Project Manager - Strategy & Technology - DPW

Project Manager - Strategy & Technology - DPW

Salary

$59,321.00 Annually

Location

City County Building, IN

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

10103

Department

Department of Public Works-Policy and Planning

Opening Date

10/22/2026

Closing Date

10/30/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

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Overview

Agency Summary

The Indianapolis Department of Public Works (DPW) aims to improve residents quality of life through bettering public spaces and infrastructure, and through providing excellent public services. With a focus on multi-modal connectivity, thriving green spaces, meaningful capital improvements, universal accessibility, and collaborative public and private partnerships, DPW builds and maintains public infrastructure and park land; manages solid waste collection; and keeps the Citys entire vehicle fleet rolling. One of the largest city agencies, "Team DPW" commits itself to effective efficient customer service for residents and visitors to Indianapolis. The agency is able to do this by cultivating a productive, collaborative, and compliant work environment in order for our workforce to meet the needs of the constituents of Indianapolis and Marion County.

Job Summary

The Project Manager - Strategy and Technology for the Dept. of Public Works is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day demands of the Community Powered Infrastructure Program (CPI), coordinating among all divisions of DPW, public safety, contracted vendors, and interested community partners to see art in the right-of-way and tactical urbanism projects through from awareness/education about the program to inception, installation and project completion. Position will be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships between DPW and other organizations, including, but not limited to: businesses, neighborhood organizations, educational institutions, nonprofits, and social/fraternal organizations.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The City of Indianapolis Marion County is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.We value diversity in perspectives and experiences among colleagues and the residents of this city of whom we serve.

Position Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, maintains, and continuously refines an effective community partnership effort to promote the CPI program and other DPW policies as needed.
• Assist with the development and implementation of educational materials and opportunities for the CPI program.
• Assist with general management of the CPI cost-share program including reviewing applications, coordinating with the finance team on proposed costs, and general communication tasks as needed.
• General project management for CPI projects, including maintenance of the CPI Lending Library, guiding community partners through the application process, assisting with idea development, access to materials, general cost estimates for projects, identifying potential funding opportunities, and successfully getting projects installed, tested, and completed.
• Effectively communicate across divisions of DPW and City-County enterprise to ensure projects will be designed in a manner that will test the hypotheses of the community partner, not disrupt other pertinent DPW services (i.e., solid waste pick-up, capital project construction, operations maintenance), and will be safe for all pedestrian, cyclist, and vehicular traffic.
• Represent DPW at various neighborhood and community events to educate residents on CPI, workshop project ideas, etc.
• Coordinate with DPW communications team on traditional and social media opportunities to promote CPI projects, gain additional awareness of the program, and garner increased interest in participating in the program.
• Assist with other Policy & Planning initiatives as needed - work to include, but not be limited to, project research, data analysis, participation in public procurement efforts, new technologies research and beta testing, etc.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds on regular occasion
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in a related field with two (2) years' experience in in a related field such as public policy, infrastructure, or technology. Any combination of education and experience in related fields equal to six (6) years is acceptable. Effective oral and written communication skills and the ability to use spreadsheets, word processors, and other software solutions. Ability to occasionally travel off-site to community meetings.

Preferred Job Requirements and Qualifications

A Bachelor's Degree in public relations, marketing, communications, political science or other related area of study (OR) 10 years of relevant work experience is preferred. An ideal candidate would have experience with contract management and public outreach, project management, and/or experience working with capital improvement programs.

If your qualifications meet the requirements of the posted position, your application will be referred to the hiring agency. Once the agency receives your application, all further communication during the interview and selection process will be handled directly BY THE AGENCY. It is IMPERATIVE that you record the contact information of the individual who is scheduling your interview. City-County HR will not have access to this information, is not involved in the interview or selection process, and can only confirm whether an application has been referred. After selection of the successful candidate, an official offer of employment will be made by HR.

Working Conditions

Essential functions are regularly performed in an office setting without exposure to adverse environmental conditions. Seasonally dependent. During the install season, the position will be completing field checks as well as being on site for the installation of the projects.

Install Season:

15% field work

85% office work

Non-install Season:

5% field work

95% office work

Physical Conditions

• Sitting at a desk the majority of the day
• Some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10) pounds
• Tasks may involve extended periods of time at keyboard or workstation
• Tasks require the ability to perceive and hear sounds and see visual cues or signals
• Tasks require the ability to communicate orally

All rates are bi-weekly.

