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Human Resources Director

We are looking for an accomplished Human Resources Director to guide people strategy for a large and multifaceted organization in Kansas City, Missouri. This leader will shape HR priorities that strengthen workforce planning, support business performance, and foster a productive, inclusive employee environment. The role partners closely with senior leadership to align talent initiatives, organizational development, and compliance practices with long-term operational goals.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the overall HR function by setting strategic direction across talent acquisition, employee relations, compensation, benefits, compliance, and organizational development.
  • Advise executive leaders on workforce planning, succession strategy, performance management, and sensitive employee matters that affect business operations.
  • Design and implement HR programs and policies that support organizational objectives while promoting consistency across multiple teams, locations, and employee populations.
  • Oversee investigations, labor-related matters, and complex employee relations issues with sound judgment, fairness, and adherence to legal and company standards.
  • Direct compensation and benefits strategies to help the organization remain competitive, equitable, and aligned with workforce needs.
  • Guide the use and improvement of HR systems, reporting, and administrative processes to enhance efficiency and decision-making.
  • Partner with business leaders to strengthen organizational effectiveness through talent development, culture initiatives, and change management efforts.
  • Ensure all HR practices comply with applicable employment laws, regulations, and internal governance requirements.

Attorney Manager (Private Property Blight Czar)

The City Counselor’s Office is seeking a highly qualified Attorney and operational leader to serve as Special Counsel to the Mayor for Vacancy (Private Property Blight Czar). This leadership role directs the City’s comprehensive vacant property enforcement strategy, serves as the single accountable leader for high priority blighted private properties citywide, and builds permanent institutional capacity to return vacant properties to productive use.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

  • Strategic Legal Enforcement: Direct strategic code enforcement, implement the City’s receivership program, coordinate tax foreclosures, collections, and secondary legal remedies.
  • Team Supervision and Operations: Supervise dedicated vacant property inspectors and coordinate operations with legal, inspection, paralegal, and data staff.
  • Blight Czar Oversight: Serve as the single accountable leader focused on the top 100 privately owned blighted properties citywide, with a strategic emphasis on Northern St. Louis while addressing priorities across all wards.
  • Cross-Agency Leadership: Convene and lead a cross-agency task force comprising key City departments, the Board of Aldermen, and essential partners, specifically Legal Services and the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC).
  • Fund and Program Management: Oversee implementation of the Vacant Property Remediation Fund and establish long-term sustainable funding models for citywide vacancy reduction, including collaboration with the Land Reutilization Authority (LRA).
  • Data Integration: Utilize Neighborhood Stat profiles, Citizens’ Service Bureau (CSB) complaint volumes, CityStat metrics, and Neighborhood Improvement Specialist (NIS) field assessments to drive targeted case selection and portfolio enforcement.

Other Duties as Assigned:

  • Collateral and related duties will be assigned as needed.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Data Utilization: Requires the ability to perform mid to upper-level data analysis including the ability to coordinate, strategize, systematize and correlate, using discretion in determining time, place and/or sequence of operations within an organizational framework. Requires the ability to implement decisions based on such data, and oversee the execution of these decisions.
  • Human Interaction: Requires the ability to apply principles of negotiation within the context of legal guidelines.
  • Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as a computer, calculator, copy and fax machines, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
  • Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize reference, descriptive, consulting, design and advisory data and information such as legal briefs and opinions, statutes and ordinances, contracts, and legal research materials.
  • Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; calculate percentages and decimals and may use basic algebra.
  • Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or synthesis functions involving planning and directing of interrelated activities or multiple departments. Ability to deal with several concrete and abstract variables in working out approaches to major problems.
  • Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the direction, control and planning of an entire program or multiple programs.
  • Environmental Factors: Work is normally performed in an office environment under generally safe and comfortable conditions where exposure to irate individuals poses a very limited risk of injury.
  • Physical Requirements: Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work. Tasks may involve extended periods of visual concentration at a keyboard or workstation.
  • Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify individual characteristics of colors, shapes, and sounds, associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks.

