Grand Connection Manager
Current– Manage the City’s complex Grand Connection initiatives and supervise staff carrying out day to day activities. Work with executive leadership and individual project managers to establish and deliver on scopes, schedules, and resource needs for contributing elements.– Act as a spokesperson for the Grand Connection and downtown Bellevue with a variety of downtown and Wilburton stakeholders. Work with the Bellevue Downtown Association and others to foster community engagement and translate their needs and expectations into action. Lead conversations and facilitate decision making among the City departments, Bellevue Downtown Association, and other key stakeholders.– Manage work with City departments, property owners, event producers, residents, and others to review and improve existing policies regarding programming, maintenance, and other operational aspects of the space. Serve as strategic and policy advisor to organizational leadership on program elements.– Develop, negotiate, and manage contracts and agreements with vendors, City departments, and other partners to ensure work remains within established parameters. Manage support staff and ensure appropriate administration of finances, including budgets, grant awards, and preparation of grant applications.– Use project management best practices to organize and manage reporting on progress for various elements and sub-elements of the program. Use a continuous improvement approach to proactively enhance workstreams. Provide performance reporting to city leadership regarding goal achievement.
