Assistant to the City Manager Operations

City of Maypearl; Lancaster (TX); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Lancaster, Texas seeks a motivated and highly organized professional to serve as Assistant to the City Manager – Operations within the City Manager’s Office. This role supports the Office through project coordination, research and analysis, legislative review, budget monitoring, and collaboration with City departments and community stakeholders.

The position oversees and administers the City’s TIF Districts and Public Improvement Districts, including budget development, financial

Qualifications

• Fifth-year college or university program certificate; or two to four years of related experience and/or training.
• Experience in public administration, municipal or local government, public policy, city management, community development, or a closely related field.
• Coordinating projects, establishing and tracking timelines, communicating project updates.
• Conducting research and analysis involving legislation, policies, budgets, contracts, expenditures, revenues, and complex inquiries.
• Preparing professional correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, agenda or action items, presentations, and other materials for leadership review.
• Budget monitoring, financial analysis, forecasting, and strategic planning.
• Working collaboratively with City leadership, department heads, residents, neighborhood groups, boards, consultants, and other stakeholders.
• Interpreting and following applicable laws, policies, and regulations.
• Providing professional and responsive customer service.
• Using accounting, database, design, project management, spreadsheet, and word processing software.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate projects and track timelines, ensuring milestones are met.
• Prepare reports for City leadership and City Council.
• Respond to complex resident and stakeholder inquiries in a timely manner.
• Oversee and administer the City’s TIF Districts and Public Improvement Districts (PIDs), including budget development and monitoring.
• Provide budget monitoring, financial analysis, forecasting, and strategic planning.
• Collaborate with City departments, leadership, and community stakeholders.
• Interpret and apply laws, policies, and regulations as needed.
• Attend evening meetings or events as required to support City operations.

Skills

Project coordination

Research analysis

Budget monitoring

Legislation review

Reports preparation

Stakeholder communication

Customer service

Policy recommendations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Accounting software

Spreadsheet

Word processing

Database

Job description

The City of Lancaster, Texas is seeking a motivated and highly organized professional to serve as Assistant to the City Manager – Operations within the City Manager’s Office.

This position supports the City Manager’s Office through project coordination, research and analysis, legislative review, budget monitoring, and collaboration with City departments and community stakeholders. The position coordinates special projects, monitors project timelines and organizational goals, prepares reports for City leadership and City Council, and assists in responding to complex resident and stakeholder inquiries.

The Assistant to the City Manager – Operations also oversees and administers the City’s Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District and Public Improvement Districts (PIDs), including budget development and monitoring, financial analysis, meeting coordination, policy recommendations, contracts, reporting, and preparation of City Council action items.

This is an excellent opportunity for a public service professional interested in municipal operations, public administration, community development, and city management to gain broad experience working within the City Manager’s Office.

Minimum Education and Experience

Fifth-year college or university program certificate; or two to four years of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

The successful candidate should demonstrate experience or ability in areas including:

• Public administration, municipal or local government, public policy, city management, community development, or a closely related field.
• Coordinating projects, establishing and tracking timelines, monitoring progress, and communicating project updates.
• Conducting research and analysis involving legislation, policies, procedures, budgets, contracts, expenditures, revenues, and complex inquiries.
• Preparing professional correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, agenda or action items, presentations, and other materials for leadership review.
• Budget monitoring, financial analysis, forecasting, and strategic planning.
• Working collaboratively with City leadership, department heads, residents, neighborhood groups, boards, consultants, and other stakeholders.
• Interpreting and following applicable laws, policies, and regulations.
• Providing professional and responsive customer service.
• Using accounting, database, design, project management, spreadsheet, and word processing software.

The position may require attendance at evening meetings, public meetings, special events, City Council-related meetings, or work outside regular business hours as needed to support City operations.