Assistant City Manager

City of San Antonio

The City of San Antonio is recruiting for an Assistant City Manager.

The Assistant City Manager exercises initiative and independent judgment in providing highly responsible management assistance within an assigned area to the City Manager, and assists in the development, planning and implementation of the City’s goals and objectives. This position also provides leadership and management oversight for several City departments, and coordinates the services and activities of those assigned departments with other City departments and outside agencies.

The Assistant City Manager works under direction from the City Manager and exercises direct supervision over executive, management, professional, technical, and clerical staff. This position may serve as Acting City Manager in the City Manager’s and Deputy City Manager’s absence.

The ideal candidate should possess advanced leadership and management skills, with proven ability to oversee teams of executive, managerial, and professional staff. The candidate should also have the ability to implement and administer goals, objectives, and procedures for providing effective City services.

The selected candidate should demonstrate a proven competency in identifying and responding to community and City Council issues, concerns and needs, and in establishing and maintaining positive public relations. He/she should also possess the ability to analyze problems, provide alternatives, identify solutions in support of established goals, project consequences of proposed actions, and effectively implement approved recommendations in a timely manner.

This position requires a Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Public or Business Administration or a related field, and ten (10) years of increasingly responsible experience in municipal government including five (5) years of administrative and supervisory responsibility. For additional information and application instructions, please visit www.sanantonio.gov/hr/jobs and select “Executive Jobs.”