Salary : $79,058.00 - $122,536.00 Annually
Location : 101 City Hall Plaza, Durham, NC
Job Type: Full time with benefits
Job Number: 26-06214
Department: Planning & Development
Opening Date: 11/12/2026
Closing Date: 11/26/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Position DescriptionDevoted to providing management analysis and oversight; departmental budget and personnel management; program administration and oversight; Incumbents serve as a designated subject matter expert, performing complex analysis, fiscal management, and/or program administration, which may include providing supervision to paraprofessional (non-exempt) employees, serving as a lead to professional staff, or managing cross-functional projects. Decision-making includes providing input into management objectives, establishing work goals and objectives of a unit to carry out management direction, and selecting the method to address a problem or issue, subject to the constraints established by management objectives and direction.
Responsible for providing general management oversight work related to financial, performance, personnel, or program administration functions such as researching and drafting reports; compiling and analyzing information and making recommendations; coordinating personnel and programs; providing supervision to assigned staff; coordinating the procurement process for a department; and coordinating personnel processes for a department.
Duties/Responsibilities - Manage the water/sewer connections process including the creation of new accounts with the City's financial software.
- Manage the City's assessment process for infrastructure improvements.
- Manage water and sewer availability processes.
- Prepare City Council agenda items.
- Prepare financial reports for water/sewer accounts.
Minimum Qualifications & Experience - Bachelor's degree in business or public administration, or directly related field.
- Five years of professional experience that includes subject-matter expertise and knowledge in area related to assignment.
- Some assignments may require a valid North Carolina Class C Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record within 60 days of hire.
Additional Preferred Skills - Advanced knowledge of Access databases, ArcGIS, and Excel spreadsheets is preferred.
- Experience working with municipal water and sewer systems.
- Experience working with revenue and billing information systems in a local or municipal environment.
Benefits - General Full-Time Employees - 12-13 paid holidays per year
- 13 standard work days of vacation per year
- 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement
- 2 weeks paid military leave per year
- Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans
- State and City retirement plans
- Short and long term disability plans
- Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions
- City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System
- Paid funeral leave
- Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling
- Paid life insurance equal to annual salary
- 48 hours for volunteer work each year*
- 4 hours parental leave each year
- Workman's Compensation Insurance
- 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year) - 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
- State retirement plan
Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period) - 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
- State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire
- Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire
- Dental and life insurance, after one year of service
- Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service
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Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.
- Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
- High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
- Associates Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
- Doctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)
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How many years of professional experience do you have that includes subject-matter expertise and knowledge in the area related to the assignment?
- No related experience
- Less than 1 year of related experience
- 1 year but less than 2 years of related experience
- 2 years but less than 5 years of related experience
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How many years of experience do you have working with municipal water and sewer systems?
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- 1 year but less than 2 years
- 2 years but less than 4 years
- 4 or more years
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How many years of experience do you have working with revenue and billing information systems in a local or municipal environment?
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- 1 year but less than 3 years
- 3 years but less than 5 years
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