Job Description Summary

Job Description

OPEN TO CURRENT PIMA COUNTY EMPLOYEES ONLY

Job Type: Unclassified

Job Classification: 1128 - Division Manager Development Services

Salary Grade: 18

Pay Range

Hiring Range: $92081 - $126609 Annually

Pay Range: $92081 - $138112 Annually

The Pima County Development Services Department is seeking an experienced professional with a strong background in residential and commercial building construction and codes to serve as a Division Manager. This role is responsible for ensuring compliance with County and State building regulations codes laws and ordinances while overseeing key departmental functions such as infrastructure planning development review permitting code enforcement public works projects and project management. Reporting directly to the Chief Building Official the Division Manager will lead professional technical and support staff to deliver high-quality projects efficiently and collaboratively. If you have the experience expertise and dedication to excellence we encourage you to apply and become part of our dynamic team.

This classification is in unclassified service and is exempt from the Pima County Merit System Rules.

Essential Functions:

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act this classification may include any of the following tasks knowledge skills and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the departments need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Plans organizes trains and manages assigned Development Services activities supervising staff across various functional areas such as planning development review permitting and code enforcement;

• Manages monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of services provided by the division ensuring compliance with federal state county and related laws rules and regulations;

• Advises management on the development of policies standards and operating procedures to ensure timeliness and efficiency to meet both long- and short-term strategic goals for the division;

• Oversees the planning and coordination with other county departments ensuring alignment with development goals safety standards infrastructure improvements and innovative practices in development;

• Assists in developing administering and monitoring budgets for assigned areas providing input during the departments budget process;

• Addresses complex public inquiries related to development services ensuring that concerns are effectively resolved and community needs are met;

• Represents the division in interactions with other public works departments municipalities developers utilities and regional organizations such as the Pima Association of Governments Metropolitan Pima Alliance Southern Arizona Home Builders Association;

• Conducts research investigations and analysis on contentious or sensitive issues documenting findings and recommending appropriate actions to the director or deputy director;

• Prepares and delivers comprehensive technical reports on division activities ensuring accurate and timely reporting for management review;

• Monitors contractual agreements and services related to development projects including preparing requests for proposals (RFPs) and analyzing proposals for assigned projects or services.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with an academic major in business administration/public administration/management urban planning civil engineering architecture construction management environmental science/engineering or a related field as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment AND five years of professional experience in management INCLUDING two years supervising activities in development services.

(Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the Education and Work Experience sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write see resume on your application.

Preferred Qualifications: (Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.):

• Minimum five (5) years experience with application of building code.

• Minimum five (5) years experience with structural engineering principles including load paths.

• Minimum five (5) years experience with Microsoft Office Suite.

• Minimum one (1) year experience with GIS and inspection software.

• Minimum one (1) year experience with zoning/grading regulations.

Selection Procedure:
Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised Preferred Qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources. Additional assessments/testing may be required as part of the selection process.

Supplemental Information:

Licenses and Certificates: Valid driver license is at time of application.ValidAZdriver license is at time of appointment. The successful applicant will be subject to a 39-month DOT Motor Vehicle Record review to determine applicants suitability to operate county vehicles in accordance with Pima County administrative procedures. Failure to obtain and maintain the required licenses and certifications shall be grounds for termination. Any offer of employment resulting from this recruitment is contingent upon Fleet Services review and approval of the candidates driving record.

Special Notice Items: The County requires pre-employment background checks. Successful candidates will receive a post-offer pre-employment background screening to include verification of work history education and criminal conviction history. A prior criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify a candidate from employment with the County.

EEO Information:Pima County Government is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.We are committed to an inclusive and diverse workforce and will not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race color religion national origin age disability gender sexual orientation kinship political interest or any other characteristic protected by law.