2026 Rate Sheet - To view our rate sheet, please copy and paste this link into your web browser: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:67382b58-4d1a-4519-89d7-8453f91e19a1

Life Insurance Employee Only (rates per $1,000 per month):

Basic: Employer Paid

Optional Life Insurance Employee Only (rates per $1,000 per month)

Additional:

<25-29 $0.058

30-34 $0.083

35-39 $0.099

40-44 $0.132

45-49 $0.223

50-54 $0.363

55-59 $0.600

60-64 $0.795

65-69 $1.329

70 + $2.054

IMPORTANT PERF UPDATE:

• For more information on eligibility options, refer to Proposal 21-288 https://bit.ly/3exq8yR

1. All employees hired/rehired after 1/1/2022 have a choice to select the PERF Hybrid plan (3% + Pension) or the INPRS My Choice: Retirement Savings plan (3% + 1% Contribution). The Hybrid plan consists of two components:

Annuity Savings Account (ASA) -This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. Youre always vested in your ASA portion - its always yours.

Pension - The pension portion of the retirement benefit is funded by contributions made by the employer over the course of the employees career and separate from the annuity savings account. Employees enrolled in the PERF Hybrid plan are eligible for retirement benefits at age sixty-five (65) if they have ten (10) or more years of creditable service. After June 30, 1995, employees may retire at age sixty (60) with at least fifteen (15) years of credible service or if the members age in years plus the years of credible service equals at least 85 and the member is at least fifty-five (55) years of age. With fifteen (15) or more years of creditable service, the employee may retire as early as age fifty (50) with a reduced pension.

2. Employees hired/rehired by the City and County between 1/1/2017 and 12/31/2021 will be automatically enrolled in the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings plan. This plan is an annuity savings account (ASA) only plan and does not have a pension component. Any service that an employee has in the My Choice: Retirement Savings Plan will not count toward the service time requirements for pension eligibility in the Hybrid Plan.

With the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings Plan, the ASA is split up into two parts:

Part one - This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. Youre always vested in your ASA portion - its always yours.

Part two - This consists of an additional variable rate contribution paid by the City toward your ASA. This variable rate contribution is currently 1% of your gross wages. Vesting in the value of the variable rate employer contribution will vary by length of participation. You are:

• 20 percent vested after 1 full year of participation
• 40 percent vested after 2 full years of participation
• 60 percent vested after 3 full years of participation
• 80 percent vested after 4 full years of participation
• 100 percent vested after 5 full years of participation

3. All employees hired/rehired prior to 1/1/2017 are grandfathered into PERF Hybrid plan. The Hybrid plan consists of two components:

Annuity Savings Account (ASA) -This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. Youre always vested in your ASA portion - its always yours.

Pension - The pension portion of the retirement benefit is funded by contributions made by the employer over the course of the employees career and separate from the annuity savings account. Employees enrolled in the PERF Hybrid plan are eligible for retirement benefits at age sixty-five (65) if they have ten (10) or more years of creditable service. After June 30, 1995, employees may retire at age sixty (60) with at least fifteen (15) years of credible service or if the members age in years plus the years of credible service equals at least 85 and the member is at least fifty-five (55) years of age. With fifteen (15) or more years of creditable service, the employee may retire as early as age fifty (50) with a reduced pension.

4. City Employees hired/rehired between 1/1/2017 and 12/31/21 that are members of the City AFSCME labor union can choose to enroll in either the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings plan or the PERF Hybrid plan. Both plans are described above. Employees have 60 days to choose which option they want, and by state law this cannot be changed. If no choice is made, the employee will then be automatically added to the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings plan.

The Indiana General Assembly has enacted a provision that allows public employees to make voluntary contributions in addition to the mandatory three percent (3%) contributions. Employees may contribute up to an additional ten- percent (10%) of their compensation per pay period to the annuity savings account. This means that the maximum level of contributions to the annuity savings account under this new provision is thirteen percent (13%) of an employees compensation per pay period.

Employees who separate from the city within their first ten (10) years of employment need to contact INPRS - PERF regarding their ASA account.

Questions relating to PERF may be directed to INPRS - PERF at:

Indiana Public Retirement System

Public Employees Retirement Fund

One North Capitol, Suite 001

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

(888) 236-3544

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Employer City of Indianapolis and Marion County

Address 200 E. Washington Street

CCB 1501

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204

Phone 317-327-5211

Website http://www.indy.gov