Deputy Director, Community Development Agency (Agricultural, Weights, and Measures)
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Job Location:
Hayward, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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 resultin 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 Agencys mission is to enhance the quality of life of Alameda County residents and plan for the future well-being of the Countys 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
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
- 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.
- Anoral examination which will be weighted as 100% of the candidates 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 websitehttps:// AND SELECTION PLAN 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 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 Countys 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 announcementbefore the last date of filing.Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable 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 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 For your Financial Future For your Work/Life Balance *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. All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add@@andas 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 boxesandare 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 You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied. 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. Required Experience: DirectorRating of Virtual Civil Service Pre-Recorded Oral Examination: March 10 - March 18 2026 Conclusion
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About Company
Just east of San Francisco Bay lies Alameda county. The county, which is governed by a five-member board of supervisors, includes the major cities of Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro, and Livermore. Fifty county departments handle services like behavioral health care, emergency medical, ... View more
