About this role
Job Posting Open Until Filled
Salary Range: $120,000 - $140,000
Hiring Department: Department of Enterprise Asset Management (DEAM)
General Description and Classification Standards
Reporting to the Department Commissioner, this role provides executive-level support and coordination of special projects and applied research initiatives that enhance initiative delivery and operational efficiency across the enterprise. The position supports time-bound, cross-departmental efforts that require structured execution, dedicated oversight, and measurable outcomes.
This position is charged with managing high-priority, non-routine projects and research functions that fall outside the scope of traditional business units. The role contributes subject matter expertise to improve project delivery frameworks, apply research to operational enhancements, and translate executive direction into actionable, performance-driven initiatives.
Supervision Received:
Direction received is broad and centers on enterprise-level priorities and program execution. Position is
expected to operate with independence while keeping executive leadership informed of progress, risk,
and key milestones.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
These are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all inclusive.
• Directs the planning, execution, and monitoring of complex, cross-functional special projects from concept to completion.
• Oversees applied research activities, including data gathering, benchmarking, and analysis to inform policy, operations, and enterprise decision-making.
• Develops and maintains project governance frameworks, templates, and performance metrics.
• Ensures alignment of initiatives with organizational goals and operational priorities and provides training and support to project teams.
• Coordinates across departments to manage project resources, schedules, and deliverables.
• Prepares reports, presentations, and executive updates on project status, risk, and outcomes.
• Maintains a centralized repository for project documentation, lessons learned, and historical data to foster continuous improvement.
• Establishes collaborative partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders and provide clear communication between project managers, team members, and stakeholders, ensuring goals and expectations are aligned.
• Create key performance indicators to ensure projects are on track and adhere to standards, quality, and efficiency.
• Provide training and support to project teams for continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of best practices.
• Ensures compliance with applicable regulations, procurement guidelines, and administrative policies.
• These are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all inclusive.
• May perform other duties as assigned.
Decision Making
Position exercises discretion and independent judgment in planning, resource allocation, and overall program implementation. Makes high-level decisions on project timelines, scope, and impact in coordination with executive leadership.
The above statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. COA may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.
Other facts
About City of Atlanta
The City of Atlanta remains a transportation hub, not just for the country but also for the world: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is one of the nations busiest in daily passenger flights. Direct flights to Europe, South America, and Asia have made metro Atlanta easily accessible to the more than 1,000 international businesses that operate here and the more than 50 countries that have representation in the city through consulates, trade offices, and chambers of commerce. The city has emerged as a banking center and is the world headquarters for 13 Fortune 500 companies.
Atlanta is the Capital city of the southeast, a city of the future with strong ties to its past. The old in new Atlanta is the soul of the city, the heritage that enhances the quality of life in a contemporary city. In the turbulent 60's, Atlanta was "the city too busy to hate." And today, in the 21st Century, Atlanta is the "city not too busy to care".
For more than four decades Atlanta has been linked to the civil rights movement. Civil Rights leaders moved forward, they were the visionaries who saw a new south, a new Atlanta. They believed in peace. They made monumental sacrifices for that peace. And because of them Atlanta became a fast-pace modern city which opened its doors to the 1996 Olympics.
Die-hard Southerners view Atlanta as the heart of the Old Confederacy; Atlanta has become the best example of the New South, a fast-paced modern city proud of its heritage.
In the past two decades Atlanta has experienced unprecedented growth -- the official city population remains steady, at about 420,000, but the metro population has grown in the past decade by nearly 40%, from 2.9 million to 4.1 million people. A good measure of this growth is the ever-changing downtown skyline, along with skyscrapers constructed in the Midtown, Buckhead, and outer perimeter (fringing I-285) business districts.
What you'll do
- The Program Management Officer I directs the planning, execution, and monitoring of complex, cross-functional special projects. They oversee applied research activities and ensure alignment of initiatives with organizational goals.
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