Town Administrator

Cedar Point, NC, Population, 1,432, is in the Crystal Coast of Carteret County just before the Emerald Isle Bridge. The Town provides a full array of services through a workforce of 5 full-time employees and a total budget of $800,000. Services provided includes Public Works, Planning and Code Enforcement, and Parks and Recreation, with emphasis placed upon providing excellent customer service. Parks and Recreation services is a new facet to the Town’s services including a new 56-acre waterfront park. Public Safety is provided by a Regional Fire and EMS department along with an enhanced law enforcement contract with the Carteret County Sheriff Department. The Administrator is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Mayor and a four-member Board of Commissioners and exercises professional management skills. The Administrator performs a multitude of duties, along with departmental oversight, including serving as the Town’s Planning Director and Finance Officer.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong management and leadership skills, must possess solid Finance/Budgeting experience, a solid Planning and Zoning experience, and motivational team building and decision-making abilities. The individual must be creative, goal-oriented, and flexible in assisting the Mayor and Board to formulate and implement policies and realize community goals and objectives. Must be able to build and maintain effective cooperative relations with other Local Governments along with State and Federal Agencies.

An applicant should have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Planning, or Financial Management or a closely related field and significant experience municipal services. Extensive experience in municipal government may be used to substitute a bachelor’s degree. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience subject to the Town’s financial capacity.

Qualified applicants should forward a Letter of Interest, Resume, at least 3 professional references, and a completed Town Employment application to the Town of Cedar Point – Administrator Search, C/O Town Clerk, PO Box 1687, Swansboro, NC 28584. The first formal review of applications will take place on Friday, July 19, 2019 but the position is open until filled.

For information contact Town Clerk, Jayne Calhoun, via email at jcalhoun@cedarpointnc.org or by phone at 252-393-7898. Applications will be treated confidentially. The Town of Cedar Point is an Equal Opportunity Employer.