City Manager - Golden, CO

Job Description:

City Manager - Golden, CO

Description

The Role
The City Manager is the chief administrative officer responsible for planning, managing operations, and leading a team of highly skilled employees to achieve Council approved objectives and deliver excellent service to the community.

 

• Develops and manages the City’s annual budget in accordance with City Council directives
• Executes the goals and deliverables in City Council’s Strategic Action Plan
• Ensures resolution of inquiries or complaints of city services in a timely manner
• Identifies challenges and opportunities for continuous improvement of city services
• Serves as liaison between the City of Golden and other cities and outside agencies, and negotiates and resolves significant issues with the guidance of City Council
• Monitors and evaluates the City’s organizational structure and employee satisfaction
• Maintains the highest ethical, personal, and professional standards
• Participates on a variety of boards and professional groups; stays informed of new trends and innovations in the field of public administration
• Carries out additional duties listed in Chapter VII of the City Charter
• Other duties may be assigned

 

Desired Attributes
Golden is seeking a visionary, open-minded, and seasoned leader with a proven track record. The City Manager will need to possess the following skills:

 

• Effective communication with transparency and integrity
• Commitment to service delivery excellence
• Inspires cooperation, effectiveness, and efficiency
• Honors the past while strategically focusing the City on the future
• Develops and supports staff expertise, empowering individuals while valuing accountability
• Dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Straightforward and confident working with a well-informed and engaged community
• Open to innovative technologies and ideas, and adaptable to a changing landscape 
• Fact-based and data-driven decision making
• Adaptable and flexible to changing priorities and circumstances
• Available to and engaged with the community

 

Salary:

$248,000