Planning Project Manager - Out of School Time (HHS Employees Only)

Planning Project Manager - Out of School Time (HHS Employees Only)

Salary

$77,540.97 - $100,803.26 Annually

Location

5325 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

26-10914

Department

Health & Human Services

Opening Date

10/10/2026

Closing Date

10/24/2026 11:59 PM Central

• Description
• Benefits

Job Summary

The Health and Human Services Research & Planning Division is seeking a Planning Project Manager to serve in a leadership role on the Raising Travis County (RTC) team. The Planning Project Manager performs highly advanced planning and manages multiple high-level projects for out-of-school time services. This work includes leading planning and facilitation processes, out- of-school time investment planning, , contract oversight and reporting, and benchmarking RTC processes with national best practices.

In collaboration with the Planning Manager, the Planning Project Manager leads and coordinates the Raising Travis County investments system including programmatic contract management and procurement. The Planning Project Manager also manages complex projects for the Division. This position involves directing the work of other RTC staff including project supervision and providing peer training, guidance, and feedback. This position may organize and lead citizen work groups, facilitate public engagement, and serve as county spokesperson for project planning area of expertise.

This position is open to Travis County Health and Human Services - Research and Planning Division Employees Only.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:

This classification is within the Planner/Management/Research job family and is the most senior planner with expertise in a specific planning area, representing the department in Commissioners Court proceedings and the County in public forums. This classification requires minimal supervision, exercises independent judgment and initiative, and requires managing high-level, complex projects while simultaneously completing advanced planning work. It is distinguished by the requirements to lead staff on project work; manage multi-disciplinary county and/or consultant-staffed teams; contract and manage consulting services; initiate policy and work directly with senior management for its adoption and implementation; and plan and develop large programs and facilitate their approval.

Duties and Responsibilities

The broad duties of the Planning Project Manager involve the following:

• Coordinating, designing, and managing complex projects and programmatic initiatives for the Department and/or County in alignment with Department and County goals and in collaboration with other County Departments, partner agencies, service providers, community collaborations, and community representatives.
• Serving as project manager overseeing major long-term implementation planning and development of policies and procedures for out of school time services.
• Leading staff in scoping work, defining deliverables, identifying tasks, developing work methods, identifying resource needs, and monitoring progress for out of school time services.
• Leading procurement processes and programmatic contract management for out of school time services
• Participating in or managing highly advanced and complex projects and programs for out of school time services.

Specific tasks may include:

• Formulating policies in area of expertise for investing public dollars and advises senior management and elected officials on strategic initiatives for addressing growth-related challenges.
• Completing comprehensive plans that establish policy for investing public dollars in health and human services programs
• Writing reports and other documents
• Presenting before peers, partners, advisory councils, the public, and/or elected officials
• Leading and participating in collaborative group processes
• Leading or supporting community and task groups including the development of community plans
• Facilitating meetings and groups
• Conducting primary and secondary research
• Programmatic and performance oversight of RTC investments
• Coordinating public performance reporting for RTC investments
• Investment planning: community assessment
• Investment planning: scoping, planning, and implementing competitive processes for RTC investments
• Representing the County and Department in a range of settings
• Working in partnership with community representatives or groups, departments, and outside agencies
• Using computer applications and management information systems
• Performing other job-related duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements

Education and Experience:

Bachelors degree in Social Work, Planning, Public Policy, Public Administration, Government, Criminal Justice, Sociology or other Social Sciences, Public Health, or a directly related field AND five (5) years increasingly responsible Senior Planner experience. Two years demonstrated experience in project management;

OR,

Masters degree in Social Work, Planning, Public Policy, Public Administration, Government, Criminal Justice, Sociology or other Social Sciences, Public Health, or a directly related field AND three (3) years increasingly responsible Senior Planner experience. Two years demonstrated experience in project management.

OR,

Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.

Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements:

None required.

Preferred:

• Experience with social services/health and human services (may include work, volunteer, and/or life experience)
• Experience with project management and oversight
• Experience with strategic and implementation planning
• Experience in social services procurement and/or contract management

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Public Administration and County governmental agencies, purchasing policies and practices.
• Human services systems and programs
• Governmental agencies and relevant policies (local, state, and federal)
• Principles of community planning
• Legislative process.
• Issues pertaining to out-of-school time.
• Project management methodologies, practices, and techniques.
• Population characteristics and community conditions pertaining to health and human services.
• Grammar, punctuation, and writing style for reports and professional communications.
• Computer applications for word processing, spreadsheets, database management, statistical analysis, presentations, job-specific analysis, desktop publishing, and related software applications.

Skill in:

• Developing short-range and long-range plans.
• Program planning, developing and implementing.
• Data analysis and policy research/analysis.
• Setting up systems for conducting analysis and compiling for reports.
• Writing reports, briefs, and other documents.
• Planning and facilitating meetings and groups.
• Effective written, verbal, and visual communication of complex information for high-level decision-making and public presentations.
• Leadership, collaboration, and negotiation techniques.
• Identifying stakeholder interests, engaging in dialogue, and managing expectations.
• Managing projects including defining scopes of work and developing schedules, work methods, and processes for completing work, monitoring progress, and controlling quality of work.
• Coordinating the work of others.
• Effective use of finite resources.

