BARSTOW I City of Barstow (CA)
Deputy Director Community Development
Class Spec Code DEPDIRCOMMDEV Established Date 09/01/2026 Last Revised Date 08/28/2026 Salary Range $65.94 - $84.16 Hourly
$5,275.56 -
$6,733.10 Biweekly
$11,430.39 -
$14,588.38 Monthly
$137,164.68 -
$175,060.60
Annually
Bargaining Unit N/A EEO EEO1-
Executive/Senior
Level Officials and
Managers
Occupational N/A FLSA Exempt
Group
Benefit Code 6 Physical Class CITY
PURPOSE STATEMENT
Under administrative direction of the Community Development Director, plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates the daily operations, programs, and services of the Community Development Department. The Deputy Director serves as the department's second-in-command, provides leadership to assigned managers and staff, and acts as Community Development Director when designated.
Responsibilities span Planning, Building and Safety, Engineering, Code Compliance, Fire Prevention, Economic Development, development review services, housing and General Plan implementation, and related administrative functions.
The Deputy Director exercises substantial independent judgment in administering complex development programs, implementing City policies, coordinating multidisciplinary projects, and representing the department before the Planning Commission, City Council, developers, community groups, and outside agencies.
This is an at-will, unrepresented management position that serves at the pleasure of the City Manager. The employee may be removed from the position at any time, with or without cause, subject to applicable law and City policy.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:
This is a senior management classification with broad operational and supervisory responsibility across the Community Development Department. It is distinguished from division-manager classifications by its departmentwide authority, responsibility for coordinating multiple professional and regulatory disciplines, participation in strategic and policy decisions, and authority to lead the department in the Director's absence.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED:
Receives administrative direction from the Community Development Director.
Exercises direct and general supervision over managers, professional, technical, inspection, code-compliance, administrative, and support personnel. May provide functional direction to consultants, contractors, project teams, and staff assigned from other departments.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The following duties are typical for this classification.Deputy Directormay not perform every duty listed and may be assignedadditionalrelated duties consistent with the classification.
• Plans, organizes, directs, coordinates, and evaluates departmentwide operations, programs, projects, and service delivery; establishes priorities, work plans, schedules, performance measures, and quality-control standards.
• Serves as second-in-command and acts as Community Development Director when designated, including directing personnel, coordinating department operations, representing the department, and making administrative decisions within delegated authority.
• Develops and implements goals,objectives, policies, procedures, regulations, and organizational improvements; evaluates service delivery, workloads, staffing, and internal controls anddirectsapproved changes. • Coordinates the work of Planning, Building and Safety, Engineering, Code Compliance, Fire Prevention, Economic Development, Animal Services, permitservices, and related functions to ensure consistent andtimelydevelopment review.
• Overseescomplex development applications, entitlement processing, environmental review, plan review, permitting, inspections, and interdepartmental project coordination;resolvesprocedural and operational issues that cross program areas.
• Participates in administration and periodic updates of the General Plan, zoning regulations, development standards, building and fire codes, fee schedules, housing programs, and other community-development policies and ordinances.
• Ensures departmental programscomply withapplicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including land-use, environmental, housing, building, engineering, accessibility, code-enforcement, and fire-prevention requirements.
• Directs short- and long-range planning, economic-development initiatives, capital-improvement coordination, process improvement, and implementation of City Council priorities related to development and community services.
• Coordinates major projects and negotiations with developers, property owners, engineers, architects, consultants, utilities, businesses, community groups, governmental agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Oversees preparation and administration of the department budget; forecasts revenues, expenditures, staffing, equipment, and capital needs; approves expenditures and budget adjustments within delegated authority; and ensures compliance with purchasing and contracting policies. • Administers or oversees professional-service agreements, development agreements, intergovernmental support agreements, grants, reimbursements, requests for proposals, consultant work, and contract performance.
• Selects, trains, supervises, evaluates, coaches, and develops assigned personnel;establishesperformance expectations, addresses performance concerns, and recommends or implements personnel actionsin accordance with City policy and applicable labor requirements.
• Reviews and approves complex technical analyses, staff reports, recommendations, ordinances, resolutions, agreements, presentations, correspondence, and public information prepared for the Planning Commission, City Council, City Manager, and community.
