City of San Rafael
San Rafael, CA, USA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA
$156, 336 – 190,032 annually DOQ/DOE
Come join our boundary-pushing and transformative Executive Team at the City of San Rafael!
The City of San Rafael is looking for a Community Development Director to lead our City Planning, Housing, Building Construction, and Code Enforcement into the future. This position is part of the City’s passionate and skilled executive team that promotes a culture that: inspires creative thinking and engagement, proactively pursues actions to ensure that San Rafael continues to be an amazing place to be, provides effective and easy access to City services, and supports work-life balance. If you are looking for a career where you can work in a fast-paced and positive environment, initiate, and manage exciting projects, and be a part of a dynamic leadership team, then this is a great match for you!
For more information and to apply visit our job board: https://wbcpinc.com/job-board/
THE JOB
The Community Development Director leads the vision, management and execution of projects and business processes in three main divisions: City Planning, Building Construction, and Code Enforcement. This position is part of the City’s executive team with a culture that inspires creative thinking, engagement and supports quality of life and work-life balance. This is an at-will, executive position that reports directly to the City Manager and oversees an annual operating budget of $4 million. The Director oversees approximately 20 staff: three division managers, a principal analyst and 16 indirect FTE. This position will also:
Recommend short- and long-range planning.
Provide planning and land use consultative services and recommendations to elected officials, commissions, civic groups, executive leadership, and the general public.
Develop and implement community development and growth management.
Oversee grant applications and management, and contracts and partnership agreements with community groups and organizations.
Lead policy development, updates to service delivery, and process improvements.
Lead innovation to a more transparent and open government with easier access to services and resources.
Recruit, select, develop, coach, manage, and lead a team of land, planning, building and other professionals.
Interpret City, County, State and Federal code, law, and regulations, and enforce local ordinances.
Minimum Qualifications:
Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in land-use planning, urban planning, landscape architecture or closely related field, AND
Six years of experience in municipal planning, including at least two years in a supervisory capacity.
AICP (American Institute of Certified Planners) certification is desirable.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The City of San Rafael offers an attractive compensation and benefits program. The range for this position is $ 156,336 – 190,032 annually DOQ/DOE, and a competitive benefits program, see the full brochure for more details.
HOW TO APPLY: This position is open until the needs of the City are met, apply by January 14th, 2021 for first consideration.
https://wbcpinc.com/job-board/
INTERVIEWS:
Interviews will be held February 1st and 2nd, 2021 (selected candidates will need to be available both days)
Please contact your recruiter, Sam Sackman, with any questions:
sam@wbcpinc.com
866-929-WBCP (9227) toll free
541-630-0657 (direct)
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA
$156, 336 – 190,032 annually DOQ/DOE
Come join our boundary-pushing and transformative Executive Team at the City of San Rafael!
The City of San Rafael is looking for a Community Development Director to lead our City Planning, Housing, Building Construction, and Code Enforcement into the future. This position is part of the City’s passionate and skilled executive team that promotes a culture that: inspires creative thinking and engagement, proactively pursues actions to ensure that San Rafael continues to be an amazing place to be, provides effective and easy access to City services, and supports work-life balance. If you are looking for a career where you can work in a fast-paced and positive environment, initiate, and manage exciting projects, and be a part of a dynamic leadership team, then this is a great match for you!
For more information and to apply visit our job board: https://wbcpinc.com/job-board/
THE JOB
The Community Development Director leads the vision, management and execution of projects and business processes in three main divisions: City Planning, Building Construction, and Code Enforcement. This position is part of the City’s executive team with a culture that inspires creative thinking, engagement and supports quality of life and work-life balance. This is an at-will, executive position that reports directly to the City Manager and oversees an annual operating budget of $4 million. The Director oversees approximately 20 staff: three division managers, a principal analyst and 16 indirect FTE. This position will also:
Recommend short- and long-range planning.
Provide planning and land use consultative services and recommendations to elected officials, commissions, civic groups, executive leadership, and the general public.
Develop and implement community development and growth management.
Oversee grant applications and management, and contracts and partnership agreements with community groups and organizations.
Lead policy development, updates to service delivery, and process improvements.
Lead innovation to a more transparent and open government with easier access to services and resources.
Recruit, select, develop, coach, manage, and lead a team of land, planning, building and other professionals.
Interpret City, County, State and Federal code, law, and regulations, and enforce local ordinances.
