Planning and Development Services Director
City of Abilene, TX
Professional Area:
Community Development and Redevelopment
Planning Management, Budgeting and Finance
Urban Design
Experience:
7-10 years
Contact person:
Pam Derby
Phone:
916-471-3126
Fax:
916-561-7205
Email:
resumes@cpshr.us
Location:
Abilene, TX
City of Abilene, TX
Planning and Development Services Director
Annual salary: Negotiable DOE
Filing Deadline: Friday, September 18, 2015
The City of Abilene is seeking a servant-leader well versed in high performance governance philosophy to meaningfully contribute to an already progressive leadership team and a technically savvy Planning and Development Services department staff. This is an exceptional opportunity to join an established and respected team of planning professionals and to work together with them to create a new era of customer focused and responsive service.
Located 150 miles west of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, the City of Abilene is home to 120,000 friendly people. The City represents an eclectic mix of Old West heritage, contemporary culture, and traditional values with a strong sense of community. The City is a West Texas centerpiece for education, employment, retail, and medical services.
Reporting to the City Manager and/or Deputy City Manager, the Director plans, organizes, manages and directs the operations of the Department and exercises direct supervision over management, supervisory, professional, technical and clerical staff. Work is widely varied and involves evaluating, administering, developing and/or amending numerous plans, policies, ordinances and codes. The Director must ensure excellent customer service, professionalism and presentation skills are utilized in all program and service deliveries and is a member of the organization’s senior management team. A Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning or a closely related field and eight years of progressively responsible planning experience, including at least five years of supervisory experience, preferably in municipal government, and AICP certification is expected. A Master’s degree is preferred; however, any combination equivalent to experience and training to provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be qualifying.
To be considered, please immediately submit a cover letter, list of six work related references, current salary and resume to:
Pam Derby
CPS HR Consulting
Ph: 916-471-3126
Fx: 916-561-7205
Email: resumes@cpshr.us
To view an online brochure for this position visit: www.cpshr.us/search
City of Abilene, TX website: www.abilenetx.com
Planning and Development Services Director
Annual salary: Negotiable DOE
Filing Deadline: Friday, September 18, 2015
The City of Abilene is seeking a servant-leader well versed in high performance governance philosophy to meaningfully contribute to an already progressive leadership team and a technically savvy Planning and Development Services department staff. This is an exceptional opportunity to join an established and respected team of planning professionals and to work together with them to create a new era of customer focused and responsive service.
Located 150 miles west of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, the City of Abilene is home to 120,000 friendly people. The City represents an eclectic mix of Old West heritage, contemporary culture, and traditional values with a strong sense of community. The City is a West Texas centerpiece for education, employment, retail, and medical services.
Reporting to the City Manager and/or Deputy City Manager, the Director plans, organizes, manages and directs the operations of the Department and exercises direct supervision over management, supervisory, professional, technical and clerical staff. Work is widely varied and involves evaluating, administering, developing and/or amending numerous plans, policies, ordinances and codes. The Director must ensure excellent customer service, professionalism and presentation skills are utilized in all program and service deliveries and is a member of the organization’s senior management team. A Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning or a closely related field and eight years of progressively responsible planning experience, including at least five years of supervisory experience, preferably in municipal government, and AICP certification is expected. A Master’s degree is preferred; however, any combination equivalent to experience and training to provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be qualifying.
To be considered, please immediately submit a cover letter, list of six work related references, current salary and resume to:
Pam Derby
CPS HR Consulting
Ph: 916-471-3126
Fx: 916-561-7205
Email: resumes@cpshr.us
To view an online brochure for this position visit: www.cpshr.us/search
City of Abilene, TX website: www.abilenetx.com