Assistant City Manager

City of Evans; Evans (CO); On-site; USD 158,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Evans invites applications for Assistant City Manager. Under the City Manager, you will serve as senior executive leader responsible for management of City departments and municipal operations, ensuring implementation of Council policies and strategic direction.

You will oversee Community & Economic Development, Engineering, Operations, and Utilities; act as Acting City Manager when absent; lead executive team; required Bachelor’s in a related field and 8 years in public-sector

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a related field; equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
• 8 years of progressively responsible local government or public-sector management experience; 4 years supervising managers/directors.
• Demonstrated experience with operating and capital budgets, organizational performance management, and executive decision-making.
• Valid Colorado driver’s license or ability to obtain within six months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership and coordination for assigned departments and City policies.
• Direct budget and capital program governance and financial stewardship.
• Represent the City in meetings, negotiations, and public forums.
• Develop departmental goals, dashboards, and performance measures.
• Ensure alignment with the City Manager’s vision and Council priorities.

Skills

Executive leadership

Budgeting

Strategic planning

Public administration

Communication

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, urban planning, civil engineering, finance, or related field

Master’s degree (preferred)

ICMA Credentialed Manager (preferred)

Job description

CITY OF EVANS

EMPLOYMENT ANNOUNCEMENT

Job Title:

Assistant City Manager

Department:

City Manager

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Division:

City Manager

Reports To:

City Manager

Classification:

Full-time Regular

Requisition:

1716

Salary Range:

$157,975.00-$221,166.00/year

Opening Date:

Friday, October 9, 2026

Closing Date:

Upen Until Filled

NATURE OF WORK: Under the administrative direction of the City Manager, the Assistant City Manager serves as a senior executive leader responsible for the management, coordination, and performance of assigned City departments and municipal operations. The position serves as the City Manager’s principal executive management partner, ensuring effective implementation of City Council policies and priorities in accordance with the City Manager’s organizational vision, management philosophy, and strategic direction.

The Assistant City Manager provides direct executive oversight of Community & Economic Development, Engineering, Operations, and Utilities, exercising considerable independent judgment and delegated authority to supervise department directors, resolve operational challenges, coordinate capital initiatives, and ensure responsible financial stewardship and high-quality service delivery.

As a member of the executive leadership team, the Assistant City Manager translates the City Manager’s organizational vision into coordinated operational activities, departmental objectives, management practices, and measurable performance outcomes. The position ensures assigned departments consistently reflect the City Manager’s expectations for organizational culture, accountability, professionalism, efficiency, and service excellence. Effective delegation and executive coordination enable the City Manager to concentrate on strategic leadership, City Council relations, long-range priorities, and overall organizational oversight.

Serves as Acting City Manager during the City Manager’s absence, consistent with applicable law, City policy, and delegated authority.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Executive Leadership and Delegated Management

• Serves on the City Manager's Executive Team overseeing and accountable for assigned departments while closely working interdepartmentally to effectively and consistently achieve the strategic goals of the city.
• Directs the highest-level operational, financial, and talent management decisions of the department and provides complex guidance on matters of significance in alignment with policy and executive leadership objectives.
• Serves as an organizational representative engaging with City Council, Boards and Commissions, employees, the public, and other partnership entities.
• Translates the City Manager’s organizational vision, management philosophy, and strategic direction into departmental work plans, operational priorities, management practices, and measurable performance expectations.
• Ensures departmental decisions, operational activities, resource allocation, and service delivery align with the City Manager’s executive direction and City Council’s adopted policies and priorities.
• Exercises independent judgment within delegated authority to resolve routine operational issues, address interdepartmental conflicts, and ensure timely, accountable execution without unnecessary escalation.
• Communicates, models, and reinforces a unified organizational culture consistent with the City Manager’s expectations; identifies and corrects practices inconsistent with that direction.
• Promptly elevates significant policy, legal, financial, personnel, political, or organizational risks to the City Manager with concise analysis and recommended actions.
• Acts on behalf of the City Manager as assigned and represents the City in meetings, negotiations, partnerships, and public forums within delegated authority.

