Economic Development Manager - Housing Manager

City of Westminster, CO; Colorado; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Multilingual stipend

Job summary

The City of Westminster, CO is seeking an Economic Development Manager - Housing Manager to lead housing initiatives, targeted industry recruitment, childcare programs, and small business support within a dynamic, politically complex environment.

This at-will role requires strong leadership, strategic planning, and exceptional communication to coordinate with city departments, developers, and community partners while aligning resources with the City’s SPIRIT values and long-term growth goals.

Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple high-level staff and programs.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills with excellent outreach.
• Experience coordinating with city departments, officials, and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Manage housing initiatives and workforce development.
• Oversee Community Development Block Grant and Private Activity Bond allocations.
• Lead the division in business, financial institutions, and developer relationships.
• Develop holistic business and place-based strategies.

Skills

Policy development

Team leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Economic development

Job description

The Economic Development Manager - Housing Manager is a City leader who serves as a key member of the Division Manager Leadership Team translating the City’s strategic plan into action through development of policies, leadership, care of people, innovation, and resource allocation and management. The position manages department activities in fulfillment of the City’s Mission Statement, Vision and Values.

The Economic Development - Housing Manager contributes greatly to the vision and mission through a combination of direct responsibilities, program administration, collaboration, special projects and partnerships throughout the community. This work involves the creation and implementation of holistic business and industry-based strategies, place-based strategies and people-based strategies.

This position is primarily responsible for managing targeted industry recruitment and retention, housing initiatives, childcare initiatives, small business support services, the City’s Community Development Block Grant allocations, the City’s Private Activity Bond allocations, workforce development, and retail strategy and support services. In addition, this position leads the Division in business, financial institutions, and developer relationship building to advance the City Strategic Plan. The responsibilities require frequent coordination with senior management of other City departments, elected officials, housing authorities, non-profits advocacy groups, high-level external contacts such as business and community leaders, as well as state, local, and national industry groups to affect legislative changes that encourage economic growth and opportunity.

The position requires the ability to manage multiple high-level staff, projects and activities; a high level of organizational and interpersonal skills; excellent communication and outreach skills; strong technical skills in business development and land redevelopment, and the ability to identify a variety of business resources. The position interacts with local businesses and resident groups within the community, developers, City, State, and regional staff members and business organizations. The environment in which this position operates is complex, highly political, fast-moving and always evolving, requiring a high-level of independence of action and judgement.

The Economic Development - Housing Manager performs work with wide latitude for independent judgment and action, and the Human Resources Director reviews work through conferences, reports, and success of the assigned programs and activities.

City leaders must embody the values of the City organization as defined by SPIRIT in decision-making and actions and strive to develop employees and a work environment that reflects these organizational values. Developing strong relationships with collaboration as a strong mindset, and employee engagement with respect and appreciation as a focus. City values are articulated through the acronym of SPIRIT which defines how we work at the City of Westminster creating a culture of Service, People, Integrity, Respect, Innovation and Teamwork.

The starting range of pay is dependent on qualifications and experience of each individual candidate. The City of Westminster has a Multilingual Stipend Program to encourage, and reward benefited employees who are conversationally fluent in languages other than English. Benefited employees have the opportunity to test their language proficiency skills and qualify for a bi-weekly stipend that will vary based on the employee’s level of proficiency and usage.

This position is an at-will position as described in the Personnel Policies and Rules of the City of Westminster, Colorado.

Physical Requirements: Work is sedentary in nature and requires sufficient physical stamina and strength for: Constant sitting to perform daily tasks; occasional walking; frequent standing; frequent squatting, reaching above shoulder, and twisting; frequent lifting, carrying, and pushing and/or pulling of up to ten (10) pounds; occasional lifting and pushing and/or pulling of up to 25 pounds with dollies and carts.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is generally performed indoors and is primarily office work. Must demonstrate the ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including the ability to retrieve information from various locations in the office when needed. Exposure to periods of high activity and stress under demanding conditions. The position requires a great deal of communication with City employees, the public, and outside agencies.

Required Materials and Equipment: General office equipment including personal computers, telephone, cellular phone, copy machine and calculator. May operate a motor vehicle to visit project sites.

Pre-Employment Requirements: Background checks will include employment references and criminal history, and when applicable, credit check, driver license record, and education verification; Drug screen; Must be legally entitled to work in the United States.