Public Works Director

The Public Works Director performs complex professional and difficult administrative work directing all activities of the Public Works Department

The ideal candidate will provide:

  • Strong technical expertise to advisory boards, commissions, elected officials, and community organizations
  • Formulate, and recommend policies, and
  • Represent the Town with local and regional agencies.
  • This role operates under the direction of the Assistant Town Manager with full supervision of department personnel either directly or through subordinate supervisors.
  • The position may require work outside normal business hours, including nights, weekends, holidays, or during emergency situations.

Essential Functions

  • Knowledge of public works operations, including streets, sidewalks, solid waste, fleet, cemetery, facilities, and ground maintenance.
  • Knowledge of personnel management, budgeting, procurement, project management, and administrative practices applicable to a municipal public works department.
  • Ability to plan, organize, direct, and evaluate departmental programs, operations, projects, and services.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and establish positive working relationships with elected officials, Town leadership, employees, contractors, developers, utility providers, government agencies, and the public.
  • Ability to analyze problems, develop solutions, make sound decisions, and manage complex infrastructure and long-range capital projects while ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and standards

NEW Public Works Director

Are you a strategic and service-driven public works leader who can oversee complex infrastructure systems, manage large-scale operations, and guide high-performing teams? If so, apply to be the City of Ormond Beach’s next Public Works Director!

We’re looking for an exceptional, forward-thinking leader who is:

  • Experienced in municipal public works operations and infrastructure management
  • Skilled in leading diverse teams and managing multiple priorities simultaneously
  • Adept at balancing fiscal responsibility with innovative, long-term solutions

Ormond Beach is a vibrant coastal community in Volusia County on Florida’s east coast. As part of the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach metropolitan area, with a population of 43,073, the city has maintained its distinctive small-town charm while benefiting from steady regional growth and economic development. Situated along the Atlantic Ocean and near major transportation corridors including Interstate 95 and Interstate 4, Ormond Beach offers convenient access to Orlando, Jacksonville, and Daytona Beach.

Working under the direction of the City Manager, the Public Works Director serves on the City’s senior leadership team, with primary responsibility for the operation, administration, and overall performance of the Public Works Department. The Director must exercise considerable autonomy, independent judgment, and technical expertise in managing all aspects of the Department including Water, Wastewater Collections, Reclaimed Water, Solid Waste, Stormwater, Streets, and Fleet Maintenance. Direct reports include the Fleet Operations Manager, Utilities Manager, Operations Manager, Utilities Engineering, Waste Contract Manager, and an Office Manager.

The ideal candidate will be an approachable, strong leader with a sense of vision for the Public Works Department. The new Public Works Director of Operations will promote an organizational culture that provides effective and efficient public service delivery with the highest level of customer service. They will demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively engage with staff, elected officials, and the public. This individual is a strategic thinker who can manage multiple complex, high-profile projects while maintaining attention to operational details. The successful candidate will balance innovation with fiscal responsibility and bring a forward-looking vision to support the City’s continued growth and service excellence.

Assistant Recreation Director

Under the direction of the Recreation Director, the Assistant Recreation Director assists with leadership, administration, planning, and operation of the Recreation Department. The position provides leadership and oversight for all Recreation facilities and functions. Assists with activities related to youth and adult programming, seniors, aquatics and recreation . The Assistant Recreation Director assists with budget development and administration, facility and capital planning, staff development, policy and procedure development, customer service, and implementation of departmental goals and strategic initiatives. This position serves as the acting department director in his/her absence or represents the Director as assigned. These duties are carried out with considerable latitude, judgement, and discretion.

