Chief Development Officer

Employment Opportunities

The following is a listing of various job openings that are currently available. Click on any of the title(s) for further details.

Education, experience and other requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, City Planning, Urban Law, or related field, and five years of responsible management experience preferably in municipal government, or an equivalent combination of education and experience to provide sufficient evidence of successful performance of the essential elements of the job such as those listed above.
• Master's degree in Public Administration or related field is desirable.
• Experience with performance management, change management, lean or similar organizational development experience.
• Experience working with a diverse community.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills and ability to analyze and articulate complex issues.
• Valid Nevada State Driver's license required or the ability to obtain a Nevada State issued Driver’s License.

The City of Fernley offers a competitive salary and benefits package. Fernley participates in the Nevada PERS retirement program and has no State Tax. We offer 100% fully paid health, dental, vision and life, AD&D and Short-term and Long-term insurances for our full-time members. Dependent coverage is available for nominal Plan Costs. We also have a voluntary deferred compensation program, and various levels of voluntary Life, and AD&D insurances.

We offer 13 paid holidays and both vacation (annual) and sick leave accruals. Plus, we're a Great Place to work for and maintain a hire from within mentality in order to see our members grow!