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NEOGOV · 1 month ago

Community and Economic Development Director

Palm Bay, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$112K/yr - $185K/yr

6+ years exp

NEOGOV is seeking a Community and Economic Development Director for the City of Palm Bay. The role involves directing the housing, economic, and community development functions, overseeing the Economic Development Division, and implementing initiatives to attract industry and create quality jobs.

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Responsibilities

Supervises the City’s Economic Development and Housing & Community Development Divisions

Provides leadership needed to facilitate community and economic development, to include business attraction and retention efforts, job creation, and private capital investment as well as assistance to businesses related to site location, obtaining business tax receipts, and navigating the zoning and permitting processes

Responsible for ensuring that state and federal housing and community development grant funds and programs are administered, monitored, and compliant with applicable state and federal laws

Leads staff in achieving milestones and benchmarks set by City Council, City Manager, and adopted strategic plans

Maintains a strong working relationship with City departments, key resource partners and stakeholders to establish and implement the City’s community and economic development goals and policies

Has lead responsibility for promoting positive awareness of the city and its programs and accomplishments, including public communication and outreach via website, social and print media

Develops and maintains relationships with state, federal, regional and local agencies and elected officials to advocate for and facilitate the implementation of community and economic development efforts of the City

Initiates, establishes, and seeks funding to support new programs to meet emerging community and economic development needs

The individual in this position is the legislative coordinator of the Department. In coordination with the City Manager’s Office and the City’s lobbyist, solicits, prepares and/or proposes legislation, identifies affected interests for or against prospective legislation, tracks and researches newly introduced laws and the potential impact as it relates to community and economic development

Promotes retention and expansion of industry and commerce within the city; develops and maintains a cooperative working relationship with existing businesses; identifies existing business retention and expansion needs, conducts research and business surveys to identify business impediments and utilizes available resources to address those issues

Evaluates economic, statistical, and demographic data to analyze best means to attract, retain, or expand businesses and/or industries to facilitate economic growth within the city limits of Palm Bay

Identifies and recruits likely business prospects, responds to new business and site selection inquiries, maintains an inventory of available sites/buildings and markets suitable sites to such business prospects nationwide

Maintains strong familiarity with local, state and federal economic development incentives in order to recruit and assist potential economic development clients

Responsible for providing high quality, responsive customer service to both internal and external customers of the department. Expected to promote interdepartmental collaboration, build employee morale, and foster a workplace culture of integrity

Monitors internal controls for fraud, errors, and omissions within the department

Qualification

Community DevelopmentEconomic DevelopmentSupervisory ExperienceMicrosoft Office SuiteFlorida Real EstateInterpersonal SkillsWritten CommunicationVerbal Communication

Required

Bachelor's degree in planning, engineering, construction, management, business, public administration, economics, marketing, or a related field, plus a minimum of six (6) years' experience in economic or community development, business assistance, commercial development and permitting, and/or workforce development

Associate degree in planning, engineering, construction, management, business, public administration, economics, marketing, or a related field, plus a minimum of ten (10) years' experience in economic or community development, business assistance, commercial development and permitting, and/or workforce development

Understanding of community and economic development practices and general familiarity with the land development permitting and construction process

Outstanding interpersonal, written and verbal communications skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Valid Florida's Driver's License and have and maintain an acceptable, safe driving record

Minimum of five (5) years of responsible supervisory experience

Preferred

Experience in Florida real estate

Benefits

Health Insurance: Health care plan options include HDHP, OAPIN and OAP through Cigna.

Dental Insurance: Dental coverage is offered in three plans that include DHMO & PPO High/Low plans.

Vision Insurance: Vision coverage includes an annual eye exam, frames and lenses or contact lenses in lieu of eyeglasses.

Life Insurance: The City of Palm Bay provides each employee with life insurance in the amount of two times their annual base salary at no cost. Additional coverage is available at the employee's cost up to the Guaranteed Issue amount of $250,000.

Dependent/Spouse Life Insurance: The City of Palm Bay provides each employee with dependent/spouse life insurance in the amount of $5,000 per dependent at no cost. Additional coverage is available at the employee's cost.

Short Term Disability: Coverage pays 66 2/3% of employee's annual base salary during a short-term disability period not to exceed 26 weeks.

Long Term Disability: Coverage pays 66 2/3% of employee's salary at time of disability after a 180 consecutive day waiting period.

Executive Defined Contribution Retirement Plan: City contributes a base of 3.75%. Employees may contribute up to 9.75% and the City will match the employee's contribution up to 6%.

Holidays: 10 holidays and 1 birthday holiday.

Paid Leave: You accrue 96 hours of vacation and sick leave per year. Accrued vacation hours increase after 10 years of service. Administrative leave – 80 hours per year.