Neighborhood Development Coordinator

City of Fort Worth; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 72,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 Paid Holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid Time Off

Pension Plan

Professional Development Opportunities

Job summary

The City of Fort Worth Neighborhood Services Department, Housing & Neighborhood Development Division, seeks a Neighborhood Development Coordinator to manage NEZ and FIP programs, including contracts, audits, and compliance. The role covers fiscal oversight, stakeholder coordination, and program delivery for community development.

Minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in public administration, urban planning, business, or real estate finance and four years in local government or

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with major coursework in public administration, urban planning, business administration, or real estate finance.
• Four years of professional experience in local government, community development, economic development, or commercial real estate with two years in federal grants management, public infrastructure projects, contract management or project/workflow management.

Responsibilities

• Lead administration, monitoring, and implementation of NEZ and FIP programs; explain requirements to developers, residents, businesses and City staff.
• Prepare, negotiate, administer and monitor NEZ tax abatement and FIP contracts; verify eligibility, coordinate required approvals, track budgets and ensure contract terms are met.
• Conduct the annual NEZ audit, respond to FIP audits, maintain records, monitor compliance and support audits.
• Provide oversight of project partners following City processes and legal requirements.
• Conduct financial feasibility reviews, analyze budgets and coordinate public-sector approvals and related development processes.
• Supervise staff, set priorities, assign work, train, evaluate performance and recommend actions per City policies.
• Prepare and deliver presentations, reports and recommendations for City Council and other groups.
• Coordinate with City departments and external stakeholders; use GIS and project-tracking tools to monitor eligibility and deadlines.

Skills

Public administration experience

Urban planning knowledge

Real estate finance understanding

Contract management

Public sector grants management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in public administration, urban planning, business administration, or real estate finance

Tools

GIS mapping

Microsoft Office

Project tracking

Workflow tracking

Job description

Pay Range: $34.45 - $44.79/hr.

Job Posting Closing on:

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Workdays & Hours:

Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required.

Benefits for this position include:

• 11 Paid Holidays
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid Time Off
• Pension Plan
• Professional Development Opportunities

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Neighborhood Development Coordinator job is available with the City of Fort Worth Neighborhood Services Department, Housing & Neighborhood Development Division. The position manages and administers the City’s Neighborhood Empowerment Zone (NEZ) and Façade Improvement Programs (FIP), including policies, tax abatement and façade improvement contracts, project compliance and annual NEZ audits. The coordinator also performs contract, financial, stakeholder and supervisory functions associated with these programs.

The Neighborhood Services Department implements programs that promote economic independence, sustainable housing, and thriving neighborhoods. The department partners with residents, businesses, non-profits, and other governmental entities to support community development, social services, and human capital development.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in public administration, urban planning, business administration, or real estate finance
• Four (4) years of professional experience in local government, community development, economic development, commercial real estate such as multifamily housing including two (2) years of experience in federal grants management, public infrastructure projects such as street reconstruction, project procurement, contract management and project or workflow management

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience administering NEZ tax abatements, façade improvement contracts, development incentives or comparable municipal economic and community development programs
• Experience with public-sector contract negotiation and administration, financial feasibility analysis, project budgeting, compliance monitoring and audits
• Proficiency with GIS mapping, municipal planning/development approvals, Microsoft Office and project or workflow tracking and reporting

The Neighborhood Development Coordinator Job Responsibilities Include

• Lead administration, monitoring, development and implementation of policies and procedures for the Neighborhood Empowerment Zone (NEZ) and Façade Improvement Programs (FIP); explain requirements to developers, residents, businesses and City staff
• Prepare, negotiate, administer and monitor NEZ tax abatement and FIP contracts; verify eligibility, coordinate required approvals, track project budgets and ensure projects are completed in accordance with contract terms
• Conduct the annual NEZ audit, respond to FIP audits, maintain complete records, monitor compliance and prepare documentation supporting project closeout and audit responses
• Provide oversight of project partners in accordance with applicable City processes and legal requirements
• Conduct financial feasibility reviews, analyze budgets and financial information, monitor project commitments and coordinate public-sector approvals and related development processes
• Supervise assigned staff, including setting priorities, assigning work, training, evaluating performance and recommending personnel actions consistent with City policies
• Prepare and deliver presentations, reports, recommendations and supporting documents for City Council, boards, neighborhood organizations, leadership and other public interest groups
• Coordinate with City departments and external stakeholders, use GIS and project tracking tools to monitor eligibility and deadlines, and identify improvements to program delivery and customer service
• Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions

Working Conditions and Physical Demand

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.

Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.