Deputy City Manager

Building your career in public administration? Consider the deputy city manager position at the City of Wyoming, Michigan, a community of approximately 78,000 residents. Wyoming is a vibrant, diverse community covering 25 square miles on the southwest side of Grand Rapids. Offering a high quality of life to its residents, Wyoming has 21 city parks, a branch of the Kent District Library, an active senior center, several school districts, and many medical facilities. Concerts in the Park and public markets are community events residents and visitors enjoy. As Michigan's 17th largest community, Wyoming has a good mix of industrial, commercial, and residential property and continues to attract and retain residents and businesses. The West Michigan region boasts award-winning cultural and family activities such as a presidential museum, art and children's museums, symphony, ballet, and theater, the John Ball Zoo, professional hockey, volleyball, baseball, and basketball teams, farmers markets, breweries, restaurants, shopping, trails, beaches, and camping. In addition to competitive wages of $120,000 - $160,000 for the position (dependent on qualifications), the City of Wyoming provides a generous benefits package. Highlights include: Four-day workweek, 12% employer-paid retirement package, including a defined contribution and post-employment health plan, Comprehensive health insurance through Priority Health, Dental, vision, and life insurance, Language incentive pay for multi-lingual employees, Employer commitment to education, training, and development, Paid leave time including holidays, sick, vacation, and personal days, Free access to an employee assistance program Around 400 full-time employees pursue the City's mission of Community, Safety, Stewardship each day in service to the residents of Wyoming. Consider joining the hard-working, fun, and supportive environment at the City of Wyoming. To be considered for this position, the preferred candidate should possess job-related experience with progressively increasing responsibilities. Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in public administration, business administration, finance, communication, or a related area. A master's degree and/or professional certification are strongly preferred. Do you need a disability-related accommodation? Notify our human resources department by email at upon submitting your application. Application review will occur at the close of the posting. Candidates selected for the first round of interviews will be notified via telephone or email by Thursday, October 23. First round interviews will occur on Thursday, November 6. Second round interviews will occur on Tuesday, November 18. The City of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Created: 2025-09-28