Overview

At the City of Tigard, our talented, industrious, and innovative municipal government professionals have been providing essential services and recreational spaces to Tigard’s growing community for over 60 years. City of Tigard team members enjoy meaningful work, a diverse and inclusive culture of belonging, job-specific flexibilities and opportunities for growth and advancement. Incorporated in 1961, Tigard is Oregon’s 12th largest city and is part of the Portland metropolitan area.

OUR VALUES

Team Tigard are ambassadors of municipal services to the community. We aspire to treat all people with dignity, respect, and care; to demonstrate the equitable and sustainable practices that are environmentally and fiscally sound, and to engage with each other as trusted colleagues to achieve excellence in all we do. We do the right things, and we get things done.

Examples of Duties

If you are a creative, collaborative, dynamic, and invitational leader with your heart in community and your head in urban planning, transportation, economic development, or land use policy, the City of Tigard wants to talk with you!

We are looking for our next Community Development Director who will lead a team of passionate professionals who excel in land use policy development and implementation; plan review and permitting; building inspections; economic development, redevelopment, and renewal; transportation planning, and community engagement.

This Director provides strategic leadership to the Community Development (CD) team, manages department services, approves workplans, and coaches and mentors CD teammates. In addition to internal leadership, our CD Director will be a partner, collaborator, and supporter of colleagues in other departments, and an advisor to the City Council, City Manager, and teammates across the organization on a variety of development issues.

As a member of the City’s Leadership Team, the CD Director will demonstrate integrity, innovation, and cooperation in advancing the city’s strategic targets and Council goals, serving as a leader within our organization. They will also represent the City of Tigard in regional conversations, meetings with other jurisdictions and partner organizations, with elected leaders, boards and committees, community members, and stakeholders.

The CD Director reports to the Assistant City Manager of Investment and Infrastructure, working closely with Public Works, Finance, and Climate Action teams, among others.

Responsibilities

The CD Director manages all CD Department services and activities, including current and long-range planning, permitting and inspections, and economic development and redevelopment in Tigard’s TIF districts. They lead administration and interpretation of the City’s Comprehensive Plan and Development Codes; compliance with Federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations; amendments to correct deficiencies or compliance with new laws or regulations; and development of comprehensive plans to satisfy needs for department services. This position further directs highly visible projects that support the implementation of City Council and community priorities, including around housing supply, business development, and climate action.

Our Community Development Director is an innovative and visionary leader, who is able to build consensus towards a common goal and support their team in realizing those outcomes. They are a strategic thinker who can articulate a clear vision while remaining grounded and focused; a leader adept at navigating political environments, creating a culture of mutual respect and trust, and a champion of optimism and shared success. The CD Director is a thoughtful and emotionally intelligent team-builder who recognizes the importance of relationships and partnerships at all levels.

The CD Director will represent the City of Tigard in dialogue with community groups and stakeholders, maintaining a strong understanding of the key issues, themes, and needs of Tigard’s community, particularly those who have been historically underserved and under-represented.

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of training and experience, which would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in community development, urban planning, civil engineering, or a related engineering field and (7) years of management and/or administrative experience in community development, urban planning, and/or professional engineering design, plan review, and public administration.

Desired Qualifications:

Experience in leadership with at least one year supervising teams is strongly desired, as is experience working with an elected body, ideally in a council-manager form of government.
An understanding of Oregon land use policy is beneficial.

Supplemental Information

Union Representation: not applicable for this position.

Schedule: 10-hour shifts, 4 days per week (Monday-Thursday). Remote work opportunity up to two days per week. There will be occasional night meetings and after hour events.

How to apply: Please apply online. We do not accept applications via email. Applications must be received by Human Resources by the closing time/date.

Projected Interview Date: Those moving forward will need to be available for interview on 9/26/2024.

Compensation:

The annual salary range for this exempt position is $129,199.55-$169,929.03. The starting pay assignment, based on an analysis of the successful candidate’s related experience and education in accordance with the City’s pay equity policy and the Oregon Equal Pay Act, would be no higher than $152,936.13.

IMPORTANT (Please read): In lieu of resumes and cover letters, the City of Tigard evaluates each applicant's work history and responses to supplemental questions. Please complete the application and answer the supplemental questions thoroughly to ensure our subject matter experts can appropriately evaluate your experience.

ATTENTION VETERANS: To receive veteran's preference,please upload your DD214/Separation documentation.

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