• Supports preparation of Planning Commission and City Council agendas and attends public meetings, study sessions, community meetings, and hearings to present items, respond to questions, and provide professional recommendations.
• Interprets and explains City policies, codes, procedures, and development requirements;providesimpartial guidance and resolves difficult or sensitive concerns involving applicants, residents, businesses, and public officials. • Coordinates department activities with the City Manager's Office, City Attorney, Public Works, Finance, Fire, Police, City Clerk Services, other departments, regional agencies, and state and federal entities. • Monitors legislation, regulations, court decisions, economic conditions, development trends, and professional practices affecting community development and recommendsappropriate Cityresponses.
• Representsthe department and City at professional associations, committees, interagency groups, negotiations, and public events;maintainseffective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Performs related duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS
(At time of application)
Knowledge of:
• Principles and practices of public administration, organizational management, strategic planning, budgeting, supervision, project management, customer service, and continuous improvement. • Principles, practices, laws, and regulations applicable to land-use planning, environmental review, housing, building and safety, engineering, code compliance, fire prevention, economic development, animal services, and development review.
• General Plans, zoning and subdivision regulations, development standards, California Environmental Quality Act requirements, permitting, inspection, and code-enforcement processes.
• Municipal budgeting, fee studies, grants, purchasing, public contracting, consultant administration, capital improvement planning, and intergovernmental agreements.
• Principles of employeeselection, training, supervision, evaluation, motivation, performance management, discipline, and labor relations. • Methods of complex research, policy analysis, report preparation, public presentation, conflict resolution, community engagement, and interagency coordination.
• Modern office systems, permitting and project-tracking technology, geographic information systems, databases, and related software applications.
Skills and Abilities to:
• Plan, organize, direct, supervise, and evaluate multiple community- development programs and multidisciplinary teams.
• Analyze complex administrative, operational, legal, financial, development, and organizational issues; evaluate alternatives; and make sound recommendations and decisions.
• Interpret, apply, and explain laws, regulations, codes, policies, plans, contracts, technical documents, and administrative procedures. • Prepare and administer complex budgets, grants, agreements, consultant contracts, development programs, and capital or operational projects. • Prepare clear, concise, and comprehensive reports, studies, policies, correspondence, and presentations for technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Lead organizational change, establish accountability, manage competing priorities and deadlines, and maintain service quality in a high-volume environment.
• Communicate effectively and establish productive relationships with elected and appointed officials, executive management, employees, applicants, developers, consultants, agencies, businesses, community groups, and the public.
• Exercise political awareness, discretion, impartiality, and sound judgment in sensitive, controversial, or high-pressure situations.
QUALIFICATIONS
(At time of application and in addition to the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities listed above.)
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Education: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in urban or regional planning, public administration, business administration, engineering, architecture, construction management, economic development, or a closely related field.
Experience: Five years of increasingly responsible professional experience in planning, building and safety, engineering, development services, economic development, code compliance, or a related public-agency function, including at least three years of supervisory or management experience. Experience coordinating multiple community-development disciplines is highly desirable. Or any combination of education and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:
• Possession of, or ability to obtain and maintain, a valid state-issued driver's license and a satisfactory driving record is required.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
(Must be performed with or without reasonable accommodations) Work is performed in office, public meetings, construction, development-site, and field environments. The position requires attendance at evening meetings and occasional work outside normal business hours. Fieldwork may involve exposure to traffic, uneven terrain, construction activity, dust, noise, inclement weather, and other site conditions.
Positions in this class typically require reaching, standing, sitting, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, gripping, reaching, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, talking, and hearing with or without reasonable accommodation.
Medium Work: Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally (up to 1/3 of workday), and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently (1/3 to 2/3 of workday), and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly (2/3 or more of workday) to move objects. Physical Demand requirements aremore thanthose for Light Work.
Other Necessary Requirements
• Successfully complete any pre-employment process required by the City. • Maintainhigh standardsof ethics, impartiality, accuracy, confidentiality, responsiveness, and public service.
• Disaster Service Worker:Pursuant to California law, public employees may bedesignatedas disaster service workers andrequiredto perform assigned emergency-service duties.