Vail is located in Eagle County, Colorado, approximately 100 miles west of Denver on Interstate 70. The Town sits at an elevation of 8,150 feet and encompasses approximately 8.5 miles in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Vail has 5,300 permanent residents, 8,500 part-time residents, and as many as 35,000 daily guests during the peak winter season, with summer event weekends rivaling the winter. Vail is a Home Rule town and operates under a council-manager form of government. The Town Manager is selected by the Council and serves as the Chief Executive and Administrative Officer of the organization.

The Town Manager must work well with the Town’s diverse population and international guests, encouraging community civility and building positive relationships with Vail’s high-profile constituents, local businesses, and community organizations. The selected individual will be a full-time resident of Vail and should be willing to stay in the position long-term.

The selected candidate should hold a bachelor’s degree and must have 10 or more years of progressively responsible municipal government operations experience or other comparable executive/administrative experience. A master’s degree is preferred.  An equivalent combination of education and experience, including comparable private sector experience (resort management, etc.), will be considered.

Please apply online through SGR at: http://bit.ly/SGRCurrentSearches

For more information on this position contact:

Doug Thomas, Senior Vice President

Strategic Government Resources

DouglasThomas@GovernmentResource.com

(863) 860-9314