Public Safety Director; Assistant City Manager

Public Safety Director (Assistant City Manager)

The City of Mableton is seeking an accomplished, innovative, and visionary public safety executive to serve as its first Public Safety Director (Assistant City Manager).

• Provide strategic leadership, policy direction, and executive oversight for all public safety initiatives within the City.
• Oversee budget planning, organizational development, and operational coordination for the City’s public safety functions while assisting the City Manager with broader goals and municipal initiatives.
• Directly supervise the Police Chief and provide executive-level oversight of police operations.
• Serve as the City’s lead official for emergency management, disaster preparedness, homeland security initiatives, public safety planning, and municipal facility security.
• Create the City of Mableton Police Department from the ground up, establishing vision, organizational structure, staffing model, budget, operational framework, and long‑term strategic direction.
• Act as the City’s primary liaison with local, state, and federal public safety partners.
• Cultivate and maintain strong working relationships with the following agencies:
  • Cobb County Police Department
  • Cobb County Sheriff’s Office
  • Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services
  • Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency
  • Georgia Bureau of Investigation
  • Georgia Department of Public Safety
  • Federal law enforcement partners
  • Regional public safety organizations and task forces
• Oversee the security and protection of all City facilities and assets, including City Hall, municipal courts, administrative offices, and other City‑owned properties.

The position requires the successful candidate to meet the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Criminal Justice, Emergency Management, Political Science, or related field.
• Ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in law enforcement, emergency management, or public safety administration, including at least three (3) years in a senior management or executive role.
• Experience working within a municipal or governmental environment.
• Valid Georgia driver’s license or ability to obtain one by the time of hire.
• Certification through the Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council (POST) as a Basic Law Enforcement Officer (or ability to obtain basic law enforcement training certification through Georgia POST within 12 months of hire).

• Master’s degree in Public Administration, Criminal Justice, Emergency Management, Political Science, or related field.
• Advanced executive training (e.g., FBI National Academy, Senior Command, or equivalent).
• FEMA Incident Command certifications (IS‑100, 200, 700, & 800).

The hiring range for this position is $150,000 - $200,000.