Community Development Director

Salary

$120,000-$130,000 Depending on

Qualifications:

FT + employer-paid benefits package (Medical, dental, vision, life, paid time off, retirement, paid holidays)

Community Development Director

Community Development

Exempt

A senior-level staff position responsible for the overall leadership, management, supervision, and administration of the Community Development Department. This position reports directly to the City Manager.

• Demonstrates commitment to Team Destin and our mission, vision, values, and goals, and represents the city in a professional, dignified manner at all times, both in actions and appearance.
• Contributes to the development and accomplishment of home team work plans.
• Identifies the KEY FUNCTIONS of the division/department.
• Develops a cyclical process for each KEY FUNCTION using the PDCA methodology.
• Deploys each KEY FUNCTION PROCESS to relevant staff within the division/organization.
• Implements the department/division’s KEY FUNCTION PROCESSES.
• Systematically evaluates, and if appropriate updates, each KEY FUNCTION PROCESS.
• Demonstrate competent knowledge of all applicable policies, codes, ordinances, regulations, and statutes.
• Prepares annual evaluations and mid-year reviews completed on time for those supervised.
• Provides leadership and direction in the development of short- and long-range plans and projects; gathers, interprets, and prepares data for studies, reports, and recommendations; coordinates departmental activities with other departments and agencies as needed.
• Performs methodical oversight to ensure consistent treatment of employees, customers, permit tees, and other affected parties.
• Provides professional planning and development advice to subordinates; makes private and public presentations to subordinates, boards, commissions, civic groups, and the general public.
• Ensures that assigned areas of responsibilities are performed within budget; performs cost control activities; monitors revenues and expenditures in assigned areas to assure sound fiscal control; prepares annual budget requests; ensures effective and efficient use of budgeted funds, personnel, materials, facilities, and time.
• Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules, and expedites workflow; studies and standardizes procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness of operations.
• Supervises the development and implementation of growth management, land use, economic development, utilities, housing, transportation, park and open space, facilities, solid waste, or other plans and codes to meet the city’s needs.
• Supervises the evaluation of land use proposals for conformity to established plans and City, state, and federal laws, and ordinances; evaluates proposed development impacts as they relate to the adopted plans of the City and makes recommendations on such plans.
• Oversees approval of shoreline development permits, sign permits, minor subdivision plats, building permits, and both major and minor land development proposals within the scope of authority and responsibility.
• Resolves complex and sensitive customer service issues.
• Ensures accurate records relating to licenses, permits, maps, overlays, and sketches pertinent to urban planning and development programs and projects.
• Provides staff support to various boards and commissions as needed and assigned, such as the Special Magistrate, Board of Adjustment, and Local Planning Agency.
• Attends all City Council meetings and presents department reports and recommendations to the City Council.
• Prepares the department's weekly report on management indicators, key measures, and all outstanding projects and issues.
• Directs staff in amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code.
• Prepares the department's Fee Schedule for budgetary approval by City Council.
• Reviews draft reports and finalizes reports for the Harbor Board, Local Planning Agency, Board of Adjustment, Special Magistrate, and City Council.
• Prepares and conducts timely employee evaluations and approves those prepared by department staff.
• Ensures Planning and Development Review support concerning the functions and duties of…