Pay Range: $25.55/hr. - $31.94/hr.
Job Posting Closing on: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required.
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
A Project Assistant job is available with the City of Fort Worth Development Services Contract Management Division. The Development Services Department works with residents, businesses, developers, and other stakeholders to achieve the City’s vision of becoming the most livable and best managed city in the country. Our fast-paced work environment and focus on constant improvement keeps us motivated to implement best practices and to provide excellent customer experiences. The Contract Management Section plays a critical role in achieving the City’s vision by administrating developer led infrastructure agreements.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associates degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in public administration, business administration, planning, or a related field.
- Three (3) years of increasingly responsible related work experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of Accela Automation, Adobe Acrobat, PeopleSoft Financials and Microsoft Suite.
- Possession of or ability to obtain a Notary Public Certificate and eNotary credentials within six months of hire date.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
The Project Assistant’s job responsibilities include:
- Coordinates with the development community to initiate and draft applicable development contracts for execution.
- Serves as liaison between the development community and city staff to obtain appropriate exhibits, relevant contract documentation, collect payment for applicable development fees, and assist with redline negotiation before digitally routing contract(s) for execution and county recordation.
- Scheduling and attending meetings with relevant stakeholders to resolve project friction points to keep the development process moving.
- Monitoring and funding coordination of internal financial accounts and external county accounts to ensure a sufficient balance to complete recordation when agreements are executed.
Working Conditions
Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.
Physical Demands
Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.
