Community Development Director

Muckleshoot Indian Tribe•Auburn, WA

10h•Onsite

About The Position

The Community Development Director provides executive leadership and strategic direction across the Tribe’s Community Development portfolio; aligns land use, infrastructure, housing development, and ensures coordinated execution of Tribal Council and executive priorities. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Community Development Director integrates land use, infrastructure, development, and capital investments to ensure coordinated execution of Tribal Council priorities. This position supervises assigned department directors and is responsible for integrating Public Works, Planning, Trust Services, housing development initiatives, and related capital projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in public administration, urban or regional planning, civil engineering, construction management, community development, tribal administration, business administration, public policy, environmental planning, or a closely related field.
Ten (10) years of progressively responsible leadership experience in one or more of the following areas: public works, infrastructure, community development, planning, land use, trust/property coordination, housing development, capital projects, utilities, tribal government operations, or related public-sector, tribal government, or community development functions.
Five (5) years of senior management or executive leadership experience with responsibility for supervising managers or directors, managing budgets, and leading complex cross-functional operations or projects.
Demonstrated experience overseeing or coordinating capital projects, infrastructure initiatives, land or development-related work, and multi-department operations in a complex organization.
Demonstrated experience preparing and managing budgets, monitoring expenditures, and working with contracts, consultants, procurement, and project or operational reporting.
Valid driver’s license and ability to meet Tribal driving requirements.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in public administration, planning, engineering, business administration, tribal administration, community development, public policy, or a closely related field.
Experience working in tribal government or in a setting involving Tribal sovereignty, Tribal governance, trust land, or Tribal community development.
Experience overseeing Public Works, Planning, infrastructure, utilities, housing development, trust/property, or land use functions in a tribal, local government, or similarly complex public-sector environment.
Experience working with fee-to-trust, property acquisition, intergovernmental coordination, environmental review, or land development processes.
Project management, public works, planning, engineering, or related professional certification(s) relevant to the position.

Responsibilities

Provides executive leadership, direction, and oversight for the Tribe’s Community Development portfolio, including Public Works, Planning, Trust Services, tribal-funded housing development and program coordination, and capital project coordination.
Translates Tribal Council, CEO, and COO priorities into clear departmental work plans, project priorities, operational expectations, and implementation strategies.
Advises the COO, CEO, relevant Committees, and Tribal leadership on community development, infrastructure, land use, trust/property, housing development, and capital project issues affecting Tribal operations, service delivery, and long-term development goals.
Evaluates organizational performance and recommends improvements to strengthen coordination, accountability, and service delivery.
Directly supervises and evaluates assigned department directors and managers, including the Director of Public Works and Director of Planning, and leaders of other assigned functions.
Resolves cross-department conflicts, competing priorities, and operational bottlenecks among Public Works, Planning, Trust Services, housing development initiatives, and related functions.
Establishes performance expectations, develops department leadership through coaching and succession planning, and recommends staffing and organizational improvements to strengthen operational performance.
Identifies staffing, succession, organizational, and operational needs across the portfolio and makes recommendations to the COO regarding structure, staffing, and resource allocation.
Oversee the integration of Public Works, Planning, and related community development functions to support coordinated delivery of Tribal priorities, infrastructure projects, land use decisions, and development initiatives.
Ensures assigned leaders work collaboratively across departments and with executive leadership to address infrastructure needs, maintenance priorities, project sequencing, operational risks, and community concerns, and resolves cross-department conflicts and competing priorities affecting project delivery, land use, infrastructure, and community development work.
Provides executive oversight of planning and land use activities, including long-range planning, Comprehensive Plan implementation, permit and development coordination, and related policy or code matters within the assigned portfolio.
Ensures coordinated delivery of infrastructure, land use, permitting, Comprehensive Plan implementation, capital projects, and related Tribal priorities.
Provides executive oversight of Trust Services and related property, land, and realty coordination functions assigned to the portfolio.
Coordinates trust, fee-to-trust, land acquisition, title, and property matters with Planning, Public Works, Legal, and executive leadership to support Tribal development priorities.
Helps ensure that land and property issues affecting Tribal development projects are elevated early, coordinated appropriately, and presented clearly to executive leadership for decision-making.
Coordinates shared housing-related projects with Housing Authority leadership and internal partners to address land, infrastructure, funding, and implementation issues.
Supports planning, coordination, and execution of Tribal housing development priorities that are funded or managed outside Housing Authority lending and HUD/NAHASDA operations.
Coordinates with Housing Authority leadership, Finance, Legal, Planning, Public Works, and Construction on shared housing-related projects, land needs, infrastructure needs, and implementation challenges.
Leads planning, coordination, and executive oversight of capital and community development projects across the assigned portfolio, including projects involving Public Works, Planning, Trust Services, tribal-funded housing development, infrastructure, and related departmental priorities.
Establishes project governance, prioritization, reporting, issue escalation, and executive oversight to ensure successful delivery of capital projects.
Oversee departmental budgets, expenditure planning, and resource needs for assigned departments and functions within the community development portfolio.
Ensures sound fiscal stewardship through oversight of budgets, contracts, procurement, compliance, and administrative controls for the Community Development portfolio.
Prepares or oversees preparation of reports, analyses, presentations, recommendations, and briefing materials for the COO, CEO, Tribal Council, Economic and Community Development Committee, Planning Committee, housing board, and other leadership bodies as assigned
Provides clear, accurate, and timely updates to executive leadership regarding portfolio performance, project status, emerging risks, policy issues, and decisions requiring executive or Tribal Council action.
Supports development, review, and implementation of Tribal policies, procedures, ordinances, resolutions, and other governance materials related to assigned functions.
Represents the Community Development portfolio before Tribal leadership, committees, agencies, and stakeholders and ensures executive decision materials are complete, coordinated, and supported by sound analysis.
Builds and maintains effective working relationships with Tribal officials, community members, external agencies, consultants, contractors, utilities, and partner governments in support of the Community Development portfolio.
Represents the Tribe’s interests in meetings and negotiations related to assigned departments, land use, infrastructure, property matters, housing development, and capital projects, as directed.
Build collaborative relationships with internal and external partners and ensure community concerns and intergovernmental issues are addressed professionally and promptly.
Performs related duties and special projects as assigned.
Because of the Tribe’s commitment to community service and the well-being of its members, each employee may be expected to perform a wide range of office and field duties from time to time. Such duties may or may not be related to their regular responsibilities.