Minimum Qualifications:
Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in land-use planning, urban planning, landscape architecture or closely related field, AND
Six years of experience in municipal planning, including at least two years in a supervisory capacity.
AICP (American Institute of Certified Planners) certification is desirable.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The City of San Rafael offers an attractive compensation and benefits program. The range for this position is $ 156,336 – 190,032 annually DOQ/DOE, and a competitive benefits program, see the full brochure for more details.
HOW TO APPLY: This position is open until the needs of the City are met, apply by January 14th, 2021 for first consideration.
https://wbcpinc.com/job-board/
INTERVIEWS:
Interviews will be held February 1st and 2nd, 2021 (selected candidates will need to be available both days)
Please contact your recruiter, Sam Sackman, with any questions:
sam@wbcpinc.com
866-929-WBCP (9227) toll free
541-630-0657 (direct)
City of San Rafael
San Rafael, CA, USA
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (may include, but are not limited to the following): • Develops Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) and participate with other department staff in the selection of consulting engineers. • Prepares and/or assists in the preparation of plans, specifications and estimates pertaining to construction projects. • Interprets plans and specifications. • Makes engineering calculations, completes design drawings, makes and revises maps, charts and diagrams. • Conducts pre-construction meetings with contractors to establish job requirements, i.e. timing, noise level, traffic impact. • Performs field inspections of various municipal construction projects, in progress and upon completion. • Prepares written reports on civil engineering issues/projects for the department. • Meets with a variety of public and private officials, individually and/or in a group setting, on civil engineering matters. • Research and make recommendations on civil engineering issues/problems. • Performs project management on Capital Projects during the design, environmental, bidding, and construction phases of the project. • Performs Resident Engineer duties on Capital Projects during construction. • Performs inspection and enforcement duties to ensure compliance with applicable design standards, specifications, contracts and legal documents, codes and ordinances. • Meets with State, Federal, and Local Districts, Agencies, consultants, and engineers to discuss project guidelines, design parameters, policies and procedures. • Performs work in accordance with local, State, and Federal standards and regulations. • Designs and prepares plans and specifications and cost estimates for a variety of public works projects, including but not limited to streets, storm drains, bridges, parks, traffic signals, parking lots, water facilities, infrastructure improvements and other public facilities. Researches project design requirements, performs calculations, prepares estimates of time and materials costs and determines sequencing and detour requirements. • Serves as Project Engineer, including serving as design team leader, handling contract administration and providing design support for the inspector during construction. • Review plans and maps submitted by private developers for conformity with laws, ordinances, City imposed requirements and accepted professional standards with the goal of protecting the health, safety, and welfare community. Performs certain administrative duties associated with private development approvals such as preparing agreements, collecting fees, obtaining dedications, and coordinating with other agencies and City departments. • Investigates field problems affecting the public, property owners, contractors and maintenance operations; collects the necessary data or assigns the collection of data to technical personnel; develops recommendations and meets with the appropriate parties to discuss and implement recommendations. • Provides engineering information, including City requirements related to property improvements, to the public and other City departments. Arranges and participates in conferences with other engineers, developers and the general public on engineering problems. • Assigns investigation, design and drafting tasks to subordinates, reviews completed work and assists in the developing solutions to difficult problems. • Develops revised design and construction standards for public facilities. • Researches publications and industry information sources and attends conferences and continuing education courses to keep abreast of new developments in the field of public works engineering. • Prepares special engineering studies and reports, including but not limited to construction diaries, progress payments, state and federal paperwork associated with grant funding and permitting staff reports and duties as assigned. • Participates in engineering inspection and survey activities. • Prepares written recommendations, correspondence and reports on assigned projects. • May attend and present information at public meetings. • Performs related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE/ABILITY/SKILLS TO: • Knowledge of principles and practices of civil engineering and surveying. • Knowledge of basic methods and equipment used in civil engineering construction. • Thorough knowledge of principles and practices of civil engineering and surveying; and working methods and equipment used in civil engineering construction; pertinent Federal, State, and local rules, regulations and ordinances; and computer applications relating to civil engineering. • Knowledge of modern civil engineering tools and equipment including a PC and related software, including but not limited to AutoCAD or similar drawing software. • Ability to analyze engineering problems. • Ability to present clear, concise written and verbal reports. • Ability to deal effectively with other engineers, other City and agency staff, private contractors, and the general public. • Ability to use modern civil engineering equipment including a PC and related software. • Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of citizens, other City and agency staff, private contractors both in oral and written format. • Ability to analyze civil engineering problems, evaluate alternatives, and