Join us to help create a community with exceptional places to live, work, and play through thoughtful planning, responsive permitting, and intentional implementation. The City of Hillsboro is looking for a Planning Development Services Manager to oversee the Planning Development Services team, administer zoning, manage land use approvals, and ensure exceptional customer service.
This dynamic role involves leading a team of six, full time staff, in a city experiencing strong and sustained growth.
What You'll Be Doing:
As a vital member of our Community Development management team, you will oversee the Planning Development Services team in administering zoning, providing land use approvals, managing projects, and ensuring exceptional customer service. The team includes six direct reports, comprising both technical support and professional staff. You will also provide advanced technical support on complex land planning issues and projects.
You will support Boards, Commissions, and the City Council, serve on special committees, act as a liaison for intergovernmental issues, develop policies and procedures, oversee studies and projects, and ensure compliance with applicable codes, regulations, and standards.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Supervise staff, including prioritizing work, conducting performance evaluations, ensuring training, maintaining a healthy work environment, and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations.
• Oversee municipal planning activities, provide advanced technical support, review and recommendations on complex planning issues and land development proposals, and ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards.
• Provide project management oversight and support for special projects and high-profile land use projects, including defining scope and budget, determining schedules, providing technical guidance, and monitoring project completion.
• Serve as a liaison to Boards, Commissions, and the City Council, serve on special committees, and act as a liaison for intergovernmental issues.
• Ensure exceptional customer service, respond to technical questions and complaints, resolve conflicts, and initiate problem resolution. Conduct meetings and prepare reports for internal and external customers and officials.
• Develop, implement, and administer policies and procedures, manage contracts, and oversee special projects and studies.

• Leading coordination on annexation agreements in urban growth boundary expansion areas.
• Supporting staff in leading code amendments on the City's adjustments process and natural resource overlay.
• Refining internal processes and procedures on public noticing, staff reports, and more.

Acceptable Experience and Training

Additional Information

Tentative Recruitment Timeline*

• This schedule is subject to change based on City of Hillsboro needs.

City of Hillsboro is proud to offer robust benefit packages to employees. Please check out our Salary and Benefits page for benefit guides for our non-represented full-time employees and part-time employees. Benefits may vary for positions identified in Police, Fire, and Library collective bargaining agreements, which can also be found on the Salary and Benefits page.