Rohan Niraula

Kiddie Academy

Project manager related to construction entitlements (zoning/permitting) for new Kiddie Academy locations. Manage stakeholders, progress meetings, risk management, budget, vendor proposals, tasks/milestones, scope, and vendor contracts.

Development Approvals Manager

City of New Smyrna Beach

Supervised 29 employees in the areas of building, code enforcement, planning, and engineering.  Lead and assigned work to 29 employees in building, code enforcement, planning, and engineering. Responsible for vendor contracts, staff performance, and annual budget.

Managed delivery of SaaS permitting software improvements to incorporate stakeholder feedback in customer relations.

Monitored staff performance for permit and application reviews to provide timely deliverables.

Informed leadership of department performance through metrics and city meetings.

Manager Development Services

Jefferson County Commission

Responsible for department budget ($4.5M operating, $314K capital projects, annual revenue $1.7M)

Project leader for construction of new Smuckers industrial plant and UAB West Hospital - collaborating with multiple departments, external utility companies, stakeholders, and elected officials for permit approvals.

Project Manager for SaaS software including scope, deliverables, budget, diverse team management, stakeholder involvement, and risk management. 
Results:
•	Builders able to track all activity of permits/inspections/payments online and 24/7 that
decreased phone calls to staff by 60%.
•	Allowed multiple online payment of permits that resulted in 90% of payments completed online.
	
Project Manager for building demolitions including scope, resource planning, budget preparation, vendor contracts and scheduling.

Review and verify contract expense reports for all assigned projects.

Apprised upper management and elected leaders on department performance, encountered risks, scheduling, and resource management during executive meetings.

Director Of Development Services

City of Palm Bay

Provided oversite and strategic leadership to a staff of 32 within building, planning, housing, and code enforcement. 

Reviewed applications for sufficiency, wrote staff reports, and presented application at public hearing applications to City Council.

Supervised, coordinated, and monitored implementation of HUD funding for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding.

Community Development Director

Keller Williams Realty, Inc.

Developed and managed home and land sales analytics, performed due diligence on land entitlements, created comparative market analysis, performed marketing of properties, and reviewed contracts.

Sales Associate

Florida Department of Transportation

Manager of operations at the SW Area Office for building lease contracts with Florida Highway Patrol and vendor operational support.

Coordinated the work of staff with Bartow headquarters for planning, mobility planning, permitting, traffic control, inspections, transit, and design.

Attended Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) meetings for Collier, Lee, and Charlotte Counties.
•	Participated in stakeholder and community meetings to obtain feedback to proposed transportation improvement projects, such as bike/ped, multimodal, transit, and roundabouts, to increase community livability.

Deployed new program and executed safety improvements to management of fleet vehicles for employees to reduce worker comp. claims.

Manager SW Area Office

City of Cape Coral

Lead a diverse team of urban planners and technicians in a wide range of activities on housing, current planning, redevelopment, and land use planning. Cape Coral is the third largest city by landmass in Florida. Subject matter expert for City Council on urban planning.

Project manager to oversee and develop a new parks master plan, northwest vision plan, land development regulation rewrite, and new master plan for Community Redevelopment Area. 

Supervised implementation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP), and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs (NSP) for awards in excess of $6M for neighborhood improvements and affordable housing.

Established environmental training program for environmental volunteers (bald eagle monitoring, burrowing owl, and gopher tortoise) to engage strategic stakeholders and decrease staff needs to City. 


Project Manager - FEMA Flood Policy Costs and Hazard Mitigation
•	Oversaw and developed improvements to program in 2011 to help the City obtain an improved rating of 5 CRS status
•	Decreased flood insurance rates by 25% for flood insurance rate payers 

Florida Scrub Jay and City Regional Park 
Project Manager for highly controversial Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) and Federal Incidental Take Permit (ITP) for listed species (Florida scrub jay) to allow construction of new regional park in Cape Coral
•	Developed scope for mitigation options acceptable to USFWS and presented to City Commission stakeholders
•	Collaborated with stakeholder Lee County to utilize County property for most cost-feasible long-term option to meet USFWS requirements
•	Initiated City adoption of non-wasting trust fund of $788K for long-term habitat management to allow construction of new regional park, which was a more equitable option than $27K per individual lot assessment

Planning Manager

Jacobs

Performed habitat field assessments and advanced GIS analysis for Planning, Design, & Engineering (PD&E). Coordinated permitting and performed negotiations with State and Federal agencies. Wrote technical documents for client deliverables. Ensured all National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) standards were met for permitting. Examples of work – I-95 expansion and construction of new A. Max Brewer Bridge. Part of force reduction in 11/08.

Environmental Scientist

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