Raftelis Charlottesville, VA, USA
Deputy Director of Community Development
This role provides leadership, direction, and coordination across the department's functional divisions, with a strong focus on performance, productivity, regulatory compliance, customer service, staff development, and process improvement. The Deputy Director helps ensure that departmental operations are aligned, effective, and responsive to the County's strategic priorities, development review mission, and service expectations.
Reporting to the Director of Community Development, the Deputy Director serves as a senior advisor on complex development, land use, regulatory, operational, and organizational matters. The position works closely with division leaders, the County Executive, the Board of Supervisors, the Planning Commission, community stakeholders, developers, and partner agencies to support consistent decision-making, thoughtful problem-solving, and high-quality public service. The Deputy Director also helps shape departmental goals, policies, budgets, and strategic initiatives, and acts on behalf of the Director as assigned.
This is a highly visible leadership role for a professional who can strengthen internal coordination, use performance data to improve service delivery, develop managers and staff, and guide the department through change in a fast-moving local government environment.