Under administrative direction, is responsible for planning, managing, and overseeing the redevelopment of neighborhoods, businesses, and cultural resources to foster thriving neighborhoods, including downtown, for the benefits of residents, visitors, and businesses. Working conditions are in an office environment. Exercises direct supervision over assigned staff.

This position is an "unclassified" position and has no disciplinary appeal rights to the Municipal Civil Service Commission. This position is likewise subject to at-will employment status and can be terminated at any time for any reason.

Work Location
100 W Houston (City Tower), San Antonio, Texas 78205

Work Hours
7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday

• Oversees and coordinates all activities and functions in the promotion and redevelopment of areas currently served by public infrastructure and transit to foster thriving neighborhoods for the benefit of residents, visitors, and businesses.
• Designs, implements, and coordinates strategies which stimulate private investment in areas of redevelopment. Coordinates activities with agencies to spur redevelopment in targeted areas of the city.
• Assists department in developing, maintaining, and updating division and departmental service delivery methods, service level agreements, policy and procedures and long- and short-term goals.
• Plan, manage, oversee and facilitate high profile development projects in the downtown area and throughout the city, that require coordination between various departments, public agencies, residents and private sector representatives.
• Promotes, explains, justifies and defends department programs, policies, and activities. Negotiates and resolves sensitive, significant, and controversial issues.
• Researches and maintains current with new trends and innovations regarding the field of development and redevelopment of neighborhoods, businesses, and cultural resources.
• Coordinates, prepares, and presents reports and recommendations; reviews ordinances and contracts as needed, composes correspondence, and represents the division at conferences and meetings.
• Offers specialized support in coordination of public meetings, workshops, open houses, and other community outreach and public engagement efforts for the department.
• Interviews, selects, supervises, develops, evaluates, counsels, and if necessary, disciplines personnel according to established COSA policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Acts as a resource to and liaison between division and various departments within COSA as well as external contacts such as elected officials, constituents, businesses and outside agencies.
• Attends meetings with organizations, boards, commissions and agencies involved in the redevelopment of neighborhoods, businesses, and cultural resources for the City. Attends City Council meetings and takes necessary action regarding Council agenda items.
• Researches and resolves sensitive inquiries and complaints from both internal and external sources.
• Performs related duties and fulfills responsibilities as required.

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.
• Five (5) years of increasingly responsible professional experience related to commercial, retail and residential development, redevelopment and business retention.
• Two (2) years of administrative or supervisory responsibility.
• Valid Class 'C' Texas Driver's License.

• Experience leading a team and managing budgets.
• Experience developing strategies to stimulate private investment.
• Knowledge of building codes, historical regulations and urban planning techniques and practices.
• Experience with commercial and residential redevelopment.
• Experience with municipal bond projects.

• If selected for this position, official transcripts, diplomas, certifications and licenses must be submitted at the time of processing. Unofficial transcripts and copies of other relevant documents may be attached to the application for consideration in advance.
• Please be advised that if selected for this position, information regarding employment history as it relates to the qualifications of the position will be needed for employment verification. Applicants claiming military service to meet the experience requirement for this position may attach a DD214 to the application.
• Unless otherwise stated, applicants are permitted to substitute two years of related full-time experience for one year of higher education or one year of related higher education for two years of experience in order to meet the minimum requirements of the job. One year of full-time experience is defined as 30 or more hours worked per week for 12 months. One year of higher education is defined as 30 credit hours completed at an accredited college or university.
• Applicants selected for employment with the City of San Antonio in this position must receive satisfactory results from pre-employment drug testing and background checks. If required for the position, a physical, motor vehicle record evaluation, and additional background checks may be conducted.

Benefits Information
The City of San Antonio (CoSA) strives to provide a competitive compensation and benefit package to attract and retain a highly skilled workforce. To accomplish this, CoSA offers subsidized health care benefits for active and retired employees, paid disability benefits, paid life insurance, as well as automatic participation in a pension program which is currently matched two to one.

For more detailed information, please click on the following link to view Benefits offered by the City of San Antonio:
http://www.sanantonio.gov/hr/employee_information/benefits/index.asp

• Part-Time, Temporary, and non-City positions are not eligible for CoSA Benefits.
• Holiday and Leave benefits for Pre-K 4 SA positions may be different than what is listed at the above link.

Additional Information
The City Of San Antonio is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. This means that the City does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex (gender), age, disability, national origin, genetic information, or sexual orientation. All individuals are encouraged to apply and compete for jobs with the City of San Antonio.

If you require assistance at any stage of the application process due to a disability, please contact the Human Resources Department so that accommodations may be made to meet your needs. Our telephone number is 210-207-8705 and our fax number is 210-207-2285.