Senior Development Project Manager

THE POSITION

With supervisor approval, incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work; however, they must physically reside within the Sacramento region or have the ability to regularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice.

The City of Sacramento is seeking a Senior Development Project Manager in the Office of Innovation and Economic Development to lead the City's business attraction efforts. The City is seeking an experienced economic development professional who possesses a deep understanding of industry trends, market conditions, and economic development principles. The Senior Development Project Manager is an essential part of the economic development team to attract new investment to Sacramento and advance the City's economic development goals.

IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT

The ideal candidate will have the ability to analyze market conditions and opportunities, align them with the City’s inclusive economic development goals, and develop and execute business attraction strategies.

The Senior Development Project Manager will be a dynamic leader with a background in business recruitment, retention, expansion, and have the ability to identify and capitalize on opportunities to attract new businesses, support the growth of existing businesses, and foster a vibrant and inclusive local economy. They will be a collaborative leader who can build relationships with internal and external (brokers, developers, site selectors, major employers) partners to navigate complex projects from initial inquiry through completion to help grow the regional economy.

Under general direction, the Senior Development Project Manager manages all aspects of City economic, development, and/or special district activities and projects; assists economic, development, and/or special district customers and organizations; serves as primary source of information concerning projects; coordinates project financing needs; coordinates projects with City departments and outside agencies.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

This advanced journey-level classification is populated with multiple incumbents. Employees perform the most difficult, advanced journey-level type of duties assigned to classes within this series, including providing direct supervision over assigned personnel. The Senior Development Project Manager is distinguished from the next lower classification of Development Project Manager in the degree of responsibility and complexity of work performed in that the former has full responsibility for the management of economic, development, and/or special district activities and projects, works with greater independence, and supervises lower level staff or project teams.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

General direction is provided by higher level management staff. Incumbents may exercise direct or indirect supervision of lower level professional, technical, and clerical staff depending on the assignment and the department’s needs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reviews proposed project concept plans; addresses environmental, planning, and infrastructure issues related to proposed projects; facilitates processing of planning, building, and development reviews and approvals; monitors environmental mitigation monitoring plans.

• Serves as the primary source of information to assist development customers, business owners, and non-profit organizations in finding appropriate locations for proposed development, redevelopment, business development, and district formation projects.

• Markets properties for development; makes presentations and proposed funding commitments on projects to City Council, community groups, the media, private citizens, development and real estate communities, and others; attends a wide variety of marketing, networking and informative events related to projects and work responsibilities; responds orally and/or in writing to issues and concerns.

• Conducts project feasibility analysis of potential development, redevelopment, business development, and/or district formation projects or activities; develops policy analysis, policy reports, and other reports for City Council information or consideration.

• Reviews project proposals during conceptual, entitlement, building, and construction stages; establishes project goals, objectives, and priorities, identifies resource needs.

• Serves as the customer’s central point of contact throughout the entire development review or improvement district formation process.

• Facilitates planning, building, and public improvement reviews and approvals; monitors conditions of approval; comments on plans during the construction process.

• Coordinates projects with other City departments; organizes and facilitates meetings with City department staff and/or outside agencies to address project-related impacts and requests for information or assistance; participates in selection of consultants and contractors; manages consultant and contractor contracts.

• Manages the formation, renewal, and administration of special districts.

• Applies local, state, and federal laws applicable to development and formation activities.

• Reviews and reports on applicable state and federal legislation; recommends modifications to City Code, as necessary, to react to changes in law; may prepare or assist in the preparation of grant applications for state and federal funds for economic development programs.

• Coordinates and actively participates in the formation of public and private development agreements, project financing agreements and deferrals, funding agreements, and interagency memorandum of understanding.

• Coordinates project financing needs with City departments and developers to determine best funding mechanisms; approves financing for construction of fee-funded infrastructure and facilities; develops annual revenue and expenditure budgets for special financing districts.

• Facilitates calculation of annual special tax and assessment levies and manages submission process to the County to ensure placement on property tax bills; monitors special tax and assessment revenues and coordinates disbursements to outside agencies.

• May supervise, train, and evaluate the work of lower-level professional, technical, and clerical staff assigned to support economic, development, and/or special district activities and projects.

• Provides exceptional customer service to those contacted in the course of work.

• Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual holding this classification.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

• Economic development principles, practices, and implementation, including community and business development, real estate development, redevelopment, international trade, and local government financial incentives for business and marketing.

• California redevelopment law; California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); general nature of redevelopment plans; planning entitlement codes and processes; city zoning ordinance and entitlement processes; general nature of building codes.

• Urban studies; economic and social public policy implications of urban area problems.

• Current market trends in real estate development.

• Real estate development finance and financial analysis.

• California land use planning entitlement law and regulations.

• Public administration, public policy analysis, and economics.

• Principles of urban and regional design and planning.

• Principles and practices of marketing.

• Statistical analysis and project/problem resolution.

• Project management practices and techniques, and concepts of effective team-building.

• Planning and building principles, practices, and implementation, including community development and construction, redevelopment, building trade, and local government rules and regulations.

• California Land Use Planning, Zoning Laws and Regulations, California Mello-Roos Law and other district formation rules and regulations, uniform building code, city zoning ordinance, and building, construction, and entitlement processes.

