Project Manager III

Salary Range: $80,594.95 - $97,200.00

Posting expires: 10/6/2026

The Office of the Mayor seeks a collaborative and community-centered Project Manager III to manage the implementation of the Atlanta Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative (ANRI). This role focuses primarily on the advancement of projects in the Westside neighborhoods of English Avenue, Vine City, Grove Park, and Bankhead. However, they may be asked to support other broader ANRI efforts as needed. This role will serve as the primary point of coordination for ANRI work in these neighborhoods, driving community outreach and relationship building efforts with neighborhood residents and leaders to ensure effective communication and engagement. This role requires working closely with City staff, community members, partner organizations, public agencies, and other key stakeholders to advance neighborhood revitalization projects and investments. This position reports to Executive Office.

The Atlanta Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative (ANRI) is a shared effort by Mayor Dickens, City of Atlanta and partners to make Atlanta the best city to thrive and to raise every child. ANRI centers a “whole of government” approach to reorient public systems toward a more inclusive focus on residents’ needs. The goal is to create whole, healthy, thriving, and connected neighborhoods. ANRI has been launched in 7 priority neighborhood areas that have experienced decades of disinvestment. Learn more here: https://atlneighborhoods.org/

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

- Use project management tools and data-driven analysis to identify problem areas and opportunities, set targets and design and implement action-oriented plans to drive tangible results for the City;
- Partner with and guide departments in identifying strategic opportunities and developing clear and appropriate implementation plans to deliver results on all initiatives in the priority areas;
- Develop performance improvement recommendations and implementation plans within budget/policy constraints and evaluate impact of change on service delivery, productivity and cost efficiency;
- Plan, manage, and follow through to ensure the smooth flow of activities that deliver project results and anticipate obstacles or gaps that would impact project success;
- Actively manage large-scale projects, including leading project meetings, facilitating project team interaction, managing scope, managing deadlines, managing project budgets and ensuring on-time delivery of solutions;
- Support the team's strategic framework and best practices for innovation and performance delivery throughout the City of Atlanta organization;
- Drive community outreach and relationship building efforts with neighborhood residents and leaders to ensure effective communication and engagement.
- Manage and maintain strong relationships with a broad set of stakeholders, including senior government officials and private and nonprofit sector leaders; and
- Take initiative to effectively identify solutions and drive departments and partners toward results.
- Produce clear, concise and consistent deliverables to communicate problems and recommendations with attention to presentation and potential audiences
- Support the team's strategic framework and best practices for innovation and performance delivery throughout the City of Atlanta organization;
- Drive community outreach and relationship building efforts with neighborhood residents and leaders to ensure effective communication and engagement.
- Manage and maintain strong relationships with a broad set of stakeholders, including senior government officials and private and nonprofit sector leaders; and take initiative to effectively identify solutions and drive departments and partners toward results.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

The ideal candidate is ready to work in a high-energy, openly collaborative work environment. They have a history of demonstrable success in project management, process improvement, partnership development, and data-driven decision making. They are persistent, friendly, and concise. We seek engaged professionals with outstanding strategic and interpersonal skills. Other qualifications include:

- Experience delivering medium to large-scale projects on time and within budget;
- Exceptional problem-solving skills with an ability to anticipate challenges and develop solutions on deadline;
- Strong attention to detail;
- Ability to lead systems change that involve multiple stakeholders, constituencies, and/or agencies;
- Enterprising, resourceful results-oriented approach to work;
- Ability to prioritize among competing needs and opportunities and manage multiple projects or workstreams at the same time, and

Ability to thoughtfully communicate with and respectfully engage diverse stakeholders around a shared vision for achieving results.

It is the policy of the City of Atlanta (“COA”) that qualified individuals with disabilities are not discriminated against because of their disabilities regarding job application procedures, hiring, and other terms and conditions of employment. It is further the policy of the COA to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of the employment process. The COA is prepared to modify or adjust the job application process or the job or work environment to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of the applicant or employee to enable the applicant or employee to be considered for the position he or she desires, to perform the essential functions of the position in question, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated employees without disabilities, unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the Human Resources Director for your department.

The City of Atlanta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, ender identity, marital status, veteran’s status or national origin, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. We value and encourage diversity in our workforce.

- Undergraduate and/or Master’s degree in Business/Public Administration, Finance, Public Policy, Industrial Engineering, City Planning or other data-driven field;
- 6-10 years of project management, business analysis, finance, operations or consulting experience in a demanding analytic environment; experience in management, strategy or operational consulting preferred but not required;