill permitting in partnership with telecom providers demand by permitting communications facilities including cell towers, small cells, macro cells, and underground fiber optics, and conduit runs. This role requires collaboration with various city departments including, but not limited to, other offices within the City Manager’s Office; the Emergency Operations Center; Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement; Fire; Library; Public Works; and the Office of Economic Development. Collaboration with public interest groups, community organizations, and other stakeholders will also be required.
The Broadband Permitting Project Manager responsibilities include the following:
• Execute and coordinate broadband permitting service levels across multiple departments with a balance of meeting industry needs and ensuring safe, well designed, and consistent review process.
• Coordinate with City departments involved with broadband deployment.
• Coordinate with the City’s Emergency Operations Center on telecommunications.
• Support Digital Inclusion efforts and oversight of the City’s Digital Inclusion Partnership.
• Collaborate with external stakeholders on community concerns with broadband deployments including individual residents and supporting community outreach.
• Measure weekly permitting performance and compliance with carrier agreement terms to drive improvements and provide clear communication.
• Report progress to senior City staff and telecom staff.
Selection Process:
The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicant's training and experience based on the application, resume, and responses to the job-specific questions. You must answer all job specific questions and complete the Education/Work History section of the application to be considered for this vacancy or your application will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration.
Only the candidates whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited to proceed in the selection process. Additional phases of the selection process will consist of one or more interviews.
To be considered for this position, you must fill out the online application available on the City of San José website. As part of this process, you will be required to submit a Cover Letter & Resume, provide three references, and responses to the following supplemental questions stated below:
1. Please indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for this position:
1. Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in public administration, business administration, engineering, or related field and four (4) years of professional level management and/or administrative experience.
2. Master’s Degree and three (3) years of professional level management and/or administrative experience.
3. None of the above.
2. Please specify your degree, the area of study, and the institution you obtained it from.
3. Describe your experiences in project management, relationship management, and stakeholder collaboration.
4. Describe your experiences in project leadership role(s), such as defining project scope, managing schedule and budget, cross-departmental goal alignment, and providing regular updates to senior executive leadership.
5. Describe your particular skills and abilities that you believe would make you a successful member of the Office of Civic Innovation with a focus on skills and abilities related to the Broadband Permitting Project Manager position.
You must answer all job specific questions in order to be considered for this vacancy or your application will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration. If you have questions about the duties of the position, the selection or hiring processes, please contact Abigail Shull by email at abigail.shull@sanjoseca.gov.
The Broadband Permitting Project Manager position will be open until filled. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as this recruitment may close at any time. The first application review will be on Monday June 28, 2021. Please submit your application by 11:59 p.m. (PDT) on Sunday, June 27, 2021 if you would like your application to be included in the first review.
Additional Information:
The actual salary shall be determined by the final candidate’s qualifications and experience. In addition to the starting salary, employees in the Senior Executive Analyst classification shall also receive an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non-pensionable compensation pay.
