THE COMMUNITY & CITY
Located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay, Milpitas is a progressive community that is an integral part of Silicon Valley. A full-service city with water utility, sewer utility, police and fire services, Milpitas is a flourishing community with a very diverse and inclusive resident population of over 80,000. Often referred to as the Crossroads of Silicon Valley, the City is situated between major thoroughfares in the Bay Area and considered a highly desirable location for world-class technology companies seeking to build a central base of operations. With the addition of the new Milpitas Transit Center offering BART, light rail, and bus service, and multiple new mixed-use development projects, along with a host of new City Plans and Programs in support of an inspiring and sustainable future, the City is at the forefront of building the next generation economy. For more information, visit: www.milpitas.gov THE DEPARTMENT & POSITION
Join our Office of Housing to make a meaningful impact in our community!
The Office of Housing is responsible for creating affordable housing, offering community services to assist vulnerable residents,improving services for the unhoused community, and supporting the Planning Department. Key services include managing the Rent Relief Program to prevent eviction, conducting outreach events with regional nonprofits, overseeing the Below Market Rate homeownership and rental program, and securing funding for affordable housing development. Additionally, we oversee the City’s Affordable Housing Ordinance and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program to support low- and moderate-income residents and assist unhoused individuals through mobile shower/laundry programs, outreach, assessment, and street-based case management services.
The Housing Official in the City of Milpitas leads the Office of Housing, including affordable housing policies, programs, and projects. The Housing Official receives general supervision from the City Manager or their designee. As a member of the City’sUnrepresented Employees, this is an at-will position. An incumbent in this classification demonstrates strong ethical, professional, and service-oriented leadership and interpersonal skills.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate will bring a positive attitude, be eager to tackle citywide challenges, and will embrace the Milpitas community while enthusiastically working toward accomplishing Citywide goals and objectives. They will be an empowering, engaging, and inclusive manager, and communicate often and effectively with staff, executive leadership, and elected officials. The ideal candidate will create a culture that is conducive to change and will build collaboration and trust with others. They should be comfortable working with various systems, analyzing data, report generation and report writing, and know how to measure success. This candidate will be a proactive self-starter with a proven track record in successful project management and a history of effective collaboration across multiple departments.
For the complete job description, please click here:Housing Official
Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Serve as a team member on the City’s Executive Leadership Team
- Develop, coordinate, and implement affordable housing policies, including project timelines, secure resources required, perform research, and coordinate with staff.
- Plan, manage and administer a variety of programs, grants and projects to ensure a comprehensive approach to affordable housing within the City.
- Coordinate the development of various housing-related strategic-planning documents.
- Professional planning work of considerable complexity in the fields of current and advanced planning and housing.
- Negotiate contracts with public, private, and/or non-profit developers.
- Ensure the City's compliance with all related federal and state regulations and oversee the preparation of required periodic and annual reports.
- Provide technical and professional guidance to staff.
- Prepare and present written and oral reports to boards, committees, commissions, executive staff, City Council, and other public agencies.
- Monitor current trends in the field of affordable housing, economic development, and redevelopment; evaluate impact and recommend policy and procedural modifications accordingly.
- Respond to complex and difficult inquiries and requests for information and provide information and resolve service issues and complaints.
- Work with various committees, commissions and authorities.
- Coordinate the City’s approach to serving and addressing our un-housed population.
- Establish positive working relationships with those contacted within the course of work.
- Perform related duties, as assigned.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:- A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
- Four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in the delivery of programs or services related to affordable housing, including at least two (2) years of experience with supervisory or lead experience in coordinating the work of others.
- Experience in both short- and long-range professional planning is highly desirable.
LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE:- Possession of and ability to maintain an appropriate valid California Driver’s License.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:To submit a complete application, please attach a professional resume and cover letter. Your cover letter should explain why you are a strong candidate based on both your personal and professional experience. It should also include areas where you have less experience but are eager to grow, and describe your approach to leadership—both formal and informal roles—as well as your approach to team development.
Please contact the recruiter with any questions:
Jasmin Ramos, HR Analystjaramos@milpitas.gov 408.586.3090 (Main)
408.586.3082 (Direct)
In-person panel interviews are tentatively scheduled for Monday, June 1, 2026 at Milpitas City Hall.
BENEFITS:- Retirement/Pension: 2% at age 60 or 2% at age 62 based on provisions of the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA).
- Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, and Vision Care benefits are provided by the City. Employees have a choice of CalPERS Medical plans and the City currently covers up to $2,655.67/month towards Kaiser. Dental and Vision Care coverage is provided by the City with no monthly premium cost to the employee; Medical, Dental and Vision Care benefits are provided to all regular employees and their eligible dependents.
- Life Insurance: $50,000 term policy available.
- Deferred Comp: Available to employees as an option with up to $75 per month City contribution.
- Vacation: Employees receive 16 to 30 days of vacation based on years of service.
- Holidays: Employees receive 12 paid holidays and one (1) floating holiday per year.
- Leaves: 5 hours of management leave per pay period; up to 12 days of sick leave per year.
- Tuition Reimbursement: Employees are eligible for up to $3,000 per fiscal year in tuition reimbursement.
HYBRID WORK OPTION:
Based on departmental needs, incumbents in this position may be authorized to work remotely one (1) day per week.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Essential duties require the following physical abilities and work environment. - Ability to work in a standard office environment; repetitive keyboarding; ability to take notes at a rapid speed; ability to attend night (evening) meetings; able to travel to various locations within and outside the City of Milpitas.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST:
Incumbents in this position are required to file a Conflict of Interest Statement upon assuming office, annually, and upon leaving office, in accordance with Resolution No. 8833.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Milpitas will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the Human Resources Department.
The City of Milpitas is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
