Senior Economic Development Manager

Job Description

Salt Lake County… A career with a purpose in the community you love!

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment committed to changing its community's lives, please keep reading.

What it is like to work here:

At Salt Lake County, our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and employees' lives, from how we treat each other to how we support the community. To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work-life balance, and room to grow and develop.

Surround yourself with:

Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live, work, and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community. Community is more than a place; it's our heart and service that bring us together.

We encourage a work-life balance:

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks. We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days, and one personal day every year. We work in a hybrid environment, giving you the flexibility to work from home and in the office.

Additional Benefits include:

* Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution

* Medical coverage, including a 100% county paid premium option

* Dental and Vision coverage, including coverage for adult designees

Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account

* 100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option

* Professional Development

* Plus:
Onsite medical clinic and gym; hospital insurance, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and discounts at County facilities.

JOB SUMMARY

Manages the Economic Development department's vitality in Salt Lake County's development finance portfolio. Puts together development finance agreements to improve neighborhoods, communities, and people's quality of life. Manages and strengthens relationships with external partner organizations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration, Communication, Finance, Marketing, Economics, or other closely related field, plus five (5) years of related experience; of which two (2) years must have been in a supervisory capacity; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience. Education may not be substituted for the required supervisory experience or the required real property appraisal experience.

Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

* Supervise staff, which includes hiring, orienting, training, assigning, and reviewing work performance, annual work performance appraisals, and discipline.

* Oversees the administration of the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) program for Salt Lake County.

* Manages TIF proposals from submission through approval by the Mayor and County Council, and then compliance or evaluation of return on investment.

* Performs due diligence on TIF proposals, reviewing pro formas to evaluate proposed financing gaps and market failures. Writes project memos to evaluate TIF proposals and brief County staff.

* Meets with municipal redevelopment agencies to discuss potential redevelopment projects, occasionally walking potential project areas, or reviewing opportunities with other parties

* Meets with property developers to discuss potential redevelopment projects, to improve understanding of barriers to investment in the County, and to improve awareness of industry issues

* Meets with other taxing entities, and non-profit, municipal, state, and federal organizations…