Development Services Director

Responsible for providing leadership and management guidance while supporting the activities of the Planning and Development department, including Real Estate, Engineering, and Transportation divisions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Develop and recommend strategic planning objectives for the organization and City of Denton.
• Develop short and long-range planning programs for the department and establish broad priorities and work sequences.
• Provide overall guidance and direction for the development review process involving zoning, annexation, subdivision, and other land use requests.
• Oversee the Municipal Utility Districts and Municipal Management Districts contracts; act as the City’s liaison in negotiations.
• Coordinate with other city departments to incorporate joint work efforts; build relationships that facilitate implementation of shared plans and desired outcomes.
• Train and mentor employees in technical, management, and leadership responsibilities.
• Understand, demonstrate, and clearly articulate the mission of the City of Denton and Planning and Development department.
• Understand customer base and seeks to meet the needs of community.
• Identify, analyze, and solve problems in support of group, department, and organization objectives; consider cause and effect among different factors or stakeholders of a problem.
• Enable and empower employees to work more effectively.
• Seek opportunities for training and increasing knowledge in planning and development management.
• Act as department representative to various community citizen advisory boards and to the City Council; present results of studies and recommendations regarding development, land use, comprehensive planning, transportation planning, and other issues.
• Develop departmental priorities and objectives; act on recommendations from subordinate divisions.
• Authorize departmental expenditures.
• Analyze financial reports and report trends and issues.
• Direct and manage numerous special studies including neighborhood preservation projects and various housing studies.
• Generate administrative reports.
• Initiate and make policy recommendations; facilitate problem-solving.
• Present recommendations and supporting conclusions with facts in order to influence the listener.
• Share information and ideas with others in a timely manner.
• Work toward common goals by supporting, encouraging, and sharing information with supervisor, peers, and subordinates.
• Actively support decisions he/she is involved in making, even when he/she may not fully agree.
• Build trust by being honest and meeting commitments.
• Understand and implement problem solving and conflict management techniques.
• Understand and implement team building techniques.

• Select,train,supervise, and evaluate staff; recommend assignment/assignment change, retention, discipline, and dismissal.
• Develop, manage, and monitor budget; maintain accurate budget reporting; ensure that operations are cost-effective, and funds are managed wisely.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Urban Planning, Public Administration, Landscape Architecture, Geography, or related; and,
• Ten (10) years’ experience in municipal planning; and,
• Five (5) years’experience in amanagement or supervisory capacity.

• Knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and Local Government laws, ordinances, and regulations regarding urban planning.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and coordination of people and resources.
• Skill in analyzing, researching, interpreting, and understanding policies, laws, and regulations, and to provide workable recommendations and solutions that maintain compliance.
• Skill in complex problem…