Community Development Director
The City of Starkville, MS is accepting applications for the position of Community Development Director. This is a full-time position reporting directly to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. This position plans, organizes, schedules, and directs all staff and operations of the Department of Community Development for the City of Starkville, including the administrative and customer service functions of each underlying division, which include the Planning Division, Development Services Division, Engineering Division, and the Code Enforcement Division. Responsibilities include formulating policy for land use, comprehensive planning, redevelopment authority oversight, leading the internal development review process developing goals and objectives including long-range plans, preparing budgets and providing financial oversight for the department. Must ensure that all functions operate in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. Represents the City in a variety of meetings and contacts with public agencies, private groups and individual citizens. This position must demonstrate leadership competencies by exhibiting appropriate role modeling, setting proper examples, providing good customer service to both internal and external customers, and maintaining positive and effective working relationships with all stake-holders.
Required Qualifications:
This position is a senior management level position and requires a combination of managerial experience and technical knowledge. Bachelor’s degree in public or business administration, law, Urban Planning or a similar program of architecture, landscape architecture or degree granting program with an emphasis in planning, design or development, or a closely related field; and at least six (6) years of progressively responsible management and administrative experience in municipal planning and development, zoning, permitting, redevelopment and economic development analysis, administration, enforcement, and consultation, at least three (3) of which were at a managerial level; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. AICP certification is required for this position.
Desired Qualifications:
Master's Degree in Urban Planning or a similar program of architecture, landscape architecture or degree granting program with an emphasis in planning, design or development from an accredited university or college. Experience with Form Based Code standards.
The above duties and qualifications are representative and are not all inclusive. For a detailed job description and application, please visit the City of Starkville website at www.cityofstarkville.org
Applications will be accepted through December 21, 2012 or until the position is filled.
Please submit applications along with resume and cover letter including salary requirements to:
Randy Boyd, Personnel Officer
City of Starkville
101 Lampkin Street
Starkville, MS 39759
Phone: (662) 323-2525, ext. 124
Email: r.boyd@cityofstarkville.org
The City of Starkville, Mississippi, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate upon the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran status. The City of Starkville is a smoke-free working environment.