Job Description
Salary : $55,910.40 - $87,547.20 Annually
Location : CITY OF CAPE CORAL, FL
Job Type: Full-Time Regular
Job Number: 8724
Department: City Manager's Office
Division: Economic Development Office
Opening Date: 04/02/2025
Closing Date: 5/2/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: PR
GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB SAFETY SENSITIVE: No FINGERPRINTING REQUIRED: Yes
About Us The City of Cape Coral is the seventh largest city in Florida, has over 1,500 full-time employees, offers diverse career advancement opportunities, and features a comprehensive training and development initiative to enhance existing abilities, cultivate fresh skills, and foster valuable professional connections.
Perks and Benefits - Free city-paid employee health coverage, additional for spouse or family
- City Employee Health & Wellness Center for healthcare services
- 5 weeks Paid Time Off (sick & vacation)
- 11 paid holidays
- Pension plan
- City-paid life and long-term disability insurance
- Optional Vision and Dental Plans
- Tuition reimbursement
- Gym membership reimbursement
- And much more!
Qualifications - Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in a related field; or Associate's degree from an accredited college or university and four (4) additional years of related experience.
- Three (3) years of experience in economics, public administration, business administration, business development, planning, or a closely related field.
- Must possess a valid state driver's license and obtain a valid Florida driver's license within thirty (30) days of hire or promotion.
Key Responsibilities - Meets and works with clients and/or business owners, investors and developers to commit to bringing their business or starting, expanding or investing in the growth of a business in the Cape Coral market.
- Generates and cultivates leads and important business contacts that promote and guarantee the creation of future clients and the assurance of business and investment growth and a stronger, more diversified commercial tax base.
- Attends local business and real estate networking events, educational events, and national trade shows, for business recruiting and demographic-related purposes.
- Speaks to and makes presentations for business entities, agencies, organizations and network affiliate groups to help generate leads/projects and promote a stronger influence towards the City of Cape Coral and business expansion goals.
- Maintains a strong working relationship with the Commercial real estate community and the Development Services Department (DSD) to generate and coordinate project opportunities and assist clients with location-related issues.
- Assists in preparing and implementing the City's Comprehensive and Economic Development Master Plans, and other reports and documents as requested.
- Researches and understands current and changing market conditions that affect client retention and market resilience in Cape Coral. Effectively uses research and market data to influence commercial expansion and business/job growth.
- Perform other related duties as required.
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An Equal Opportunity Employer and Drugfree Workplace Full-time regular City employee benefits: - Health Insurance ()
- City paid employee coverage. Optional HMO or PPO plans are available. Dependents can be added at group rates. Premium deductions are taken pre-tax.
- Employee Health & Wellness Center for healthcare services
- Basic Life Insurance ()
- City paid. The benefit is equal to twice the annual base pay. Double benefit for accidental death.
- Optional Vision Insurance ()
- Employee-paid insurance is available at group rates, and family plans are available to employees. Premium deductions are taken pre-tax.
- Optional Dental Insurance ()
- Employee-paid insurance is available at group rates, and family plans are available to employees. Premium deductions are taken pre-tax.
- Supplemental Insurance
- Employees may purchase various types of supplemental insurance (life, AFLAC) at group rates through payroll deduction.
- Pension Plan (General and Fire) administered by
- General Plan - Normal Retirement Eligibility: Hired before 10/1/2013, age 60 or 25 years of service; Hired on/after 10/1/2013, age 62 with 10 years of service or just 27 years of service.
- Fire Plan - Normal Retirement Eligibility: Hired before 6/16/2014, age 50 or 25 years of service; Hired on/after 6/16/2014, age 52 with 10 years of service or just 25 years of service.
- Benefit Rate Multiplier:
- General Plan - Less than 20 years of credited service = 2.5%; 20 or more years of credited service = 2.6% for 1st 20 years and 2.75% each year over 20
- Fire Plan - 3.25%
- Police Pension Plan administered by The Resource Centers
- Benefits available at retirement are determined by a formula that considers your salary and years of service. Normal retirement eligibility for Police Employees at age 52 or 27 years of service. Benefit rate multiplier for Police: 3.25%
- 401(a) ()
- Certain management positions can opt out of the General Pension into a 401(a).
- Roth IRA ()
- Offered through payroll deduction.
- Long Term Disability ()
- City paid long-term disability insurance.
- Leave Time (Sick, Vacation)
- Block of hours which incorporates sick and vacation. Accrues at 16.67 hours per month for an annual total of 5 weeks (200 hours). Accrual increases to 20.00 hours per month after 6 years of service and continues at a yearly increase after 10 years of service.
- Paid Holidays
- City recognizes 11 holidays which include: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
- Leave Sharing
- May elect to donate or request leave time. Used for emergency circumstances when all leave has been exhausted.
- Deferred Compensation Programs
- Tax-deferred savings plan available for retirement purposes. Employee-only contributions.
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employees can elect to use pre-tax dollars to cover un-reimbursed medical or dependent daycare expenses.
- Payroll Direct Deposit
- Available to any banking institution or credit union. Suncoast Federal Schools Credit Union membership is available to City employees.
- Leave Buy Back
- Option to receive cash for excess accrued leave beyond use or lose amount.
- Employee Assistance Program ()
- City-paid availability to licensed professional counselors for non-work related personal issues with 100% confidentiality.
- Pre-Paid College
- Post tax deduction forwarded to the State of Florida on the employees behalf.
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Please indicate your level of education below:
- Associate's Degree from an accredited college or university in Public Administration, Economic Development, Business Administration or related field
- Bachelor's Degree or higher from an accredited college or university in Public Administration, Economic Development, Business Administration or related field
- None of the above
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Please indicate the years of experience you possess in the field of economics, public administration, business administration, business development, planning, or a closely related field.
- 3-6 years
- 7 or more years
- None of the Above
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Do you possess a valid state driver's license and obtain a valid Florida driver's license within thirty (30) days of hire or promotion?
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Do you have any experience working with business incentives, such as tax credits, rebates, or other financial programs designed to encourage business growth and development? Please describe your experience.
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The listed salary range for the position covers its entire lifecycle. What is your salary expectation within this range?
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