Director Supervision and Organizational Performance

• Provides direct executive supervision, coaching, mentoring, performance evaluation, and accountability for assigned department directors, in coordination with Human Resources and City policy.
• Establishes annual director and departmental goals aligned with the City Manager’s direction, Council priorities, strategic plan, and adopted budget; conducts regular performance reviews.
• Maintains executive performance dashboards and periodic reports addressing service levels, capital project milestones, financial variances, emerging risks, and corrective actions.
• Develops management capacity, cross-training, succession planning, and continuous improvement; promotes collaboration and effective resolution at the appropriate organizational level.

Financial Stewardship and Capital Program Governance

• Oversees assigned operating and capital budgets within adopted appropriations; coordinates with the Finance Director and department directors on forecasting, cost controls, resource allocation, and long-term operating impacts.
• Provides portfolio-level oversight of the Capital Improvement Program across assigned departments, monitoring scope, schedules, budgets, delivery risks, and corrective actions without replacing project managers or technical directors.
• Ensures major proposals are supported by credible alternatives, lifecycle cost considerations, financial analysis, and decision-ready recommendations.

Community and Economic Development Oversight

• Provides executive oversight of economic development strategies, business attraction and retention, planning and zoning, development review, building inspections, and code compliance.
• Coordinates development-related departments to improve predictability, customer service, infrastructure readiness, and alignment with the City’s long-range growth priorities.

Engineering Oversight

• Provides executive oversight of infrastructure planning, engineering standards, capital project design and construction, and coordination of geographic information systems (GIS).
• Ensures project priorities, schedules, engineering resources, and infrastructure investments support Council priorities and the City Manager’s organizational direction.

Operations Oversight

• Provides executive oversight of assigned street maintenance, parks and grounds maintenance, Highway 85 corridor beautification, fleet maintenance, sign shop, asset management, and other assigned public works functions.
• Ensures service reliability, safe operations, preventive maintenance, cost-effective delivery, and clear coordination with Engineering and Utilities.

Utilities and Water Resources Oversight

• Provides executive oversight of assigned water distribution, wastewater, stormwater, and associated utility infrastructure, subject to the City’s approved departmental allocation of functions.
• Coordinates long-range utility planning, system capacity, regulatory compliance, operational reliability, infrastructure renewal, and financial sustainability.
• Provides executive coordination of water resources planning, acquisition, development, and management with technical staff, legal counsel, and partner agencies; identifies and elevates material water supply and utility risks.

Governance, Communication, and Risk Management

• Prepares and reviews concise, accurate executive briefings and City Council materials; presents recommendations and communicates professionally with elected officials, residents, developers, agencies, and employees.
• Anticipates organizational, infrastructure, financial, safety, regulatory, and emergency-management risks; coordinates appropriate response and continuity measures with responsible officials.
• Exercises discretion, integrity, sound judgment, political neutrality, confidentiality, and professional conduct; complies with applicable laws, City policies, and personnel requirements.
• As a member of the City of Evans team, employees are privileged to serve each other and the community, therefore, will be asked to perform additional duties as assigned by the City Manager.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND LICENSURE

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, urban planning, civil engineering, finance, or a closely related field; equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
• 8 years of progressively responsible local government or comparable public-sector management experience, including 4 years supervising managers, directors, or complex multidisciplinary functions.
• Demonstrated experience with operating and capital budgets, organizational performance management, executive decision-making, and oversight of complex projects or municipal programs.
• Valid Colorado driver’s license or ability to obtain within six months of hire.

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in public administration, business administration, or related field.
• Senior municipal leadership experience in a council-manager form of government; experience directing multiple service departments and major capital programs.
• ICMA Credentialed Manager designation.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Experience in public/municipal sector.

PHYSICAL AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT

*The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit for prolonged periods. The employee is regularly required to exercise visual concentration, listen, talk, stand, reach, twist, and demonstrate manual dexterity. The employee is required to focus attention on tasks without losing concentration or becoming distracted by surrounding activities and interruptions. The employee is also required to kneel, squat, stoop, push, pull, and lift up to 25 pounds on an occasional basis. Work is generally performed in an office setting.

Our Mission

To deliver sustainable, citizen driven services for the health,
safety, and welfare of the community.

Our Values

Empower. Deliver. Grow. Engage.

This job description indicates in general the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, and other essential functions expected of an employee and subject to change at any time. Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee.

The City of Evans conducts pre-employment physical exams, drug testing, and background investigations as a condition of employment. A positive drug screen test for marijuana will disqualify a candidate from being considered for employment, regardless of whether the use is recreational or medical (red card).

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