Essential Functions (with or without reasonable accommodation)

  • Assist the Recreation Director with the leadership, administration, planning, and overall operation of the Recreation Department.
  • Oversees, supervises and coordinates the day-to-day operations of assigned recreation and aquatic facilities, including scheduling, rentals, fitness areas, equipment, facility maintenance and patron services.
  • Assist with emergency response, facility closures, incidents, risk-management issues, and continuity of operations.
  • Develop program goals and objectives to meet community needs.
  • Evaluates programs and services using participation, financial, operational, community-feedback, and performance information and recommends improvements.
  • Assist in the development of policy and procedures for recreational programming.
  • Hire, train, schedule, supervise, coach and evaluate assigned staff and coordinate volunteers.
  • Responds to citizen inquiries, complaints and information requests.
  • Assist with preparation and administration of the department operating and capital budgets; monitor assigned revenues, expenditures, and fees.
  • Assist with the solicitation of donations and corporate sponsorships.
  • Assist with the development of marketing materials designed to attract and enhance participation.
  • Prepare reports, evaluations and general correspondence.
  • Compile, maintain, analyze, and report program, facility, financial, participation, and operational data; develop and monitor performance measures.
  • Responsible for the compilation and maintenance of records.
  • Assist in the development and implementation of the department operational plan.
  • Assist with the purchase and inventory of equipment and supplies. When necessary, develop bids specifications.
  • Direct the activities of the Recreation Department in absence of Recreation Director.
  • Lead or participate in special projects, workgroups, research, strategic initiatives, City Council meetings, work sessions, committees, and other meetings as assigned
  • Perform other duties as directed or as the situation dictates.

Parks Strategic Initiatives Manager

Under general direction, manages and coordinates strategic initiatives, research, data analytics, accreditation, grants, sponsorships, partnerships, and innovation efforts for the Parks, Recreation and Culture Department. This position supports department-wide planning, performance measurement, process improvement, alternative funding strategies, and implementation of special projects that advance City Council priorities, departmental goals, community needs, and long-term financial sustainability.

Essential Job Functions:

  • Lead and direct strategic initiatives associated with the department’s work plan, including research and analytics, community engagement, accreditation, innovation, and special project implementation.
  • Develops, implements, and monitors strategic initiatives, special projects, programs, partnerships, and services.
  • Coordinates cross-divisional efforts related to data-driven decision making, Trust for Public Land scoring and benchmarking, artificial intelligence implementation, sponsorship development, opportunities, and other initiatives that improve service delivery, operational efficiency, community impact, and organizational performance.
  • Lead and support data analytics efforts, including the collection, analysis, visualization, and reporting of operational, financial, programmatic, customer service, and community impact data to support executive decision making.
  • Hire, train, direct, and supervise the performance of a diverse team of professional, technical, and/or clerical employees to achieve department work objectives.
  • Prepare strategic, business, and work plans reflecting Council priorities, public input, regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and community needs.
  • Interact with residents, consultants, other departments, community partners, special interest groups, City Council, boards, commissions, and other stakeholders to convey information about goals and objectives, policies, regulations, requirements, strategic initiatives, and city services.
  • Develop, negotiate, monitor, and manage professional service agreements, sponsorship agreements, partnership agreements, grant agreements, memorandums of understanding, and related contracts that support departmental initiatives and alternative funding strategies.
  • Identify, research, coordinate, and support grant opportunities, sponsorship prospects, public-private partnerships, philanthropic opportunities, and other funding strategies that align with departmental priorities and community needs.
  • Coordinate and support the department’s CAPRA accreditation process, including tracking compliance with standards, coordinating documentation, supporting annual reviews, preparing for reaccreditation, and working with divisions to maintain accreditation readiness.
  • Support responsible implementation of artificial intelligence tools, automation, dashboards, and other emerging technologies to improve operational efficiency, customer service, reporting, communication, and strategic planning

Other Job Functions:

  • Monitor and analyze benchmarking tools, including Trust for Public Land Park Score criteria and other parks and recreation industry benchmarks, and recommend strategies to improve departmental performance, access, equity, amenities, investment, and community outcomes.
  • Assemble, educate, and guide the work of staff committees, project teams, technical advisory committees, and cross-functional work groups.

