Housing Manager (20748696)

Job Description

Do you thrive in a dynamic and collaborative work environment? Are you seeking a role to foster affordable housing programs that are meaningful and offer the opportunity to improve the community? Are you interested in working with other dedicated and talented professionals? If so, apply to join the Menlo Park team and become part of a dynamic organization!

The City of Menlo Park is currently recruiting for an exceptional housing professional to join as the Housing Manager in the Community Development Department and serve as a visionary leader for the housing team. The Housing Manager plays a significant role in Menlo Park’s housing policies and programs, is an important part of the City’s management team, and leads a division of talented analysts to provide a range of housing services.

The Housing Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, managing, and directing the staff and activities of the Housing Division; provides professional and technical guidance on housing policy and programs and oversees the City’s Below Market Rate (BMR) Housing Program; manages the effective use of division resources to improve organizational productivity and enhance customer service; performs complex work including budget administration and housing-related program evaluation and implementation.

Community Development is responsible for ensuring a sustainable and vibrant community that supports a high quality of life for residents, businesses and visitors. It contains the Planning, Building and Housing Divisions. Core services performed include: long range and current planning; building permitting, plan checking, and inspection services; and affordable housing programs. The department is supported by approximately 34 FTE who operate as an effective and cohesive team and lead a number of City initiatives to support the City Council goals.

The Housing Division is responsible for the City’s affordable housing programs, including preservation and production of below market rate rental and ownership housing. The division administers the City’s Below Market Rate (BMR) program, develops housing policy and supports the implementation of the Housing Element to provide and promote new affordable housing opportunities and programs to support a diverse, equitable and inclusive community. Staff serve as the liaison to the Housing Commission.

A job description, including examples of typical job functions and qualifying knowledge, skills, and abilities, is available by clicking on the appropriate Job Description below:

Job PDF:

https://www.calopps.org/sites/default/files/Housing%20Manager.pdf

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be hands-on, have a strong knowledge of housing laws, policies, programs, and trends, and possess strong leadership skills with a genuine desire to lead the Housing Team and serve the Menlo Park community. The candidate will have excellent attention to detail and strong communication, report writing, and collaboration skills.

The ideal candidate is a critical thinker who thrives in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment; is successful collaborating vertically and horizontally in the organization; demonstrates a can-do attitude; can work independently and with colleagues, consultants and the public; and can foster and thrive in a team environment.

The City of Menlo Park’s leadership team members must demonstrate positivity, accountability, ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders, intellectual curiosity, commitment to continuous improvement, and dedication to public service.

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

Education:

• Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in public administration, public policy, business administration, planning, community development, urban studies, land development, or a closely related field.

Experience:

• Five years of increasingly responsible professional experience in community housing including two years of lead and/or supervisory experience.
• A Master's degree in a field as listed above may substitute for one (1) year of the required experience.

Benefits

The City provides a generous benefits package designed to achieve total compensation above the market median among comparable agencies and promote employee health, wellness, and work-life balance, including:

• CalPERS Retirement - Classic members 2% at 60 and 2% at 62 for PEPRA members. Employees pay the full member contribution. The City does not participate in Social Security, except for the 1.45% Medicare contribution by both the City and employee.
• Medical Plans - City pays 100% medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and eligible dependents.
• Educational Reimbursement - City reimburses up to $3,600 per year for tuition expenses.
• Life Insurance - City provided policy equal to 1.5 times the employee’s annual salary up to $350,000.
• Deferred Compensation - City matches employee contribution up to 4% of salary or to the IRS maximum, whichever is less.
• Paid Time Off - Includes 338 hours of General Leave, 80 hours of Management Leave, and 11 official paid holidays per year. Up to 120 hours may be cashed out annually. Accrued General Leave is fully paid out upon separation from the City.
• Health Reimbursement - City contribution of $2,500 per year for health reimbursement arrangement.
• Auto Allowance - Employees who are not assigned a City vehicle receive an auto allowance of $285 per pay period.
• City is also enrolled in Caltrain GoPass and BayPass pilot program for free access to all bus, rail, and ferry services in the nine-county Bay Area. The Menlo Park Caltrain station is a five-minute walk from City Hall.
• Annual Bonus - City Manager may award a bonus of up to $20,000 per fiscal year.
• Additional Benefits - City paid long-term disability and AD&D insurance. Counseling and referral services provided through the Employee Assistance Program. Access to on-site gym.
• We offer hybrid and flexible work arrangements, including a 9/80 schedule with the option to work remotely up to one day per week.

For more detailed benefit information, visit
www.menlopark.gov
and review the City of Menlo Park Management Compensation Plan for Unrepresented Appointees.

Special Instructions

IMPORTANT: Please be sure to fill out the required City application completely, including all relevant work experience. Applications with “See Resume” as a substitution for the work experience description and/or unclear past employment information will not be considered.

Applications will be screened according to the qualifications outlined in this announcement. Not all applications which may meet the minimum requirements will proceed to the next phase of the recruitment process. All applicants will be notified by email as to whether or not they are invited to participate further in the selection process.

Interviews

• Oral Board/Department Interviews are tentatively scheduled for the week of October 5, 2026.
• Final Interviews are tentatively scheduled for the week of October 5, 2026 as well.

The City of Menlo Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the City of Menlo Park not to discriminate against all qualified applicants or employees. We will make reasonable efforts in the selection process to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please contact Human Resources at (650) 330-6670 or
jobs@menlopark.gov
prior to the closing date for accommodation requests.

Before receiving an offer of employment, the candidate will be required to successfully complete a criminal conviction history questionnaire, DOJ fingerprinting, and an Occuscreen background check.

In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act, all potential employees are required to verify identity and authorization to work in the United States.

Closing Date/Time: 9/23/2026 at 11:59pm