Executive Director of Development Services

Salary : $100,000.00 - $140,000.00 Annually

Location : Government Center - Plainfield, IN

Job Type : FULL-TIME

Job Number : 00267

Department : Development Services

Opening Date : 09 / 29 / 2025

Closing Date : 10 / 13 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Eastern

GENERAL PURPOSE

The Executive Director is responsible for the overall management of the Development Services Department to include planning and zoning, economic development, utility and transportation infrastructure and building and engineering. Significant responsibilities for oversight and budget planning of major Town construction, infrastructure and other related projects.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties include, but are not limited to :

• Plans, develops, administers, and leads all programs, functions, and activities of the Development Services Department, e.g. planning and zoning, building, engineering, transportation and economic development. This may include the following :

Current planning, zoning, and code compliance.

Supervisory Responsibilities : Supervises both Professional Director Level employees and Para-professional employees who work in the Development Services Department. Employee carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; scheduling and approving time worked; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty according to the requirements of the organization. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

Town-related Competencies : To perform this job successfully, all employees working in the Town should demonstrate the following competencies :

Job-related Competencies - To perform this job successfully, employees in this job should demonstrate the following competencies :

Education and / or Experience : Master's degree (M.A. / M.B.A. / M.P.A.) or equivalent; and seven years related experience and / or training; or equivalent combination of education and 7-10 years related executive experience. Professional Engineer (P.E.) certification is desired but not required. Project Management certification is desired. Previous experience in a municipal and / or government-related job in the development services area is desired. Previous supervisory experience is required.

NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Other Skills and Abilities : The following skills and abilities are either required or desired.

Physical Demands : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to lift and / or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more), color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point), depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships), and the ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus).

Work Environment : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is exposed to working in outdoor weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather) : working near moving mechanical parts; work in high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold (non-weather), extreme heat (non-weather); risk of electrical shock; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

While the offices of the Town of Plainfield are usually open from 8 : 00 a.m. to 5 : 00 p.m., Monday through Friday, this position may require work beyond these hours and on the weekends. It also requires the ability to drive a Town vehicles. Thus, a valid driver's license is required.