Hands-On City Manager: Growth, Budgets & Development

Clear Career Professionals; Caddo Mills (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Clear Career Professionals seeks a hands-on City Manager for Caddo Mills, TX, to guide growth and financial strength. The ideal candidate will personally build the budget and understand development tools such as PIDs and TIRZs, with strong experience in residential and retail expansion and infrastructure planning.

Candidates from smaller or fast-growing communities will fit, valuing follow-through, quick resident/developer responses, and long-term commitment. Local leadership is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, political science, or a closely related field.
• Progressively responsible executive leadership experience in municipal government, including organizational leadership, budgeting, capital planning, economic development, infrastructure planning, and community growth management.

Responsibilities

• Lead a hands-on, small-town government through major growth.
• Build and manage the budget personally, using tools like PIDs and TIRZs.
• Oversee development finance, infrastructure planning and community growth initiatives.
• Demonstrate stable tenure and strong community leadership.

Skills

Executive leadership

Budgeting

Capital planning

Economic development

Infrastructure planning

Community growth management

Public administration knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, political science, or a closely related field

Master’s degree in public administration or related discipline

Job description

Clear Career Professionals seeks a hands-on City Manager for Caddo Mills, TX, to guide growth and financial strength. The ideal candidate will personally build the budget and understand development tools such as PIDs and TIRZs, with strong experience in residential and retail expansion and infrastructure planning.

Candidates from smaller or fast-growing communities will fit, valuing follow-through, quick resident/developer responses, and long-term commitment. Local leadership is valued.