Senior Manager - Economic Development (Business Development) (Office of Economic Development) - (Non-Civil Service)

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Job Summary

Job Description
 

Overview

The Senior Manager - Economic Development performs senior-level program management and project management and provides support for catalytic real estate and/or business development projects for the Office of Economic Development, according to assigned program area/division. The Senior Manager - Economic Development provides professional knowledge and subject matter expertise for activities that implement the City’s Economic Development Policy and Economic Development Incentives Policy to leverage private sector investment for the promotion and growth of the City’s economy and tax base, creation and retention of jobs, fostering of a business-friendly environment, and promotion of equitable economic growth and opportunity throughout the City. The Senior Manager - Economic Development manages, coordinates, and facilitates catalytic and/or business development programs, initiatives, projects, and activities for the City of Dallas, according to assigned program area/division.

Essential Functions

1 Works proactively to manage, oversee, and coordinate business development programs, initiatives, projects, incentive agreements/development agreements, and other economic development transactions.
2 Supervises and coordinates the work of subordinates (Economic Development Managers, Coordinators, and/or Analysts).
3 Negotiates and drafts incentive agreements/development agreements and amendments; proactively manages, monitors, and plans implementation of business development programs, initiatives, projects; manages responses for requests for information from the State of Texas, the Dallas Regional Chamber, site selectors or other sources; oversees related outreach, messaging and marketing activities, including development of workplan.
4 Attends community and stakeholder meetings and events to raise awareness of Dallas and OED incentive programs; leads and facilitates meetings with business development prospects; makes and monitors project schedules, manages budget and funding, communicates scope of work related to agreements and objectives, and oversees projects from award to completion of incentive agreement/development agreement.
5 Determines business development incentives based on project need and economic impact analysis; structures incentive proposals and agreement requirements; ensures the project scope, budget, logistics, and schedule are agreed upon and adhered to.
6 Manages, participates in, and performs all pre-project activities, project initiation, effective execution of project details, management of project logistics, and the completion of all projects.
7 Researche's, plans, designs, specifies, and communicates program and project goals and objectives, fosters collaboration and communication to achieve desired outcomes, and manages projects through completion.
8 Identifies, determines, and addresses potential project risks and difficulties and assists in the design of strategies to mitigate or avoid them.
9 Compiles, prepares, and distributes program/project information, program/project status reports, and program/project budget expenditures; conducts program/project status meetings with team members; prepares program/project status presentations to executive management.
10 Provides supervision and direction for other staff involved in economic development projects and initiatives.
11 Communicates and collaborates internally and externally with other City departments as well as with non-City stakeholders and partner agencies, including Public Works, Transportation, Parks and Recreation, Bond Office, City Attorney’s Office, lenders, investors, underwriters, and other key divisions and agencies, to ensure economic development activities are supported and meet the needs of the city.
12 Stays abreast of new development, real estate transactions, planned development, market trends, major property owners, main stakeholders, and other relevant information about Dallas.
13 Provides proactive input to executive management to ensure City’s Economic Development Policy and Economic Development Incentive P