Deputy County Administrator for Community Development- Chesterfield County, Virginia

Deputy County Administrator for Community Development

Job ID: 7845973
Position Title: Deputy County Administrator for Community Development
Sector: Government: Local
Company Name: Chesterfield County, Virginia
Job Function: Management/Administrative
Entry Level: No
Location(s): Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States

Posted: April 8, 2011
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Duration: Indefinite
Degree Desired: Master's: MPA, MPP, MPM, etc.
Level of Experience: Senior/Executive
Required Travel: 10-25%
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Contact Person: John Anzivino
Email Address: richmond@springsted.com

Fax: 804 726 9752
Apply URL: http://www.springsted.com
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Job Description

Chesterfield County, Virginia (Richmond-Metro Area), a recognized leader and award winning local government, is seeking an individual with strong leadership qualities and management experience to provide strategic direction, oversee operations and policy implementation and ensure desired outcomes are achieved for the county's division of Community Development. The Community Development division includes the operations of Building Inspection, Economic Development/Revitalization, Environmental Engineering, Planning, Transportation and Utilities.

Chesterfield, a suburban county of 446 square miles, is centrally located in the Commonwealth with a population of approximately 316,000 residents. Chesterfield is the corporate location for many small businesses as well as large international companies and has a national reputation as one of the most affluent and most educated localities in the country. Chesterfield is proud to be the recipient of the prestigious U.S. Senate Productivity and Quality Award gold medallion, the Award for Continuing Excellence (ACE) and holds AAA bond ratings from all three rating agencies, one of only 25 counties nationwide.

The county is searching for a leader who is dynamic, innovative and experienced in delivering a variety of complex services and programs at the senior management level and has a proven record of success in quality and efficiency.

The Deputy County Administrator for Community Development must address the following major challenges:

* Lead the county's effort toward completion of the comprehensive plan
* Update the county's long term plan for water supply
* Develop strategies for revitalizing aging communities and commercial corridors in the county
* Enhance the county's economic development efforts and develop a marketing strategy that promotes the county's assets
* Improve processes to ensure activities that cross departmental lines stay coordinated and focused on customer needs
* Develop an environmentally effective and financially feasible plan for implementing new pending requirements for storm water runoff
* Further the community development division to ensure employees at all levels understand and appreciate their roles in meeting the division's goals
* Successfully meet all of the previously mentioned challenges in an environment of constrained resources

Submit letter of application, detailed resume with salary history and work related references to: John A. Anzivino, Senior Vice President, Springsted Incorporated, 1564 East Parham Road, Richmond, VA 23228; Fax 804-726-9752 or e-mail Richmond@springsted.com by May 13, 2011. For a complete community/position profile visit www.springsted.com.
Chesterfield County is An Equal Opportunity Employer Committed to Workforce Diversity
Job Requirements

Successful candidates should possess the following professional skills and management style:

* Strong management and effective leadership to deliver high quality public services in an efficient manner
* Articulate, confident, and enthusiastic in presenting ideas, while being respectful of others
* Excellent analytical skills yet creative, with a strong focus on innovation in government or in a complex organization
* Self starter, hard working, with a results-driven approach to management
* Ability to partner and collaborate with multiple groups in developing solutions to meet the needs of the county
* Willingness to present best judgment when County Administrator and the Board have different perspectives
* Fairness and integrity in approach to decision making yet firm in application of policies, rules and laws
* Ability to manage with confidence and courage to do what's right, even in the face of adversity
* Flexible and able to adjust to changing leadership
* Strong commitment to the overall success of the organization
* Thinks independently and possesses a "big picture" vision and strategic perspective
* Organized and timely in response to requests for information from all sources
* Develops and maintains good public relations with county leadership, regional leaders, community groups and citizens
* Openly encourages and supports diversity with ability to communicate with various constituencies with sensitivity and genuineness
* Effectively manages change by working with all levels of government as well as business and residential communities
* Visible and effective leader of the Community Development division that understands and addresses needs of all staff

Candidates must possess a bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, urban planning, or related field (Master's Degree preferred) and a minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible senior level managerial experience in an organization of comparable size and complexity, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

APPLY FOR THIS JOB
Contact Person: John Anzivino
Email Address: richmond@springsted.com

Fax: 804 726 9752
Apply URL: http://www.springsted.com

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