Ability to:

• Develop plans, programs, and processes to improve existing County Services or new County services.
• Apply knowledge to data, policy, and process analysis.
• Reach sound conclusions and make recommendations.
• Manage complex projects to successful conclusion.
• Reason, think critically, convey complex information, and rationally influence high level decision-making.
• Manage time well, perform multiple tasks, and organize diverse activities.
• Interpret planning and program objectives to groups and public.
• Bring together several viewpoints into a balanced position.
• Maintain appropriate records.,
• Compile data and write clear and comprehensive reports.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with departmental clientele, representatives of outside agencies, other County employees and officials, and the general public.
• Balance multiple roles across different functions and settings.
• Provide training, guidance and feedback to team members.
• Receive guidance from, and work collaboratively with, division leadership.

Work Environment & Other Information

Physical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up to 5-20 pounds occasionally, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment. Subject to standing, walking, sitting, repetitive motion, reaching, occasional indoor/outdoor activities, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, pushing, pulling, balancing, client/customer contact, squatting to perform the essential functions.

Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such, employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.

Work Hours: 8 am - 5 pm, Monday-Friday.

Location: 5325 Airport Blvd. Austin, TX

Department: Health & Human Services

Criminal, Driving, Education, and Employment Background Checks Required.

For updates or questions on this position, contact: Brian.Stacy@traviscountytx.gov

This job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.

Benefits

Employment at Travis County comes with a full array of benefits. We offer comprehensive health insurance, a no-cost, on-site Health and Wellness clinic, longevity pay, paid vacations, sick time and personal holidays, not to mention an industry competitive salary structure and a friendly, stable work environment.

FY2027 Travis County Benefit Guide

In this valuable Travis County Benefits Guide you will find benefit summaries, eligibility requirements, costs, contact numbers and addresses as well as other general information on the benefits available to Travis County Employees and Retirees.

Credit Union

Employees may join the Travis County Credit Union which offers low-interest loans, savings plans through payroll deduction, safe deposit boxes and other benefits.

Deferred Compensation

Employees may enroll in a tax- free sheltered investment plan through payroll deduction.

Direct Deposit

Employees may sign up for direct bank deposit.

Employee Assistance Program

Travis County provides a confidential counseling and referral service free of charge to county employees and their family.

Employee Organizations

Membership in the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union is available through payroll deduction.

Employee Health & Wellness Clinic

Employees may access the clinic for a variety of wellness program and health care services with no co-pay, no deductible and no co-insurance costs.

Holidays

An average of eleven paid holidays are designated by the Travis County Commissioners Court at the beginning of each fiscal year.

Insurance

Employees may select from four plans: an Exclusive Physician Organization (EPO), Choice Plus Preferred Physician Organization (PPO), Consumer Choice or a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a Health Savings Account (HSA). All four options include a Pharmacy Plan. Travis County's current policy is to pay 100% of the employee's health insurance premium for the Consumer Choice and HDHP. Employees will pay a premium for both the EPO and PPO. Other insurance benefits include $50,000 Basic Life and AD&D paid by the County.

The following benefits are employee paid:

• Dental
• Vision
• Supplemental Life, AD&D
• Dependent Life
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Long Term Care

New employees are covered on the first day of the month following 28 calendar days of employment.

Longevity

Longevity pay is paid for each year completed after three years of continuous service. Peace Officers in a law enforcement activity, whose job requires state peace officer certification, receive pay after one year of certification.

On the regular payday on or after the employees fourth and subsequent adjusted service dates, he or she receives a single payment for the previous year.

Parking

A limited number of assigned parking spaces are available to employees in the Courthouse Complex.

Personal Holidays

Regular, full-time employees are eligible for up to three paid personal holidays each calendar year. Part-time employees shall be granted personal holidays on a prorated basis. New employees earn personal holidays for the calendar year in which he/she begins employment, based on the month in which employment begins:

January - March

3 personal holidays

April - June

2 personal holidays

July - September

1 personal holiday

October - December

None

New employees are eligible to take personal holidays after 90 days of employment.

Retirement

Travis County is a member of the Texas County & District Retirement System with mandatory participation by certain classes of employees. Seven percent (7%) of the gross salary is deducted each pay period. An employee is fully vested after eight years of service. Benefits are prorated for part-time employees.

Sick Leave

Regular employees earn sick leave at a rate of eight hours per month with unlimited accrual during employment. Part-time employees earn sick leave on a pro-rated basis.

Parental Leave

Each Full-time Paid Parental Leave Eligible (PPL) Employee is entitled to a total of 320 hours of Paid Parental Leave in a 12 month period. Paid Parental Leave for Part-time PPL Eligible Employees is prorated based on the number of hours that they are regularly scheduled to work.

Tuition Refund

Certain classes of full-time employees may receive reimbursement for fees associated with pre-approved, job related course work completed satisfactorily.

Vacation

Based on years of county service, regular, full-time employees earn vacation time at the following rates:

0 to 5 years

4.0 hours per pay period

6 to 10 years

4.5 hours per pay period

11 to 15 years

5.0 hours per pay period

16 to 20 years

5.5 hours per pay period

21 plus years

6.0 hours per pay period

Part-time employees earn vacation leave on a pro-rated basis.

Workers Compensation

The county provides all employees workers compensation coverage with benefits in accordance with state statute, if the employee sustains an injury out of, or in the course of work.

Employer Travis County

Address 700 Lavaca Street

Austin, Texas, 78701

Website https://www.traviscountytx.gov/human-resources/jobs