The City of Oakland is currently recruiting to fill one (1) Senior Development Officer (Urban Economic Coordinator) vacancy in the Public/Private Development (PPD) Division of EWDD.

PPD is responsible for negotiating and implementing transformative mixed-use and affordable housing development projects on City-owned property. Current projects include the adaptive reuse of the historic Henry J. Kaiser Civic Auditorium, the conversion of the historic Fire Alarm Building into a new jazz museum, a new Samuel Merritt University headquarters and several dozen affordable housing projects throughout Oakland, including properties at Oak Knoll, the E. 12 St. near Lake Merritt, 3050 International Blvd, and the Liberation Park project at Foothill and 73^rd.

PPD also manages the former Redevelopment Agency’s (RDA) capital improvements, such as streetscape projects, and assists with the management of City-owned facilities, such as the Oakland Ice Center, the Oakland Convention Center, and the Fox Theater.  It also oversees the winding down of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency (ORSA) and manages Oakland Renaissance New Markets Tax Credits (ORNMTC), the City’s Community Development Entity (CDE) that provides funding for development projects in Oakland.

The Senior Development Officer (Urban Economic Coordinator) is a senior developer role that will oversee a portfolio of complex real estate development projects and other key initiatives, as well as supervise staff. You will serve as lead negotiator on complex projects, helping to ensure that the City’s interests are served and protected in development projects on City-owned land.  You will address crucial needs within a community and have a lasting impact on Oakland’s built environment.