Economic Development Project Manager

The Economic Development Coordinator manages the City’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database, ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and integrity to support city-wide economic development programs and initiatives. This role prepares monthly development pipeline reports, monitors key commercial and targeted industry sector projects, and collaborates across departments to coordinate projects throughout the development continuum. The position also conducts research, analyzes economic, market, demographic, geographic, and statistical data, and prepares reports to support informed decision-making.

The ideal candidate has at least one year of experience in development or program management and familiarity with the development process in either the public or private sector. Hands‑on experience with CRM platforms such as Dynamics 365 and electronic plan review systems like Project Dox, Accela, or similar tools is required. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to build and work with pivot tables for data analysis and reporting, is strongly preferred.

This individual is detail-oriented, deadline-driven, and an effective written communicator, with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills. A dependable, adaptable, and collaborative team player, the candidate thrives in supporting others, managing projects, and engaging with diverse stakeholders across all levels of the organization.

At the City of Goodyear, you will be a part of an organization that values its employees as its greatest asset. You will become part of a dedicated team of professionals that are committed to build and maintain a highly engaged workforce. You will be challenged to learn and grow in an environment that values employee development and career-building. You will thrive in a culture of innovation.

We believe that successful employees are those that possess these six core values:

Adaptability – Integrity – Initiative – Empathy – Optimism – Innovation

We strive to create an environment where everyone feels respected, valued and included. We understand that having employees who represent all aspects of our community drives us to deliver outstanding service. If you share our core values, passion and dedication, we would be excited to have you join Team Goodyear.

EXAMINATION PROCESS

Only a limited number of the most qualified applicants meeting the City’s requirements will be invited for an interview. The examination process for this position will consist of a panel interview.
All communication regarding application status and interview notifications will be sent via email- please monitor your junk/spam email for communication as it will come from a system generated source.

This information is intended to be descriptive of the key responsibilities of the position. The following functions do not identify all duties performed by the incumbent. Other duties and responsibilities will be performed as assigned.

• Leads CRM management for the department, ensuring data accuracy, integrity, and completeness while developing training materials, providing staff training, and supporting system customization to meet evolving team and reporting needs.
• Oversees and synchronizes CRM data to support reporting, dashboards, pipeline tracking, and project monitoring, including routine data cleanup, structure maintenance, and quality control.
• Prepares, reviews, and presents reports on business development activity and performance metrics, including monthly development pipeline reports, performance measure updates, and public announcement tracking, to support decision-making and project advancement.
• Acts as the primary liaison among departments, partner agencies, developers, and community stakeholders, ensuring alignment, continuity, and smooth project progression across all phases.
• Engages internal and external partners to resolve complex issues, identify solutions, and advance initiatives while tracking project milestones and maintaining consistent processes and schedules.
• Builds and maintains relationships with public and private partners to leverage resources, strengthen collaboration, and support successful…