Division Manager, Resiliency

City of Asheville•Asheville, NC

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Asheville is seeking highly qualified applicants for the Resilience Division Manager position. The position serves as a strategic leader and the primary stakeholder for climate resilience across the City’s project-based work departments. This role focuses on embedding resilience into the culture and processes of the City's project-based work departments and is responsible for leading a team of professionals to guide and execute climate resilience-related work and projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Three (3) years of experience working in project management role or capacity.
Experience working in a climate resiliency-related discipline or field, including but not limited to energy, public policy, agriculture, green infrastructure, or similar.
Demonstrated experience translating policy into operational work.
Experience performing in a leadership role.
Data Utilization: Ability to obtain, interpret, evaluate, audit, and apply quantitative or qualitative data using established criteria while exercising discretion in determining implications, identifying patterns, and selecting appropriate actions or alternatives.
Human Interaction: Ability to engage effectively with individuals or groups through communication, collaboration, persuasion, facilitation, and professional relationship-building to accomplish work objectives.
Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Material Utilization: Ability to operate, apply, adapt, and evaluate tools, equipment, technology systems, or materials required to perform work functions safely and effectively.
Verbal Aptitude: Ability to understand, interpret, and communicate complex information using reference, descriptive, advisory, or policy-related materials.
Mathematical Aptitude: Ability to apply mathematical concepts and quantitative reasoning appropriate to job responsibilities.
Functional Reasoning: Ability to apply principles, policies, and professional knowledge to develop solutions and approaches using independent judgment.
Situational Reasoning: Ability to exercise judgment and adaptability when responding to evolving or subjective circumstances.
Critical Thinking: Ability to analyze information, evaluate alternatives, anticipate consequences, and develop logical solutions.

Nice To Haves

Evaluates complex or multi-source data to identify trends, risks, or performance gaps.
Determines analytical approaches when guidance is limited.
Exercises discretion in interpreting ambiguous findings.
Develops recommendations influencing operational decisions, programs, or resource allocation.
May design or improve reporting methods or evaluation criteria.
Negotiates outcomes across departments or organizations.
Represents organizational interests publicly or intergovernmentally.
Shapes collaboration strategies and stakeholder relationships.
Ensures appropriate technology use across staff.
Implements workflow or system changes.
Develops organizational messaging, policy interpretation, or executive-level communications.
Aligns team activities with operational objectives.
Resolves competing operational demands.
Independently evaluates ambiguous situations.
Balances competing priorities and risks.
Makes decisions with incomplete information.
Synthesizes complex information from multiple sources.
Challenges assumptions and evaluates competing perspectives.
Anticipates downstream impacts of decisions.
Develops innovative or preventative solutions.

Responsibilities

Leads and develops a team of professionals.
Hire, onboard, train, and develop/coach team.
Supports departmental leadership needs as necessary.
Implements and oversees council-adopted action plans focused on sustainability and climate resiliency.
Operationalizes the work necessary to meet the defined objectives of these programs and initiatives.
Pilots approaches for larger initiatives before transitioning work to an organizational scale.
Monitors the City's capital processes to identify and implement sustainability-related improvements, thereby enhancing the resilience of city-owned assets.
Dispatches resources, including technical assistance or funding, to support other City initiatives.
Gathers, analyzes, and communicates key performance indicators and measures for the division.
Develops measures in collaboration with organizational stakeholders.
Develops spending plan within defined budgetary limits in alignment with assigned work and strategic goal-setting.
Approves and monitors expenditures.
Evaluates budget requests and recommends changes to the annual budget.
Leads contracting processes for the division, including but not limited to issuing and managing requests for proposals, developing terms, and finalizing contracts.
Maintains and develops relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Represents the City regarding assigned work with external stakeholders such as other governmental partners, vendors, and community engagement stakeholders.