Leadership & Administration

Your passion, your purpose, your career — bring them together in Chandler.

The City of Chandler is the fourth largest city in Arizona and one of the state’s fastest-growing communities. With more than 280,000 residents, Chandler’s diverse and growing population, burgeoning dining and entertainment scene, top-ranked schools, and renowned reputation as a technology leader make it the perfect first step or next step in your career.

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The City of Chandler is the fourth largest city in Arizona and one of the state’s fastest-growing communities. With more than 280,000 residents, Chandler’s diverse and growing population, burgeoning dining and entertainment scene, top-ranked schools, and renowned reputation as a technology leader make it the perfect first step or next step in your career.

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Chandler is on its way — come along for the ride.

Chandler is already a great place to live and work, and it just keeps getting better. This is an exciting time to become a part of it because we’re just getting started. Team Chandler needs best-in-class, inspired professionals to help us write the story of our city, our community… our home. Come over and stay awhile — there’s a lot to love about Chandler.

Chandler is on its way — come along for the ride.

Chandler is already a great place to live and work, and it just keeps getting better. This is an exciting time to become a part of it because we’re just getting started. Team Chandler needs best-in-class, inspired professionals to help us write the story of our city, our community… our home. Come over and stay awhile — there’s a lot to love about Chandler.

We’ll give you all the tools. But you do the building.

Big ideas, out-of-the-box thinking, change, growth, progress… that’s Team Chandler. Here, you’re empowered and encouraged to think big, bring every idea to the table, expand your skills and your horizons, and spread that inspiration around. Sound like fun? Then you’ll fit right in.

City of Chandler worker wearing a hard hat on a construction site and looking at a map.

We’ll give you all the tools. But you do the building.

Big ideas, out-of-the-box thinking, change, growth, progress… that’s Team Chandler. Here, you’re empowered and encouraged to think big, bring every idea to the table, expand your skills and your horizons, and spread that inspiration around. Sound like fun? Then you’ll fit right in.

Current Openings

Public Works & Utilities Director

The City of Chandler is currently seeking qualified individuals interested in joining our team as Public Works & Utilities Director. It is anticipated that the new Public Works & Utilities Director will be an experienced government professional with outstanding leadership skills and a breadth of experience in water and wastewater management, transportation, recycling and trash, and capital improvement programs. The successful candidate will demonstrate effective staff management and possess strong political acumen in working with elected officials, the development community, and city staff. Some of the primary responsibilities for this position include:

Providing leadership and strategic direction through planning, managing, and directing all operations of the Public Works & Utilities Department; facilitating department fiscal and personnel resources; serving as a technical advisor and subject matter expert to Chandler residents, the City Manager, City Council, city departments and stakeholders.
Managing the department through subordinate managers; establishing, evaluating, and managing departmental programs and policies; directing the preparation, implementation, monitoring and administration of long-range plans for capital projects, transportation, solid waste, water and wastewater, water reclamation and water resources.
Functions as the designated City Engineer, performing duties and functions required or assigned in federal, state and city codes and ordinances.

The City of Chandler is currently seeking qualified individuals interested in joining our team as Public Works & Utilities Director. It is anticipated that the new Public Works & Utilities Director will be an experienced government professional with outstanding leadership skills and a breadth of experience in water and wastewater management, transportation, recycling and trash, and capital improvement programs. The successful candidate will demonstrate effective staff management and possess strong political acumen in working with elected officials, the development community, and city staff. Some of the primary responsibilities for this position include:

Providing leadership and strategic direction through planning, managing, and directing all operations of the Public Works & Utilities Department; facilitating department fiscal and personnel resources; serving as a technical advisor and subject matter expert to Chandler residents, the City Manager, City Council, city departments and stakeholders.
Managing the department through subordinate managers; establishing, evaluating, and managing departmental programs and policies; directing the preparation, implementation, monitoring and administration of long-range plans for capital projects, transportation, solid waste, water and wastewater, water reclamation and water resources.
Functions as the designated City Engineer, performing duties and functions required or assigned in federal, state and city codes and ordinances.

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