reach sound conclusions. • Ability to prepare clear, concise, and accurate reports, records, and correspondence. • Ability to complete mapping and drafting assignments. • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships. • Ability to inspect public works construction projects. LANGUAGE/MATHEMATICAL/REASONING SKILLS: • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. • Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. • Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical solutions. • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (may include, but are not limited to the following): • Develops Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) and participate with other department staff in the selection of consulting engineers. • Prepares and/or assists in the preparation of plans, specifications and estimates pertaining to construction projects. • Interprets plans and specifications. • Makes engineering calculations, completes design drawings, makes and revises maps, charts and diagrams. • Conducts pre-construction meetings with contractors to establish job requirements, i.e. timing, noise level, traffic impact. • Performs field inspections of various municipal construction projects, in progress and upon completion. • Prepares written reports on civil engineering issues/projects for the department. • Meets with a variety of public and private officials, individually and/or in a group setting, on civil engineering matters. • Research and make recommendations on civil engineering issues/problems. • Performs project management on Capital Projects during the design, environmental, bidding, and construction phases of the project. • Performs Resident Engineer duties on Capital Projects during construction. • Performs inspection and enforcement duties to ensure compliance with applicable design standards, specifications, contracts and legal documents, codes and ordinances. • Meets with State, Federal, and Local Districts, Agencies, consultants, and engineers to discuss project guidelines, design parameters, policies and procedures. • Performs work in accordance with local, State, and Federal standards and regulations. • Designs and prepares plans and specifications and cost estimates for a variety of public works projects, including but not limited to streets, storm drains, bridges, parks, traffic signals, parking lots, water facilities, infrastructure improvements and other public facilities. Researches project design requirements, performs calculations, prepares estimates of time and materials costs and determines sequencing and detour requirements. • Serves as Project Engineer, including serving as design team leader, handling contract administration and providing design support for the inspector during construction. • Review plans and maps submitted by private developers for conformity with laws, ordinances, City imposed requirements and accepted professional standards with the goal of protecting the health, safety, and welfare community. Performs certain administrative duties associated with private development approvals such as preparing agreements, collecting fees, obtaining dedications, and coordinating with other agencies and City departments. • Investigates field problems affecting the public, property owners, contractors and maintenance operations; collects the necessary data or assigns the collection of data to technical personnel; develops recommendations and meets with the appropriate parties to discuss and implement recommendations. • Provides engineering information, including City requirements related to property improvements, to the public and other City departments. Arranges and participates in conferences with other engineers, developers and the general public on engineering problems. • Assigns investigation, design and drafting tasks to subordinates, reviews completed work and assists in the developing solutions to difficult problems. • Develops revised design and construction standards for public facilities. • Researches publications and industry information sources and attends conferences and continuing education courses to keep abreast of new developments in the field of public works engineering. • Prepares special engineering studies and reports, including but not limited to construction diaries, progress payments, state and federal paperwork associated with grant funding and permitting staff reports and duties as assigned. • Participates in engineering inspection and survey activities. • Prepares written recommendations, correspondence and reports on assigned projects. • May attend and present information at public meetings. • Performs related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE/ABILITY/SKILLS TO: • Knowledge of principles and practices of civil engineering and surveying. • Knowledge of basic methods and equipment used in civil engineering construction. • Thorough knowledge of principles and practices of civil engineering and surveying; and working methods and equipment used in civil engineering construction; pertinent Federal, State, and local rules, regulations and ordinances; and computer applications relating to civil engineering. • Knowledge of modern civil engineering tools and equipment including a PC and related software, including but not limited to AutoCAD or similar drawing software. • Ability to analyze engineering problems. • Ability to present clear, concise written and verbal reports. • Ability to deal effectively with other engineers, other City and agency staff, private contractors, and the general public. • Ability to use modern civil engineering equipment including a PC and related software. • Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of citizens, other City and agency staff, private contractors both in oral and written format. • Ability to analyze civil engineering problems, evaluate alternatives, and reach sound conclusions. • Ability to prepare clear, concise, and accurate reports, records, and correspondence. • Ability to complete mapping and drafting assignments. • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships. • Ability to inspect public works construction projects. LANGUAGE/MATHEMATICAL/REASONING SKILLS: • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. • Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. • Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical solutions. • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
