Development Services Engineering Manager

Salary: $97,818.87 - $146,728.31 AnnuallyLocation : Town Hall, NCJob Type: Full TimeDepartment: Development ServicesDivision: Land DevelopmentOpening Date: 09/15/2025Closing Date: 5/1/2026 11:59 PM EasternFLSA: Exempt The Town of Holly Springs 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. **This position is located in Holly Springs, N.C.**POSITION SUMMARY The Town of Holly Springs is searching for a Development Services Manager-Engineering to serve in the Development Services department. The Development Services Manager - Engineering is responsible for overseeing the development review process for plan and engineering study review in accordance with the Town's growth goals, ordinances and standards. This position coordinates engineering activities with other Town departments and Divisions within the department, as well as affected Federal, State, town, regional and private agencies.SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIPReports the Development Services Division Manager - Development Engineering & Construction. Works independently with general guidance from the Division Manager to ensure coordination of objectives and priorities of the department, Town Administration and Town Council. Supervises staff directly. or through assigned supervisors in each division.The work schedule is business hours with occasional evenings and weekends. The starting salary range is $97,818.87- $107,600.78 (depending on qualifications). This position is also in Grade Q. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSThe following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be required and assigned.1.Supervises, evaluates, and determines work priorities for staff in accordance with their assigned duties and responsibilities to ensure successful operation; conducts performance reviews and completes associated personnel actions. Recommends employee transfers, promotions, disciplinary action, and discharge.2.Assists in providing leadership in attracting, retaining, and developing an engaged workforce in the delivery of superior services to Town residents and businesses.3.Ensures enforcement of State laws, local ordinances, and other regulations pertaining to engineering activities.4.Assists in managing the annual budget process; prepares documents and makes related budget recommendations. Collaborates with Managers, and related staff to review, analyze, and clarify budget document submissions. Prepares required budget documents for operational expense needs5.Assists in providing daily budgetary management.6.Supervises, evaluates, and determines work priorities for staff in accordance with their assigned duties and responsibilities to ensure successful operation; conducts performance reviews and completes associated personnel actions. Recommends employee transfers, promotions, disciplinary action, and discharge. 7.Prepares job postings for vacancies; performs interviews for applicants; completes candidate selection forms for new hires; makes recommendation to the Division Manager for candidate selection.8.Trains and supports new hires, manages and implements new employee work plans. Supervises the work of and monitors and evaluates on-going performance of staff members; assesses and makes recommendations of training needs. 9.Delegates responsibility to staff and monitors their performance. Addresses day-to-day issues and questions; initiates employee recognition, promotion, disciplinary action, and discharge processes as necessary and appropriate.10.Analyzes and evaluates service delivery. Meets with staff routinely to work on service delivery plans, operational policy and procedures updates, etc. Conducts needs assessments and recommends service priorities to the Division Manager or Department Director.11.Responds to Division Manager inquiries regarding matters related to the Town and ensures that Division Manager and Council directives are carried out.12.Review plans and building permits for future construction sites. 13.Provides coordination of Town functions within the framework of a single, efficient governmental unit and recommends reorganization, development of new functions, or abandonment of old functions to the Town Council to improve coordination of Town operations; responds to situations or complaints that indicate lack of coordination.14.Exercises vision and creativity in approaches to engineering, coordination, and problem solving.15.Exercises judgment and provides interpretation of codes, standards, and ordinances for team members and design professionals specifically related to processes and technical guidance associated with transportation, utilities, stormwater, land disturbance, and other engineering elements of development.16.Facilitates conflict resolution and negotiations between multiple stakeholders during the preliminary development review process on items related to public utilities, transportation and stormwater requirements.17.Makes critical determinations that have significant financial and scheduling consequences for the development community and the Town.18.Assist Division Manager and administration in development of financial agreements between the Town and developers related to infrastructure requirements.19.Serves in the absence of the Division Manager, attending meetings and serving as the Division representative at regional meetings; authorizing budgetary expenses; and providing interpretations of the Unified Development Ordinance & Engineering Design and Construction Standards.20.Participates in Division and Departmental meetings as part of the management team.21.Assists in the implementation of the Town Council's strategic plan initiatives for the Development Services Department as member of the Land Development division's leadership team.22.Researches and prepares engineering reports necessary for decisions by management or boards regarding land use, zoning, and long-range planning issues; provides guidance to developers and design professionals on the consistency of their interests with Town requirements.23.Conducts research on areas such as fees.24.Contributes expertise for workshops, meetings and public hearings to explain engineering requirements; answers citizen questions concerning plans and problems; makes various presentations of staff recommendations and possible scenarios; coordinates the preparation or prepare computerized presentations, charts, maps, graphs, and other illustrative materials for presentation to elected officials, appointed boards, and citizens. 25.Participate in workshops, meetings and public hearings to explain engineering proposals; answers citizen questions concerning plans and problems; makes various presentations of staff recommendations and possible scenarios; coordinates the preparation or prepare computerized presentations, charts, maps, graphs, and other illustrative materials for presentation to elected officials, appointed boards, and citizens. 26.Serves as staff to the Planning Board, Board of Adjustment, Tree Advisory Committee, Land Use Advisory Committee, ad hoc Advisory Committees, and Town Council; prepares and presents to the Boards; prepares and conducts training for the board members; Assists the public, developers, design professionals, contractors, and others with information, processes, technical guidance and other needs regarding presentations to these Boards.27.Assists in the preparation of the department's Community Investment Plan & Annual Budget with recommendations including future staffing projections and departmental needs; provides justifications and associated supporting data.28.Makes advanced use of software such as ESRI/SArcMap, Excel, Word, Publisher, PowerPoint, BlueBeam, and development tracking software.29.Other duties as assigned.PHYSICAL AND WORK ENVIRONMENTThe physical and work environment characteristics described in this description are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions or as otherwise required by law. Employees needing reasonable accommodation should discuss the request with the employee's supervisor. • This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, frequently requires standing, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions and occasionally requires walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and reaching with hands and arms.• Work has standard vision requirements.• Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.• Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels.• Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data and observing general surroundings and activities.• Work has no exposure to adverse environmental conditions.• Work is generally in a moderately noisy office setting. MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering and Management, or a related field.• Five (5) years' progressively responsible Municipal engineering including Review and design experience with civil engineering projects, with municipal utilities, transportation, stormwater and land disturbance.• Two (2) years supervisory experience.OTHER REQUIREMENTS• Professional Engineer (PE) License required.• Must pass background and criminal history checks.We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave. To learn more details, visit our benefits page.01 Do you have a Bachelor's degree or higher in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering and Management, or a related field? Yes No 02 Do you have a valid N.C. Class C Driver's License or valid driver's license in any other state? Yes No 03 Do you have at least five (5) years of progressively responsible Municipal engineering including Review and design experience with civil engineering projects, with municipal utilities, transportation, stormwater and land disturbance? Yes No 04 Do you have at least two (2) years of supervisory experience? Yes No 05 Do you have a Professional Engineer (P.E.) license? Yes No Required Question

Created: 2026-04-02