Job Description
The City of Warrenville, IL is seeking qualified candidates for the position of full-time Community and Economic Development Director. Under the general direction of the City Administrator, this position is responsible for leading, directing, and coordinating all activities of the Community Development Department, including supervising and mentoring staff, setting department goals, and coordinating the preparation and administration of the department’s annual work program and budget, . The department’s major functional areas include current and long range planning, zoning administration, land development oversight, geographic information system management, economic development, stormwater and floodplain management, building permit processing, and building and code enforcement responsibilities.
The Director provides professional and strategic recommendations to the City Administrator, Plan Commission/ZBA, Community Development Committee, and the Mayor and City Council.
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Complete the Employment Application and submit a Cover Letter and Resume through online application submission at warrenville.il.us.
**The City of Warrenville is an Equal Opportunity Employer**
The City of Warrenville, located approximately 30 miles west of the City of Chicago, is recognized as a small, hometown refuge nestled in the center of the dynamic and nationally recognized research and development corridor that runs through DuPage County, Illinois.
It's a town where everyone is welcome and can enjoy a safe, clean, aesthetic way of life. Businesses benefit from a community that is open for business. Warrenville's location at the Winfield Road interchange on I-88 connects to a network of County roads, which provide easy access to both homes and businesses.
Warrenville's population of 13,415 allows the City to maintain that small-town feel and still have the advantage of drawing upon a diversified tax base to ease the financial burden off of residential property owners.
Warrenville's citizens are filled with a community spirit that breaks forth whenever there's a holiday or special event to celebrate or when the community has a need for volunteers.
The median age of Warrenville residents is 37 years old with a median home value of $204,500.
Warrenville is 5.5 square miles, with 42% residential land, 13% commercial land, 1% industrial land, 2% agricultural land, 4% institutional land, 19% transportation/other, 13% open space, and 6% undeveloped area.