Missouri City, TX – Assistant City Manager

Assistant City Manager

About the Position

Missouri City, Texas is seeking an experienced municipal executive to become their next Assistant City Manager who can strengthen the financial, workforce, and technology systems that help an organization perform at its best. The position leads the City’s internal administrative functions.

Located immediately southwest of Houston, Missouri City is a diverse, full-service community of approaching 100,000 residents. The City has approximately 500 employees and an FY2026 budget with approximately $255.6 million in total expenditures.

Reporting to the City Manager, the Assistant City Manager will be a key member of the executive leadership team and lead the internal administrative portfolio of Finance, Budget, Human Resources, Information Technology, and Municipal Court. The position also covers community development and may serve as Acting City Manager when assigned.

Missouri City is seeking an emotionally intelligent, collaborative, and relationship-driven leader who can build reliable internal systems, strengthen financial stewardship and workforce planning, modernize technology and court operations, coordinate cross-departmental efforts, and ensure City Council and City Manager priorities move from discussion to implementation.

The ideal candidate will be an accomplished municipal executive with financial and administrative sophistication, experience leading internal support functions, and credibility with elected officials and directors.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Public Administration, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Information Technology, Political Science, Public Policy, or a closely related field
Seven to ten years of progressively responsible executive or senior leadership experience in local government administration, municipal operations, finance, budgeting, courts, human resources, information technology, or related functions
Experience working directly with elected officials and executive leadership teams
Demonstrated success leading organizational initiatives, process improvements, strategic implementation efforts, and cross-functional teams
Valid Texas Driver’s License or ability to obtain one within the prescribed period
An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered

Preferred:

Master’s degree in a related field
Experience as an Assistant City Manager, Deputy City Manager, Assistant City Administrator, Department Director, or comparable executive leadership position
Significant financial management and budgeting experience
Experience supervising or coordinating multiple organizational support functions
Experience with organizational modernization and process improvement
Experience with technology governance, cybersecurity, enterprise systems, or digital transformation
Experience with workforce development, succession planning, and organizational effectiveness
Direct experience in a council-manager form of government
Experience in a growing, changing, or organizationally complex municipality.
Texas municipal experience is advantageous but not required; qualified candidates from across the country are encouraged to apply