Salary : $180,544.00 - $219,460.80 Annually
Location : City Hall, 11999 Palm Drive, Desert Hot Springs, CA
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number:
Department: Community Development
Opening Date: 10/15/2026
Closing Date: 11/15/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Description
CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
FILING DEADLINE; NOVEMBER 15, 2026
Under administrative direction from the City Manager, the Community Development Director plans, coordinates, and directs the activities of the Community Development Department, including planning and building safety. The Director provides strategic and operational leadership for programs, staff, policies, budgets, and service delivery. This is a leadership opportunity for a planner who enjoys working with people, projects, and on complex issues.
EMPLOYEE LEAVE: The City offers a generous Vacation and Sick leave program, plus 10 annual holidays and one (1) floating holiday. Employees accrue 96 hours per year of sick leave; employees accrue 180 hours of vacation leave for the first ten years; after ten years, employees accrue 200 hours of vacation leave.
BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAM: The City of Desert Hot Springs participates in the Civic Scholars Program and offers its full-time employees the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree at no cost to the employee. Civic Scholars is an employer sponsored college pathway for the employees of Desert Hot Springs that is fully online and self-paced. Built to be mobile friendly, it allows the working adult to start or complete their bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited, non-profit university with no disruption to their work life balance. Details about this program, and how employees can obtain a bachelor's degree at no cost, is available from Human Resources.
RETIREMENT: The City participates in the Social Security system and all employees are covered by the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Employees pay the Member's contribution depending on their prior PERS eligibility. Membership is mandatory. The retirement formula for new employees is 2% at 60, or 2% at 62, depending on prior PERS eligibility, with highest three-year compensation average.
INSURANCE: The City contributes a maximum amount per month towards the cost of medical, dental and vision coverage available to employees and dependents; life insurance is paid by the City.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN: Available for interested employees, offered through ICMA.
