Job Description

The purpose of this position is to oversee and supervise the day-to-day operation of the Development Services Department, taking on different priorities based on the particular needs of the Assistant County Manager and the department. This position will be responsible for developing an advancement strategy, monitoring service activities, and overseeing project development.

  Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions**) :

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.

Supervises, directs, and evaluates staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals for all functions within the Development Services, to include Building and Inspections, Zoning, Planning, and Code Enforcement.

Receives and investigates complaints from the general public and Commissioners; interacts to address problems and situations as necessary to resolve issues.

Attends Board meetings, committee meetings, special project meetings, and public hearings; assists with the preparation of the agenda and related materials; reviews minutes.

Oversees projects, providing a conduit between staff, Commissioners, County Manager, and specialized contractual staff such as architects, consultants, and contractors.

Writes policies as required, collaborating with County Manager, departments, proofing, presenting, and obtaining feedback from staff, attorney, and appropriate state agencies.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions**) Continued :

Facilitate and support cross-functional teams to continuously improve and redesign operational processes from critical to safe, high-quality, and efficient operations by leveraging the Lean and Change Leadership methodologies in all aspects of the business. Spread improvement culture throughout the organization and drive measurable business process improvement.

Assist in the creation of metrics to monitor performance, operational improvements, and financial benefits.

Collect and analyze process data, identify opportunities, develop solutions, implement improvements, and assist operational management in ensuring sustainability.

Participate in and/or provide leadership support to multidisciplinary task forces, committees, and councils as appropriate or assigned.

Collaborate with leadership to set up internal quality targets and help create strategies to achieve and sustain improvement.

Challenge leaders as necessary to foster an action-based culture of continuous improvement and accountability, aiming to enhance key metrics such as growth, productivity, turnaround time, and asset utilization.

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

Ability to analyze data and make recommendations

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong interpersonal skills for interacting with team members and upper management.

Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, or changed at any time, at the supervisor's discretion, either formally or informally, and may be communicated verbally or in writing.

Work schedules, including rotating shifts, hours of work, and days off, may be changed at any time at the supervisor's discretion to meet the needs of the County.

Regular and routine attendance at work is required.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS

In the absence of a full-time Engineering Project Manager in Development Services to oversee private development projects, the Director of Development Services performs the duties of the Engineering Project Manager.

Perform other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, engineering, architecture, planning or closely related field; supplemented by 10 years previous experience and/or training that includes accounting, budgeting, supervisory/managerial governmental experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s Degree

10 or more years of direct and comprehensive construction management experience.

Experience in County government

PE Certification

Project Management Certification

PERFORMANCE APTITUDES

Data Utilization : Requires the ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data using established criteria. This includes exercising discretion in determining actual or probable consequences and referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.

Human Interaction : Requires the ability to apply persuasion and/or influence principles—strong interpersonal skills for interacting with team members, upper management, and citizens.

PERFORMANCE APTITUDES Continued:

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization : Requires the ability to operate, maneuver, and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.

Verbal Aptitude : Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of references, descriptive, advisory, and/or design data and information. Public speaking is required.

Mathematical Aptitude : Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may consist of ability to compute discount, interest, profit and ratio and proportion; may include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures.

Functional Reasoning : Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to use facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.

Situational Reasoning : Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness, and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is measurable or verifiable.

ADA COMPLIANCE

Physical Ability : Tasks require the ability to exert moderate, though not constant, physical effort, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds).

Sensory Requirements : Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate visual cues or signals, and some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

Environmental Factors : Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to

adverse environmental conditions.

We are an equal opportunity/drug-free workplace employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants with a known disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act may request an accommodation in the recruitment or selection process but must request this accommodation no later than 48 hours before the need. All resumes must be submitted with a complete County Application. Applications can be obtained at: Human Resources Office, 804 S Laurel Street, Springfield, GA 31329 or

Compensation details: 95000-105000

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