Deputy Director, Community Development Agency (Agricultural, Weights, and Measures)

Introduction

THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE: A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.

Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.

APPLICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ONLINE.

DESCRIPTION

THE AGENCY

The Alameda County Community Development Agency's mission is to enhance the quality of life of Alameda County residents and plan for the future well-being of the County's diverse communities; to balance the physical, economic and social needs of County residents through land use planning, environmental management, neighborhood improvement, and community development, and to promote and protect agriculture, the environment, economic vitality and human health.

The Community Development Agency houses the following departments: Planning Department, Housing and Community Development, Agriculture Weights and Measures, Healthy Homes Department, and Economic and Civic Development Department.

For more information about the agency, please visit : Alameda County Community Development Agency .

THE POSITION

Under general direction, the Deputy Director, Community Development Agency is responsible for the operations of a functional department in the Community Development Agency; acts as the Director, Community Development Agency in his/her absence when assigned; and performs related assignments as required.

For more detailed information about the classification, please click on the following link: Deputy Director, Community Development Agency.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EITHER I :

Experience :

The equivalent of two years of full-time experience as Assistant Deputy Director, Community Development Agency in the Alameda County classified service. (Non-classified includes District Attorney’s Office, Hospital Authority, and the Consolidated Courts.)

OR II :

Education :

Possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university;

AND

Experience :

The equivalent of six years of full-time increasingly responsible professional experience in community development or agriculture regulatory work that included at least three years of responsible supervisory and administrative experience.

A Master's degree from an accredited college or university in city, regional, or urban planning in architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, economics, public or environmental health, health care, agriculture, wildlife management, biology, or social science based on a two-year curriculum may be substituted for two years of the non-supervisory experience.

OR

A Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in city, regional, or urban planning in architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, economics, public or environmental health, health care, agriculture, wildlife management, biology, or social science, based on a one-year curriculum may be substituted for the equivalent of one year of the non-supervisory experience.

Licenses : Must possess a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's license.

AND

The Deputy Director, Community Development Agency for the Agriculture/Weights and Measures Department requires a valid Agricultural Commissioners' License AND a valid Sealer of Weights and Measures License issued by the State of California.

Special Requirement :

Must be willing to participate in evening meetings.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:

Knowledge of :

• Principles of organization, administration, personnel management and training.
• Principles, methods, and procedures of urban planning, contemporary community development, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, agriculture, biology, pest prevention, economics, environmental or public health, health care or social services.
• Physical, social, economic and legal implications involved in city and regional planning, lead poisoning prevention, agriculture, weights and measures, housing and community development, including the development of urban and suburban environments, safe housing and aesthetic needs.
• Public administration, personnel management and staff development as they apply to the operation and administration of a department in a community development agency.
• Laws and regulations related to land use, wildlife management, housing and community development, plant quarantines, pesticide use, pest prevention, consumer protection, and laws such as the National Environmental Policy Act, the California Environmental Quality Act, and the Federal Domestic plant quarantine proclamations.
• Pertinent State, municipal and county housing, real estate and enforcement laws.
• Principles of budget development and analysis.
• Public relations.
• Inspection and testing techniques used in the weights and measures enforcement field.
• Legal processes and considerations involved in prosecuting violations of weights and measures cases.
• Research methods, including statistics.
• Relocation planning, environmental, case management and lead remediation techniques.
• Program development.
• Federal and State reporting requirements.

Ability to :

• Plan, organize, and administer the work of a functional department within a community development agency.
• Interpret and apply zoning and other code-enforcement regulations and planning concepts to unusual or difficult land use problems.
• Interpret and apply public health and lead poisoning policy regulations to health providers and community groups.
• Solve problems.
• Analyze and review staff reports and recommendations on community development projects.
• Work effectively with commission boards, medical providers, community-based organizations and private organizations concerning matters of real property uses, related planning functions and lead poisoning issues.
• Coordinate independent community development and environmental and public health studies of a difficult and complex nature.
• Conduct public hearings.
• Interpret, apply and enforce Federal, State and County regulations, codes and laws for administering programs.

EXAMINATION COMPONENTS

The examination will consist of the following steps:
A review of the applicants’ application to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process. An oral examination which will be weighted as 100% of the candidate’s final examination score. The oral examination may contain situational exercises.
CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED EXAMINATION COMPONENTS.

We reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination components. Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.

To learn more about our recruitment and selection process, please visit the “What You Need to Know” section of our website, https://hrs.alamedacountyca.gov/.

RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PLAN

The County will inform applicants, via email and with reasonable notice in advance, of any examination process that will require their attendance. The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on operational needs.

RECRUITMENT PLAN

Deadline for Filing

5:00:00 P.M., Friday, February 6, 2026

Review of Applications for Minimum Qualifications

By February 11, 2026

Virtual Civil Service Pre-Recorded Oral Examination:

February 26 - March 9, 2026
Rating of Virtual Civil Service Pre-Recorded Oral Examination: March 10 - March 18, 2026
Notification of Results:

Week of March 23, 2026

SELECTION PLAN

Department Hiring Interviews:

Week of April 6, 2026

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN

Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County’s Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statues. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing. Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statues.

For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, www.acgov.org/hrs .

BENEFITS

The County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall wellbeing. These benefits include but are not limited to*:

For your Health & Well-Being

• Medical - HMO & PPO Plans
• Dental - HMO & PPO Plans
• Vision or Vision Reimbursement
• Share the Savings
• Basic Life Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• County Allowance Credit
• Flexible Spending Accounts - Health FSA, Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits - Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Long-Term Care, Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services
• Employee Assistance Program

For your Financial Future

• Retirement Plan - (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
• Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan or Roth Plan)

For your Work/Life Balance

• 12 paid holidays
• Floating Holidays
• Vacation and sick leave accrual
• Vacation purchase program
• Management Paid Leave**
• Catastrophic Sick Leave
• Pet Insurance
• Commuter Benefits Program
• Guaranteed Ride Home
• Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)
• Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks, cell phone, etc.)
• Child Care Resources
• 1 st United Services Credit Union

*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.

** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three (3) days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to eight (8) days of management paid leave.

Conclusion

All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @acgov.org, @jobaps.com, NoReply@jobaps.com, and NoReplyAlamedaCountyHR@acgov.org as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this, your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the 'My applications' button on the Current Job Openings page.

NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email boxes Noreply@acgov.org and NoReplyAlamedaCountyHR@acgov.org are routed to unmonitored mailboxes. All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. If you have questions, please go to our website at https://hrs.alamedacountyca.gov/ . You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.

Maria Tabora | Human Resources Analyst

Human Resource Services, County of Alameda

(510) 272-6463 | Maria.Tabora@acgov.org
https://hrs.alamedacountyca.gov/

DISASTER SERVICE WORKER

All Alameda County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Alameda County has a diverse workforce, that is representative of the communities we serve and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based on merit, competence, performance and business need. Alameda County does not discriminate in employment on the basis of, 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, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors protected under federal, state and local law. Alameda County celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive, and welcoming workplace environment.

Closing Date/Time: 2/6/2026 5:00:00 PM

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