• Community relations and outreach.

• Principles and practices for effective leadership and supervision.

Skill in:

• Use of modern office equipment, including computers, computer applications, and software.

• Effective problem solving.

• Project and process management.

• Meeting facilitation.

• Work with multidisciplinary teams to provide excellent customer service.

Ability to:

• Exercise sound judgment in a politically sensitive environment.

• Coordinate and lead the work of subordinate personnel.

• Establish and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships with employees, department heads, developers, businesses, community associations, business districts, personnel from other jurisdictions, public officials, media, and general public.

• Communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing; prepare and present clear and concise reports.

• Analyze situations, review complex data, and develop appropriate solutions.

• Relate positively to the public in a group setting or in a one-to-one situation.

• Present and explain complicated economic development issues to City Council and the public.

• Make sound decisions and meet critical deadlines.

• Analyze situations, review complex data, and develop solutions.

• Coordinate and lead work of a project team.

• Facilitate consensus and issue resolution.

• Establish and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships with internal and external team members, department heads, public officials, media, and general public.

• Exercise effective leadership.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Experience:

Four (4) years of professional-level experience in project management, economic development, redevelopment, business development, private development, district formation, or a closely related field.

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Education:

Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university.

Substitution:

Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

PROOF OF EDUCATION

Should education be used to qualify for this position, then proof of education such as, but not limited to, university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted with your application and will be required at the time of appointment . Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable.

An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States must have education records evaluated by a credentials evaluation service. Evaluation of education records will be due at time of appointment.

THE SELECTION PROCEDURE

Please note, the City of Sacramento's preferred method of communication with applicants is via e-mail. As such, please ensure you verify the e-mail address on your application, and check your e-mail frequently , including your spam and junk folders. All e-mail notifications can also be accessed through the governmentjobs.com applicant inbox.

1. Application: (Pass/Fail) - All applicants must complete and submit online a City of Sacramento employment application by the final filing deadline ;

• Employment applications must be submitted online; paper applications will not be accepted.
  

• Employment applications will be considered incomplete and will be disqualified:
  

• If applicants do not list current and past job-related experience in the duties area of the "Work Experience" section. Note: Qualifying experience is based on full-time experience (40 hours per week). Qualifying experience is calculated to the full-time equivalent (pro-rated if less than 40 hours/week ).
  

• If "see resume" is noted in the "Work Experience" section; a resume will not substitute for the information required in the "Work Experience" section.
  

• Position/job titles will not be considered in determining eligibility for meeting the minimum qualifications for this position.
  

• Proof of education such as, but not limited to, university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted online with your application. Proof of education will be required at time of appointment.
  

2. Supplemental Questionnaire: (Pass/Fail) - In addition to the City of Sacramento employment application, all applicants must complete and submit online responses to the supplemental questionnaire to the City of Sacramento Employment Office by the final filing deadline ;

• Responses to the supplemental questionnaire must be submitted online; paper questionnaire will not be accepted.
  

• Incomplete supplemental questionnaire will not pass the review process; omitted information cannot be considered or assumed.
  

• A resume will not substitute for the information required in the supplemental questionnaire.
  

• Possession of the minimum qualifications is not necessarily a guarantee for further advancement in the selection process.
  

3. Screening Committee: (Pass/Fail) - All applications received by the final filing deadline will be forwarded to the hiring department for review. The hiring department will select the most competitive applications for further consideration. Human Resources will only evaluate employment applications for the minimum qualifications, as stated on the job announcement, for applications selected by the hiring department.

4. Interview Process: Human Resources will forward applications to the hiring department. Those determined to be the most qualified candidates will be invited to participate in an interview process.

5. Conditional Hire: Upon receipt of a conditional offer, the selected candidate must complete and pass Live Scan/fingerprinting . If applicable, candidates may also need to pass a pre-employment medical exam, controlled substance and/or alcohol test, and possess any required licensure or certification prior to receiving a start date from the Department. Failure to meet these prerequisites will be grounds for withdrawal of your conditional offer of employment.

QUESTIONS:
For questions concerning this job announcement and the application process:

• Please visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/Home/ApplicationGuide for a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to the application process.
  

• For technical support between 6 AM - 5 PM PT, contact Live Application Support at 855-524-5627.
  

• Visit the City of Sacramento Human Resourc es Department website at https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/HR/employment ;
  

• Send an email to employment@cityofsacramento.org ; or
  

• Call the Human Resources Department at (916) 808-572 6
  

Bilingual Pay
Did you know that the City offers bilingual pay? That's right, most labor agreements offer the option of providing employees with bilingual pay if the department deems it to be operationally necessary.

Pension Reform Act
The City of Sacramento is covered by the California Public Employees' Retirement System, and as such, must adhere to the California Public Employee's Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) of 2013. Please note that the provisions within this act may affect or impact an applicant's eligibility and/or selection for open vacancies at the City of Sacramento.

Equal Opportunity Employer
The City of Sacramento is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

Additional Information

Civil Service Rules: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/content/dam/portal/hr/documentlibrary/CivilServiceBoardRules62012.pdf

Union Contracts: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/HR/labor-agreements.html

Salary Schedule: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/content/dam/portal/hr/documentlibrary/SalarySchedule.pdf

Closing Date/Time: 10/24/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

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