Project Analyst

Somerville is a city that upholds progressive principles for both employees and residents. The City of Somerville embraces and encourages an innovative, empowering, and collaborative workplace culture in a fast-paced, challenging environment. The City also offers a generous benefits package that embodies a strong work-life balance. Not only is Somerville a “Model City,” as termed by The Boston Globe, but it is also a model employer.

Statement of Duties

The Parking Department is a revenue generating department handling millions of dollars in transactions and performing a variety of functions within the city. The department seeks a versatile and responsible candidate for Project Analyst that can take initiative and work independently to complete a range of transportation related projects. This includes analysis on meter activity, collecting data related to innovative initiatives, supervising meter and sign crews and responding to constituent and Councilor requests for service. The position provides the opportunity to work with a small entrepreneurial team and have positive impacts on public policy and the citizens of Somerville.

Essential Functions

• Coordinate staff for the flawless execution of projects
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
• Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
• Ensure resource availability and allocation
• Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress
• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques
• Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques
• Report and escalate to management as needed
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation

Recommended Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience: Associate Degree and three to five (3-5) years’ experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Special Requirements: valid Massachusetts Class D driver’s license.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skill

Knowledge: Knowledge of best practices in project management and data analysis; knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and other data management and analysis platforms; knowledge of or willingness to quickly learn about municipal government.

Abilities: Ability to operate a motor vehicle and travel independently to multiple locations in the City; ability to meet and deal with the public effectively and appropriately; ability to work well in teams; ability to handle problems and troubleshoot effectively; ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing; ability to operate a computer; ability to maintain, manage, and organize records; ability to deal appropriately with City employees, City officials and the general public.

Skill: Excellent organizational skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills; excellent data processing skill in the use of personal computers and office software including word processing, data base and spreadsheet applications; excellent planning and organizational skills. 

Work Environment

The work environment involves everyday discomforts typical of offices, and exposure to outside elements. Duties will be split between field and office tasks. Noise or physical surroundings may be distracting, but conditions are generally not unpleasant. Employee may be required to work beyond normal business hours in response to attend evening meetings or complete work assignments.

Physical and Mental Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the position’s essential functions.

Physical Skills

Few physical demands are required to perform the work. Work effort in office involves sitting to perform work tasks, with intermittent periods of stooping, walking, and standing. There may also be some lifting of objects such as office equipment and computer paper (up to 30 lbs.) in the course of job duties. Field work requires some agility and physical strength, such as moving in or about construction sites or over rough terrain, or standing or walking most of the work period. This work will require extended physical effort over a significant portion of the work day and there may be occasional lifting of objects up to 50 lbs.

Motor Skills

Duties are largely mental rather than physical, but the job requires minimal motor skills for activities such as moving objects, operating a motor vehicle, operating a telephone, personal computer and/or most other office equipment including word processing, filing and sorting of papers.

Visual Skills

Visual demands require constantly reading documents for general understanding and analytical purposes.

Send your resume and cover letter by August 15, 2019 to:

City Hall Personnel Office
93 Highland Avenue
Somerville MA 02143
Fax: 617-666-4426
TTY: 1-866-808-4851
Email: employment_opportunities@somervillema.gov

City of Somerville residents are especially encouraged to apply.

The City of Somerville is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability or any other protected category. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures will be provided to qualified individuals with disabilities free of charge, upon request.

Individuals with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication, written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures, in order to access the programs and activities of the City of Somerville or to attend meetings, should contact the City’s ADA Coordinator, Nency Salamoun, at 617-625-6600 x2323 or NSalamoun@somervillema.gov.