Town Manager

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Town of Erie, CO

Location:

Town of Erie, CO

The Town of Erie is seeking a strategic, trusted, and highly communicative leader to serve as its next Town Manager. This is a unique opportunity to lead a growing community as it builds upon its strong organizational culture, implements its recently adopted Home Rule Charter, and guides thoughtful growth while preserving the qualities that make Erie such a desirable place to live, work, and visit.

Appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the Town Council, the Town Manager is the Town's chief administrative officer and is responsible for providing strategic leadership, overseeing the effective administration of municipal operations, and implementing the policies and priorities established by the Town Council. The Town Manager serves as the Council's principal advisor, ensuring transparent communication, sound organizational management, and the efficient delivery of high-quality public services.

The Town Manager provides executive oversight for the Town's operations, departments, and personnel, fostering a collaborative, high-performing organization that delivers exceptional service to the community. The position is responsible for organizational leadership, workforce management, budget development and administration, financial planning, risk management, and operational accountability while ensuring compliance with applicable laws, ordinances, and Town policies. The Town Manager regularly reports to the Town Council on organizational performance, financial conditions, strategic initiatives, and community priorities.

The Town Manager appoints and supervises key members of the executive leadership team and establishes an effective organizational structure that supports the Town's strategic goals. This position also develops succession plans for executive leadership, coordinates implementation of Council direction across the organization, and performs additional duties as assigned by the Town Council and prescribed by Town ordinance.

• Manage Growth with Vision, Balance, and Sustainability: Lead thoughtful, well-planned growth that preserves Erie's small-town character while advancing strategic development, improving mobility and infrastructure, and ensuring growth supports the community's long-term quality of life and a balanced, vibrant, and sustainable community for current and future residents.
• Plan for Erie's Long-Term Future: Provide strategic leadership on the Town's most significant long-term challenges by advancing sustainable water solutions, strengthening financial resilience, prioritizing capital investments, and ensuring Erie is well-positioned to meet the needs of a growing community.
• Strengthen Governance and Strategic Leadership: Build a trusted partnership with the Town Council through transparent communication, sound policy analysis, thoughtful prioritization, and objective recommendations that support informed decision-making, effective governance, and successful implementation of Council goals and priorities.
• Foster Economic Vitality and Community Character: Partner with the business community, developers, and regional organizations to expand Erie's commercial tax base, advance transformative redevelopment initiatives, and encourage investment that enhances the Town's economic vitality while preserving the character residents value.
• Advance Organizational Excellence: Continue to foster a high-performing, service-oriented organization by strengthening cross-departmental collaboration, improving operational efficiency, modernizing business processes, establishing clear organizational priorities and performance measures, and delivering exceptional customer service.
• Cultivate an Exceptional Organizational Culture: Build on Erie's strong workplace culture by empowering employees, investing in leadership development, promoting accountability and collaboration, valuing subject‑matter expertise, and nurturing an environment where employees are engaged, supported, and equipped to deliver outstanding public service.
• Build Regional Partnerships and Community Trust: Represent Erie as a collaborative regional leader by strengthening relationships with neighboring jurisdictions, state and regional agencies, community partners, businesses, and residents while promoting open communication, transparency, and meaningful public engagement on complex community issues.

Erie's next Town…