Participates with City Administration in framing City Councils vision and strategies for accomplishing organizational initiatives; advocates City, Federal, state, and regional cooperation where opportunities exist to further the Citys and regions goals; Represents and supports the City Manager with City Council, community meetings and civic events; makes presentations, delivers programming, and provides input as needed; Recommends, reviews, and evaluates proposals for new programs and services; confers with administrative and management level staff, public officials, and members of the public; recommends changes in administrative policies, organization, programs, methods, and procedures; Works as the city Program manager to coordinate, consult, and communicate with other departments, architects, landscape architects, contractors, planners, commissions or committees, public agencies, developers and in the development of public infrastructure and buildings, feasibility studies, concepts, planning, design, and construction related to city-lead and involved capital construction Programs; Directs the work activities of assigned technical and administrative support personnel; prioritizes and coordinates work assignments, reviews work for accuracy; recommends improvements in workflow, procedures and use of equipment and forms; Provides the City Manager with accurate and timely information to support decision-making and policy direction; Assists City Administration in the preparation, coordination, review and presentation of a variety of citywide financial and organizational planning documents including the Citys Comprehensive Review Plan, Strategic Plan, and Capital Improvement Plan; Assists the Assistant City Managers and Department Heads and staff with special Programs, including planned developments, zoning code updates, and comprehensive planning; Researches grant opportunities, provides initial grant review and summary to assess feasibility; prepares grant request and information reports. Knowledge of principles, practices and methods of public administration; functions and services of City government and the roles of the City Manager and City Council; Knowledge of principles, methodology, practices of research, data collection, program analysis and report preparation; Knowledge of effective public relations techniques; Knowledge of administration and monitoring of contacts and grants; Knowledge of computer programs and applications, which may include Microsoft Office, Internet applications econometric or transportation modeling, and database management; Principles of leadership, supervision, training, and performance evaluation; Excellent oral and written communication skills for preparing and presenting planning reports and Programs; Excellent interpersonal skills for facilitating relationships with peers and decision-makers; Creative problem-solving skills to gather relevant information to solve less well- defined planning problems; Group facilitation skills for use with community workshops; Ability to work on several Programs or issues simultaneously; Ability to provide effective supervision and staff management; Ability to manage Programs effectively and meet firm deadlines; Ability to facilitate in-person and virtual public participation activities; Ability to interpret and apply pertinent Federal, State, and local laws, rules and regulations; and.