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Job Description
Sr. Administrative Services Manager
at The City of Fort Worth
Public Events
Pay Range: $93,574 - $121,646 annual compensation
Job Posting Closing on: Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required.
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
A Sr. Administrative Services Manager job is available with the City of Fort Worth's Public Events Department / Fiscal & Administration Division. This position is responsible for managing the highly complex fiscal and administrative functions of the department. In addition, the position tracks and analyzes revenue collections associated with the Venue taxes, Hotel Occupancy taxes, Public Financing Zone and DFW Revenue Sharing. This position is responsible for leading a team which provides daily business support for both the Convention Center and Will Rogers Memorial Complex.
The Public Events Department operates the Fort Worth Convention Center (FWCC) and the Will Rogers Memorial Center (WRMC). The department operates with 138 full-time positions.
The Public Events Department is seeking to hire a qualified individual to fill the Sr. Administrative Services Manager position. The position reports to the Assistant Director over Finance & Administration and supervises no more than five (3-5) administrative and financial staff. The department has a combined annual operating budget of $132 million across six funds. Plus 5 capital funds, totaling over $500 million under management.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master's Degree from an accredited college or university with course work in Business Management, Public Administration, Business Administration, Human Resources or related field.
- Four (4) years of increasingly responsible and complex administrative, fiscal, personnel and management experience.
- Two (2) years in a supervisory capacity.
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid Texas driver's license.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in the development and administration of multi-year capital improvement programming, delivery and budget
- Supervisory experience and demonstrated success managing teams to achieve high levels of production, meet tight deadlines, and deliver compliant, quality work products.
- Understanding of fund and governmental accounting and have a working knowledge of PeopleSoft Financials, PeopleSoft Human Capital and Hyperion.
- Advanced experience using:
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- MS Office including Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Ungerboeck (EBMS) or other event management software.
- M&C Wizard or other dashboard/collaboration software.
- Municipal government experience in a professional capacity.
- Background in Venue management, publicly or privately owned and operated.
The Sr. Administrative Services Manager job responsibilities include:
- Supervises staff, which includes prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff is trained; ensuring employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and, making hiring, termination, and disciplinary decisions or recommendations.
- Oversees and participates in the development, analysis, formulation and administration of the department's budget; reviews and provides guidance relative to the forecast of funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials and supplies; reviews expenditures and provides guidance and direction regarding budgetary adjustments necessitated throughout budget execution.
- Administers assigned contracts; negotiates and prepares complex requests for proposals or contracts with external professional service providers and vendors; monitors work progress and ensures adherence to project schedules and budgets.
- Participates in special projects including research of new programs and services, budget analysis and preparation; prepares and presents reports detailing findings and recommendations.
- Continuously monitors and evaluates the quality, responsiveness, efficiency and effectiveness of fiscal accountability, service delivery methods and procedures; works with staff on the continuous improvement of department specific services.
- Directs, oversees, and reviews the work plan for assigned programs, services and activities; assigns work activities and projects; monitors work flow; reviews and evaluates work products, methods and procedures; meets with employees to identify and resolve problems.
- Identifies opportunities for improving service delivery methods and procedures; identifies resource needs; implements improvements.
- Provides complex staff guidance to the department's senior management team; participates on a variety of committees; prepares and presents staff reports and other correspondence as appropriate and necessary.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Apply Now! Come be part of something special in Fort Worth.
Working Conditions and Physical Demand
Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking and repetitive motions.
Sedentary Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Fort Worth
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The City of Cowboys & Culture is known for its Texas hospitality. The stunning and sprawling City of
Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. And it’s no wonder — With great neighborhoods, scenic terrain and a rich history of arts and culture, paired with world-class opportunities for business and education, it’s not only fun to visit Fort Worth, it’s even more rewarding to call it home.Fort Worth truly offers all the benefits and amenities of a bustling metropolitan city, while keeping the small- town charm that keeps it unpretentious and charismatic in all the right ways. Designated as one of America’s “Most Livable Communities” by the Partners for Livable Communities, the city truly offers a melting pot of culture, commerce, community and yes, cowboys.
There are over a dozen remarkable districts full of treasured history among modern luxuries and unique places to have fun, making it the No. 1 tourist destination in Texas and welcoming more than 9.4 million visitors annually.
Being one of the fastest-growing among large cities in the country, Fort Worth has received multiple accolades, including number one downtown (Livability), and the second-best City in the nation for job seekers (Forbes). Our employees serve the needs of over 900,000 residents representing culturally diverse communities.
Exciting Growth & Future Development
One of the most fascinating aspects of the City of Fort Worth is its almost unprecedented growth over the past several years. Both in terms of population and industry, and as the 12th largest city in the United States, Fort Worth is truly booming — which presents both challenges and opportunities to truly develop this city in the right way. Every 30 minutes a new person moves to Fort Worth, so we’re looking for candidates who can embrace an evergrowing and changing environment and improve on it with solutions that work for the entire community of Fort Worth.
Mission
We are working together to build a strong community that others can look to as a pillar of unity and excellence. Through grassroots efforts within the community, and large scale construction and transportation plans that continue to add the infra- structure a growing city like Fort Worth needs, we’ll provide the public services our community requires to continually cultivate the unique city we call home.
Vision
Fort Worth’s vision is to be the most livable and best managed city in the country. We’ll do this by taking care of our citizens, implementing the highest quality standards in our schools, continually improving the neighborhoods we thrive in and the facets of the city that make our town so unique.
Benefits That Are Well Worth It
The City of Fort Worth continues to be dedicated to its employees’ well-being by providing competitive health benefits, a well-rounded wellness program and a Zero Accident Philosophy® workplace. All regular full-time employees and those employees who work 30–39 hours per week are eligible for all City of Fort Worth Benefits. Part-time employees who work 20–29 hours per week are eligible for dental, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, flexible spending accounts, 457 Deferred Compensation plan and other voluntary benefits.
Medical Program
The City offers two plan options through Meritain Health, an Aetna company.
The Health Center Plan – Offers employees and their family’s
primary health care services that are 100% completely free and unlimited. Employees can visit any one of the three City of Fort Worth Employee Health Centers and receive guaranteed same or next day appointments for sick visits. Also, services are available at any one of the five satellite locations that serves employees across the city.
The Consumer Choice Plan – Is offered to employees at no cost or low monthly premiums to cover eligible dependents and provides the financial benefits of a Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Preventative services are covered at 100% on both plans.
• Prescription Drug coverage including mail order pharmacy are also included.Vacation
Eligible for 3 weeks of vacation: After successful completion of probationary period (usually
6 months), employees may take time off for rest, relaxation, vacation, illness, religious observances, and personal business.Holidays
Available on the first day of employment, the city provides employees with paid holidays, including two personal holidays.
Wellness Program
The city’s Healthy Challenge Wellness Program rewards all full-time, benefit-eligible employees on the city’s health insurance. The Healthy Challenge Program utilizes a points system. Participants may earn points throughout the year (Jan. 1-Dec. 15) for completing specific program activities and participants can redeem points at the end of the year for a cash reward. By participating, individuals can earn $150, $200 or $250 by accumulating program points.
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