Director of Public Works

Responsible for the administration of a variety of divisions, offices or specialized sections of the department’s operations such as traffic engineering, streets and bridge maintenance, landscaping, facilities maintenance, water treatment and supply, wastewater collection, fleet, and waste and recycling management. Position is primarily focused on directing, coaching, developing, and evaluating other people. Position requires extensive depth of expertise and knowledge in specialized functions or business areas that can be used to develop and implement policies and procedures as well as determining efficient and innovative ways to accomplish the organization’s business strategies.

Examples of Essential Functions

  • Directs operations and exercises primary administrative control of the Public Works, Utilities, Sanitation, Fleet, Landscaping, Construction, Capital Improvements and Engineering divisions.
  • Plans, organizes, and controls departmental activities and directs subordinate personnel in functions of Public Works Administration, Engineering, Water and Sewer Maintenance and Construction, Street and Street Lighting Maintenance and Construction, and Storm Sewer Maintenance and Construction.
  • Prepares proposed and final budgets for presentation to budget committees, the City Manager, and the City Commission.
  • Develops, implements, and monitors short and long-term plans, goals and objectives focused on achieving the City’s mission, strategy, and City Commission priorities.
  • Manages and directs the development, implementation and evaluation of plans, policies, systems, and procedures to achieve annual goals, objectives, and work standards.
  • Coordinates the activities of the department and its subdivisions with other City departments; and when necessary, with comparable organizations in other public and private jurisdictions.
  • Meets with Division Heads to discuss priorities, scheduling, assignments, problems and special projects or emergencies to ensure proper and prompt action is taken towards resolving Department situations.
  • Directs the review of construction plans for conformity to federal and state regulations, county and City codes, drainage and paving specifications, water and sewer availability, and overall impact on the City’s utility systems.
  • Directs the maintenance and updating of engineering drawings, specifications, contracts, and other departmental records.
  • Resolves and answers complaints and questions from the Mayor, City Commission and Citizens.
  • Assesses personnel training needs of the department to plan, organize and implement appropriate training programs.
  • Reviews existing organizational patterns, work relationships, space, equipment, and manpower utilization; promotes effective operations through standardization, improvement, simplification, and installation of new operating systems.
  • Provides leadership and works with department staff to develop and retain highly competent, customer service-oriented staff through selection, compensation, training, and day-to-day management practices which support the City’s mission and values.
  • Monitors developments related to public works and utilities matters; evaluates their impact on City operations and implements policy and procedure improvements.
  • Develops specifications and bid documents for a variety of public works and public utilities-related designs, construction, and maintenance projects; recommends contract awards, negotiates contract provisions under the general guidance and direction of the City Manager, and coordinates, reviews and approves contractor’s performance.
  • Reviews and advises on development plans and permits for work in City rights-of-way.
  • Promotes the use of new technologies to automate processes.
  • Participates on a variety of boards, commissions, and committees as required.
  • Performs other related work as required. 

Supervision:

  • Reviews and evaluates work methods and procedures and meets with management staff to identify and resolve problems.
  • Assesses and monitors workload; identifies opportunities for improvement and implements changes.
  • Selects, trains, motivates, and evaluates personnel; provides or coordinates staff training; works with employees to correct deficiencies; recommends discipline and termination.
  • Oversees and participates in the development and administration of various departmental budgets; approves the forecast of funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies; approves expenditures and implements budgetary adjustments as appropriate and necessary.

Assistant to the Town Manager

The purpose of this job within the organization is to provide confidential executive assistance to the Town Manager. This job works independently, under limited supervision, reporting major activities through periodic meetings.

