Listing Summary

The City of Port Wentworth is recruiting a new Assistant City Manager/Chief Development Officer. The Assistant City Manager/Chief Development Officer position is responsible for the day-to-day operations of planning, zoning, building inspections, permitting, public works, and leisure service divisions. The ACM-CDO helps formulate the City's operational budgets and plans and implements long and short-term goals and objectives for fiscal programs under his divisions which promote the City's overall vision.

Located in Eastern Georgia Port Wentworth is 16.12 Square Miles with a population of over 14,000.  This Chatham County City is conveniently located near neighboring counties Effingham and Bryan.  Port Wentworth is strategically located with easy access to I-95 and I-16, and the Savannah Hilton/Head International Airport, as well as downtown Savannah.

Position Responsibilities

• Serves as Team Leader for functional grouping of Public Works, Development Services, and Leisure Services
• Participates in the coordination and preparation of the agenda for the City
• Draft policies and regulations for review by the City Manager
• Responds to inquiries from the public, civic and professional groups, and the news media in person, by telephone, or by correspondence.
• Confers with the City Manager on policy matters and proceeds as appropriate to ensure implementation/compliance.
• Provides guidance to Department & Division Directors in implementing governing body and administrative
• Communicates with Department Directors to convey and gather information required by the City
• Provide information and staff support at meetings of the City
• Approves drafts of operating procedures and
• Coordinates interdepartmental
• Conducts or participates in special projects
• Completion of work assignments may require the operation of a

Required Knowledge

• Knowledge of local government operations, regulations, and
• Knowledge of community and economic development
• Knowledge of urban planning theory and
• Knowledge of human resource principles and
• Knowledge of budgetary principles and
• Knowledge of supervisory principles and
• Knowledge of computers and job-related software programs, willingness to learn new software
• Skill in planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating the work of
• Skill in the analysis of problems and the development and implementation of
• Skill in the preparation of clear and precise administrative reports using Microsoft Word, Excel and
• Skill in oral and written
• Skill in engineering drawing and plans
   

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of a Master's degree in a course of study related to the occupational field.
• Experience sufficient to thoroughly understand the diverse objectives and functions of the subunits in the division/department to direct and coordinate work within the division/department, usually interpreted to require three to five years of related experience.
• Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.

For more information, including the recruitment brochure, job description, and link to the city website, please visit the Grants Manager recruitment page:

https://sumterlocalgovconsulting.com/recruitments/assistant-city-manager-port-wentworth-ga/

The hiring range for this position is from $105,000 - $115,000

To Apply:  Please submit a PDF resume and informative cover letter to Shawn Gillen (Sumter Local Government Consulting) at shawn@sumterconsulting.com

The first review of resumes will be on September 2, 2024.