Management Analyst, Senior

Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 29M00000855
Department: Public Works
Opening Date: 06/05/2026
Closing Date: 6/19/2026 11:59 PM Eastern


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• Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
• Language Incentive
• Referral Bonus
• T uition Assistance Program

Description
The City of Richmond Department of Public Works is seeking highly skilled candidates for a Management Analyst, Senior position, to support the Deputy Director of Operations and Maintenance. The incumbent will assist with analyzing, coordinating, and providing insight to the Operations and Maintenance portfolio within the Department of Public Works. The portfolio consists of six major divisions that provide critical services to the citizens of Richmond.
This position will perform professional analysis and assist the various divisions with operational improvements such as; workflow analysis, creating standard operating procedures, developing performance metrics, training, process improvement, contract administration, and project management. The incumbent will provide leadership in coordinating and developing departmental and city-wide programs, policies, and practices. The position requires the ability to independently research, evaluate, and make decisions on a variety of complex subjects. Work will include facilitating informational sessions with governing bodies, citizen groups, and elected officials. Drafting and revising documents, reviewing financial transactions, performing financial analyses; preparing public relations and marketing materials, serving as a liaison and official representative to senior staff, external agencies, and the public; managing events, programs and special initiatives that support the overall Operations Portfolio.

Duties include but are not limited to

• Analyzing and practicing effective communication strategies across departments, programs, community partners, and customers;
• Conducting research, providing updates and making recommendations, and implementing solutions to achieve project goals and objectives;
• Planning study of communication and information flow;
• Collecting, analyzing, and presenting appropriate data and information designed to ensure operational and cost efficiencies gathered and developing solutions or alternative methods for moving forward;
• Fostering cooperative working relationships among City departments;
• Developing and preparing various reports, policies, presentations, and a variety of communication materials to disseminate program and policy information;
• Serving on internal task forces and committees for various programs and making recommendations as appropriate;
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses

Management Analyst, Senior

• Bachelor's degree in business or public administration, or field related to assignment
• Four years of journey-level professional experience in areas related to assignments, such as program/project management or management/policy/financial analysis
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• None required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
TYPICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.

Knowledge (some combination of the following):

• Analysis and reporting of data
• Audit practices
• Basic accounting knowledge
• Debt and grant management
• Economic and accounting principles
• Background in department of focus
• EDI processes and guidelines
• Education and training principles
• English language including the meaning and spelling of words, composition, and grammar
• General financial reporting
• Laws, rules, and fines in and around ACH transactions
• Ordinances, government regulations, agency rules, and the legislative process
• Payment systems
• Payroll accounting
• Principles for providing customer service, including meeting quality standards for services and customer satisfaction

Skills (some combination of the following):

• Analyzing complex issues
• Building budgets, expenditures, and revenue forecasts
• Communicating with various internal and external departments
• Drafting and revising documents
• Forecasting
• Managing multiple priorities and deadlines
• Managing program in focus area
• Overseeing financial transactions
• Preparing forecasts, reports, analyses for special projects, etc.
• Supporting various activities in area of focus
• Teaching and instructing individuals and groups
• Oral and written communication

Abilities (some combination of the following):

• Adapt
• Analyze information
• Make decisions
• Multi-task
• Problem solve
• Work in teams

Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT : Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly talk, hear, see, and perform repetitive motions; frequently reach and finger; and occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, push, pull, lift, walk, grasp, and feel. The working conditions may not include environmental hazards. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.


The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process, please contact Veronica Kenner, by email at View email address on click.appcast.io.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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10-point compensable veteran. You must have an existing compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more. Other 10-point veteran include disabled veteran or a veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart for wound or injuries received in action, veteran's widow or widower who has not remarried, wife or husband of a veteran who has a service-connected disability, widowed, divorced or separated mother of an ex-service son or daughter who died in action, or who is totally and permanently disabled. Do any of these apply?

• Yes
• No

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5-point veteran's must have been discharged under honorable conditions and had one of the following:Active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, in a war, or during the period 4/28/52-7/1/55 or active duty for more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 2/1/55 and 10/14/76 or active duty during the Gulf War sometime between 8/2/90 - 1/2/92 or active duty in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized or active duty for which more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 9/11/2001 and ending on the date prescribed by the Presidential proclamation or by the law as the last date of operation Iraqi Freedom. Do any of these apply?

• Yes
• No

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Which best describes your highest level of education?

• High School Diploma/GED
• Some college
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's/Advanced Degree
• None of the above

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How many years of experience do you have gathering and analyzing data for the purpose of making policy recommendations?

• Less than five years of experience
• Five to eight years of experience
• More than eight years of experience

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Do you have experience preparing and giving presentations and reports to managers or organizational leaders?

• Yes
• No

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Do you have experience working with an Oracle based or similar system?

• Yes
• No

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If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please which oracle based products you have used.If you answered "No" type "NA"
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Please indicate how many years of experience you have coordinating and collaborating with similar work units, departments, residents, community groups and/or individual stakeholders to accomplish a specific task or program goal.

• No experience
• Less than Five years of experience
• Five to Eight years of experience
• More than eight years of experience

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Based on the City of Richmond Department of Human Resources MS Experience Scale, immediately described below, what is your level of proficiency using Microsoft Excel? Basic - At this level, an individual is able to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Intermediate - At this level, an individual understands the concepts of spreadsheets and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Advanced - At this level, an individual is automate some operations, manage Macro commands, have a command of multiple functions, create pivot tables and other MS Excel applications.

• Basic
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• No experience

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Based on the City of Richmond Department of Human Resources MS Experience Scale, immediately described below, what is your level of proficiency using MS Products (other than Excel)Basic - Familiar with Word/Powerpoint/Access/Outlook/etc. and can do only the most basic, beginner functionsIntermediate - Significant experience and exposure with Word/Powerpoint/Access/Outlook/etc. and can perform moderately difficult tasks with relative ease and quicklyAdvanced - Extraordinary skill levels which consists of years of experience and exposure and can perform expert level functions with some of the most challenging features, accurately and timely?

• Basic
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• No Experience

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