  • Coordinates day-to-day activities of the Town Manager’s office. Manages and maintains the Town Manager’s calendar, schedules appointments, and makes arrangements for meetings and travel. Prepare the agenda for Town Manager meetings. Reviews and manages items requiring the signature of the Town Manager.
  • Schedules meetings and prepares correspondence and reports for the Town Manager using Microsoft Office applications (Power point, Excel, Word). Performs administrative duties in support of the town manager. Prepares and maintains a variety of department-specific reports, databases, and presentations. Reviews, verifies, and prepares monthly credit card statement reports monitoring expenditures and transactions.
  • Provide research, information and data; perform or oversee data entry; summarize data for presentations, including the preparation of graphs and charts. Create and distribute project submission schedules and prioritize project list and completion based on the Town Manager schedule.
  • Manages office equipment and reports or repairs problems with the equipment. Calculates and prepares reports on equipment usage. Maintains inventory and orders necessary supplies for the office. Reviews, verifies, and prepares invoices received in the Town Manager’s office.
  • Coordinates the Town’s grant administration program goals, and financial needs to develop compelling grant proposals, seek new funding opportunities, and report on funding impact.
  • Research and identifies prospective funding partners in alignment with the Town’s mission Maintain funder information, strategy, and moves in a grant database.
  • Research, compile, and analyze information; prepare specialized reports and correspondence related to grant projects and programs, including grant applications, staff reports, financial reports, memoranda, and federal and state required reports.
    Serves as liaison with recipients and potential recipients of grant funds providing program information, funding availability, and assistance with completing applications.

Chief Financial Officer

The Ontario International Airport Authority (OIAA), headquartered in Ontario, California, is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) established in 2012 by the City of Ontario and the County of San Bernardino to restore local control of Ontario International Airport (ONT) and advance the region’s mobility, economic, and long-term aviation priorities. OIAA assumed full operational authority in 2016, positioning ONT as the Inland Empire’s global gateway and one of the fastest‑growing commercial airports in the United States. Today, the Authority oversees a 2,000‑acre airport that supports growing passenger, cargo, and international service activity across a modernizing airfield and terminal complex.

At OIAA, you join an organization at a pivotal moment in its growth. Celebrating a decade of local control in 2026, the airport has experienced dramatic growth. Passenger volume has increased by nearly 70% to more than seven million annually. OIAA is advancing the future of aviation through major capital investments, including a new terminal, while strengthening the leadership and systems that will guide the airport into its next era. The organization is intentional about developing talent, empowering leaders, and creating an environment where high performing professionals can shape meaningful, lasting impact.

The Ideal Candidate

OIAA is seeking a CFO who can think strategically, exercise sound financial judgement, and provide the leadership needed to advance OIAA’s mission and core values. The ideal candidate combines strong financial and business acumen with the ability to earn and build trust, navigate complex issues, and strengthen relationships across the organization. This leader will listen well, collaborate easily, and elevate the Finance Division’s role and impact across OIAA. The ideal candidate will also understand the Inland Empire/Southern California local market, including its communities and political environment, enabling effective engagement with regional partners and stakeholders.

Executive Director

The Altoona Water Authority (AWA) is seeking an experienced, strategic, and collaborative executive to serve as its next executive director. The executive director is the Authority’s chief executive and provides organization wide leadership for a complex regional water and wastewater utility serving approximately 70,000 water customers and 50,000 wastewater customers.

AWA has a strong history of reliable water and wastewater service, infrastructure investment, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence. The Authority operates seven water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 28.5 million gallons per day and a wastewater system encompassing more than 230 miles of collection and conveyance sewers. AWA has completed more than 40 major capital improvement projects over the past 25 years and operates with approximately 137 employees and a $47 million annual budget.

The executive director will work closely with the Board of Directors to advance the Authority’s long-term direction and sustainability while leading an experienced management team.

Responsibilities include:

  • Provide executive leadership and accountability for all Authority operations and departments.
  • Serve as the principal advisor to the Board and translate Board direction into organizational action.
  • Lead strategic planning and long-range organizational initiatives, including capital and infrastructure investment strategies.
  • Oversee financial performance, resource allocation, regulatory compliance, and long-range sustainability.
  • Strengthen workforce development, succession planning, organizational culture, and labor relations.
  • Build productive relationships with municipalities, regulators, customers, elected officials, and community stakeholders.