Senior Program Analyst

Position Description

About Harris County Flood Control District:

The Flood Control District has the mission to reduce the risk of flooding in Harris County, the third most populated county in the United States, with a population in excess of 4.7 million, including the City of Houston, the nation's fourth largest city. The Flood Control District has jurisdiction over the primary stormwater facilities in the county, which consist of approximately 1,500 channels totaling nearly 2,500 miles in length, as well as more than 60 regional stormwater detention basins, totaling more than 10,000 acres and several wetlands mitigation banks including Greens bayou.

What you will do at Harris County Flood Control District:

Harris County Flood Control District is seeking a qualified candidate for the role of Senior Program Analyst.

The Flood Control District has the mission to reduce the risk of flooding in Harris County, which is the third most populated county in the United States, with a population in excess of 4.7 million, including the City of Houston, the nation's fourth largest city. The Flood Control District has jurisdiction over the primary stormwater facilities in the county, which consist of approximately 1,500 channels totaling nearly 2,500 miles in length, as well as more than 60 regional stormwater detention basins, totaling more than 10,000 acres and several wetlands mitigation banks including greens bayou.

Reporting to the Chief of Staff, the Senior Program Analyst applies analytical skills, program management, and project methodologies to cross-department performance management, administrative, budget, finance, and other major initiatives to enhance the Flood Control District's performance and efficiencies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitor, track, outline, analyze, and evaluate key performance indicators performing root cause analysis where problems exist and facilitate the formulation of solutions with staff. Develop data driven tools and/or work with existing performance management staff to evaluate and use current systems.

• Develops reports, memos, presentations, special documents, publications on complex issues and conduct briefings for senior leadership.

• Lead cross functional special projects and initiatives that achieve organizational strategic plan and goals.

• Conducts quantitative and qualitative analyses, as required, consistent with commonly accepted practices for program evaluation. Conducts critical, comprehensive investigations to evaluate the impact of specific policies and procedures.

• Confers regularly with management to keep apprised of new or changing process, procedures, requirements, and special priority matters.

• Participate in developing management and administrative policies, procedures, and strategic plans with short and long-term objectives and deliver more efficient operation.

• Provide administrative support to Chief of Staff, as necessary.

• Perform other duties that may be added or changed as the course and scope of the job directs.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx

If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net.

This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.

Requirements

Education:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university

Experience:

• Five (5) years of relevant work experience (i.e. business analysis, data analysis, project management, operations management, program analyst, policy analysis, or related experience)
• Experiences working with executives and handling highly confidential information.

Licensure:

• Valid Class "C" Texas Driver's License

Knowledge Skills, and Abilities:

• Advanced knowledge of program evaluation, performance management, and process improvement techniques, and their application.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate both orally and in written format.

• Strong skills using Microsoft Office and other applications (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, TEAMS, SharePoint, Adobe, Power BI, etc.), including complex Excel functions, pivot tables, charts, etc.

• Develop standard operating procedures, written protocol, and guidance materials.

• Be responsive to numerous concurrent requests; and to establish priorities to advance a large body of work.

• Conduct research on the feasibility of proposed solutions to operational gaps or inconsistencies to positively influence the overall department mission.

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.

General Information

Position Type, Salary:

• Regular | Full-Time | 40 hours per week

• Salary: To be discussed at interview

Location:

• Executive | 9900 Northwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77092

Physical Demands and Environmental Exposure:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Frequent standing and walking; prolonged sitting for extended periods of time.

• Frequent sorting, filing, shelving, and handling of documents, books, files, file drawers and related materials and equipment required for clerical operations.

• Occasional stooping, bending, reaching, lifting, and carrying of items up to 10 pounds.

• Occasional ascending/descending stairs.

• Work is performed indoors in a normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature, air conditions and noise levels.

• Requires extensive use of a video display terminal (computer monitor).

• May be exposed to fluids, compounds or chemicals used in cleaning offices and/or work areas.

Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.

Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.

BENEFITS

Harris County offers a competitive benefits program, including comprehensive group health and related benefits plan as well as defined benefit retirement plan.

The following list of benefits is offered only to employees in regular (full-time) positions:

• Medical Coverage

• Dental Coverage

• Vision Coverage

• Wellness Plan

• Life Insurance

• Long-term disability

• Employee Assistance Program

• Ten (10) days of vacation each year for the first five (5) years of service

• Accrual rates increase based on years of service

• Eleven (11) County-observed holidays and one (1) floating holiday

• Professional development opportunities

• Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan

• Healthcare Reimbursement Account

• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

The following benefits are also available to regular (full-time) employment and may be available to part-time employees:

• Retirement Pension (TCDRS)
• Flexible schedule (varies by department)
• Transportation Assistance (Metro RideSponsor Program)

In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, Group Health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.

For plan details, visit the Harris County benefits website:

https://benefitsathctx.com/

01

Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position?

• High School or GED diploma

• Associate Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

• Master's Degree or higher

• None of the above

02

Which of the following best describes your relevant work experience? (To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)

• Less than three (3) years

• Three (3) years or more but less than four (4) years

• Four (4) years or more but less than five (5) years

• Five (5) years or more but less than six (6) years

• Six (6) years or more but less than seven (7) years

• Seven (7) years or more but less than eight (8) years

• Eight (8) years or more

• I do not have this experience.

03

Please provide the dates of employment during which you obtained relevant work experience. Provide the month and year that began and ended the experience. Example: "January 2020 - December 2023" If this experience is not clearly documented in the Work Experience section, your application will be disqualified. If you do not have this experience, type "N/A" in the space provided.

04

Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions: Advanced: A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data. Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons. Intermediate: A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons. Basic: A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup. Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it. Entry Level: A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel. Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents. Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.

• Advanced

• Intermediate

• Basic

• Entry Level

• Not proficient

05

For this position, a valid Texas Driver's License is required. Do you meet the above requirement? Please choose the option that best describes your situation:

• Yes, I currently hold a valid Texas Driver's License.

• Yes, I possess a valid Out-of-State Driver's License, but I am aware that I must acquire a valid Texas Driver's License before the start date.

• No, I do not currently have a driver's license, but I commit to obtaining one before the start date.

• No, I do not currently have a valid driver's license.

06

In which of the following concepts do you have strong knowledge and/or professional experience? (Select all that apply)

• Advanced knowledge of program evaluation, performance management, and process improvement techniques, and their application.

• Strong skills using Microsoft Office and other applications (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, TEAMS, SharePoint, Adobe, Power BI, etc.), including complex Excel functions, pivot tables, charts, etc.

• Experiences working with executives and handling highly confidential information.

• None of the above

Required Question

Agency Harris County

Address 1111 Fannin St

Ste. 600

Houston, Texas, 77002

Phone 713-274-5445

Website https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/harriscountytx