City of South San Francisco, CA
Experience: 5-7 years
Salary Range: $8,604 - $10,460/month (effective July 1, 2016)
Applications are being accepted for the position of Economic Development Coordinator with the City of South San Francisco
South San Francisco is a regional employment center, home to the world’s largest biotech cluster which is comprised of 200 companies that employ a workforce of 20,000. The Downtown is undergoing a major transformation with an emerging culinary district complimented by a transit oriented Specific Plan that will facilitate urban infill mixed use projects. Over 2,000 transit-oriented medium to high-density housing units are planned adjacent to the City’s Caltrain and BART stations. The City also has room to grow with 6.5 million of R&D space under construction or approved for development in the next three years.
The City of South San Francisco is a fully independent and highly commercialized full-service City with an estimated population of 65,710 growing to 100,000 during business hours. City departments include: Police, Fire; Parks and Recreation, Public Works, Economic and Community Development, City Attorney, Library, Finance, Information Technology, Human Resources, City Clerk, and Office of the City Manager. The City has a Council-City Manager form of government with more than 400 full-and part-time employees.
THE DEPARTMENT:
The Department of Economic and Community Development is charged with preservation and improvement of the physical and economic condition of the community. The Department provides the administrative oversight that contributes to the successful completion of the goals, objectives and daily operation of the Economic Development and Housing Division, Building Division and Planning Division.
THE POSITION:
This position will focus on:
- Implementing Specific Plans and select planning initiatives that will facilitate medium to high density urban infill mixed use projects. Residential components may include both market rate, mixed income and 100% affordable developments.
- Transitioning older low density commercial suburban strip developments and select industrial nodes to projects that have greater density.
- Business attraction initiatives that will enhance the City’s well established biotech and wholesale food clusters as well as its light manufacturing base. These initiatives will need to be implemented in such a way that balances the local economy with aforementioned urban infill efforts.
EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING: Any combination of experience and training that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills, and abilities would be:
Experience: Five years of progressively responsible professional economic development experience with knowledge of economic development. Experience with an emphasis on the real estate development process and real estate market, and financial feasibility analyses is desirable. Experience in real property negotiations, reviewing project pro formas, preparing development agreements, and knowledge of various public/private financing tools related to infrastructure and facilities is highly desirable. Other areas of consideration include familiarity with mixed use, commercial development, multi-family and waterfront development and structuring public/private partnerships.
Training: Equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, public administration, economics, political science, urban planning, or a related field. A Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in public policy, business, finance, real estate development, city, urban or transportation planning, urban studies, or a related field desired. Knowledge of economic development and business retention and recruitment; familiarity of downtown development trends, principles and practices; experience in dealing with the public and private enterprises; ability to network and develop relationships with the business community at large; and the ability to speak a second language is desired.
LICENSES: Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid, appropriate California driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record.
To apply and review a complete job announcement (job requirements, benefits, etc.), go to: https://www.calopps.org/profile_agency.cfm?id=17
Deadline to apply is July 12, 2016 @ 5 p.m. or upon receipt of the first 100 applications, whichever occurs first.