Deputy Department Director

Deputy Department Director

Salary

$108,672.00 - $181,479.00 Annually

Location

730 East Broad Street, VA

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

53MNEW

Department

Office of Sustainability

Opening Date

06/04/2026

Closing Date

6/7/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

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• Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
• Language Incentive
• Referral Bonus
• Tuition Assistance Program

Description

The City of Richmonds Office of Sustainability is seeking to fill a Deputy Department Director to provide assistance to the department director or the Chief Administrative Officers in setting the strategic direction and management oversight through a comprehensive urban planning and public administration agency. The incumbent ensures implementation of Mayor and City Council goals, policies, and performance expectations as well as the implementation of RVAgreen 2050 and its associated actions and work plans, policies, legislative and administrative functions. Incumbents make interpretive decisions on behalf of the organization regarding the means for executing the established goals. This role also helps strategic direction for the Agency, shapes organizational culture, drives cross-departmental collaboration at the highest levels, and ensures sustainability goals are embedded in the City's policies, programs, and operations. Such interpretive decisions provide context for the work to be accomplished by the subordinates supervised. Incumbents are typically assigned to serve as Director in the absence of the Director.

Duties include but are not limited to

• Directs, manages, and supervises staff and programs; performs some supervisory duties such as performance evaluations and training; supports managers as needed.
• Manages, implements, and monitors large scale projects, programs, reviews, budgets, etc.; determines each staff members role.
• Prepares, reviews, edits, and approves various documents, reports, contracts, expenditures, packets, budgets, etc.; ensures proper reporting.
• Supports the overall legal, legislative, and administrative review process of general Agency functions such as budget submission, ordinance writing tracking and reporting, and other critical administrative functions.
• Coordinates with City departments and outside agencies to develop new sustainability policies, programs and measure progress.
• Works with various internal and external departments on special assignments or projects; coordinates projects as needed; secures funding and resources for programs.

Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses

• Bachelors degree in environmental science, public administration, urban planning, or related field; Masters degree is preferred
• Eight years of progressively responsible related experience that includes significant management and supervisory experience
• 7-10 years of professional experience within a local government organization in areas involving policy analysis, program management, environmental planning, etc.
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

None

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: TYPICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge (some combination of the following):

• Budget Analysis
• Sustainability practices and regulations (both state and federal)
• Climate change/Environmental science, energy and environmental management
• Program development and implementation
• Economic development
• Performance management
• Public administration and public policy development
• Change Management principles
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Comprehensive planning principles, processes, and implementation strategies
• Zoning administration, land use regulations, and development review procedures
• Strategic leadership and organizational management
• Environmental justice and equity in planning methods
• Waste reduction and recovery principles
• Sustainable transportation and mobility best practices

Skills (some combination of the following):

• Strategic planning
• Coaching and mentoring staff
• Providing strategic oversight to City departments and functions
• Working strategically and collaboratively across departments and agencies
• Public speaking and presentations
• Collaborating and communicating with internal and external departments
• Facilitating workgroups and project teams
• Interpersonal, oral and written communication
• Customer Service

Abilities (some combination of the following):

• Adaptability
• Balance conflicting priorities
• Analysis
• Multitasking
• Problem solving
• Developing vision, goals, policies, etc.

Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly finger, talk, hear, see, and perform repetitive motions; frequently reach, stand, walk, and grasp; and occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, pull, feel, and lift. The working conditions may not include environmental hazards. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process, please contact Jessica McKenzie, HR Division Chief by email at Jessica.McKenzie@RVA.GOV.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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Employer City of Richmond

Address 900 East Broad Street

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Richmond, Virginia, 23219

Phone (804) 646-5660

804-646-5660

Website https://www.rva.gov/