The City of Oregon City is seeking a strategic and engaging leader to serve and lead the Community Development Department. The ideal candidate will be customer service minded and utilize a collaborative approach. The City is looking for someone with strong initiative and commitment to serve the community. Oregon City offers an outstanding quality of life, residents that truly care about their community, and businesses that want to make a difference.

The Community

Historic Oregon City is perched on the bluffs overlooking thundering Willamette Falls and situated in the lush green valley at the confluence of the Willamette and Clackamas rivers. Oregon City has a long-standing reputation for its livability and growing economic climate. Known as "The City at the End of the Oregon Trail," Oregon City has easy access to all the amenities of the Portland metropolitan area while maintaining the quality of small-town life. It is ideally located less than 25 minutes from downtown Portland and the Portland International Airport. Oregon City was the original capital of the Oregon Territory, is the County seat of Clackamas County and is designated a Regional Center. The city (population 35,570) occupies a territory of approximately 9.2 square miles. Interstate 205 and State Highways 99E and 213 provide links to Portland, Salem, Canby, and Southwest Clackamas County.

What Oregon City Has to Offer

With an abundance of rivers, excellent golf courses, and the proximity to Mt. Hood and the Oregon Coast, Oregon City offers an expansive range of recreational opportunities. Boaters, water and snow skiers, swimmers, golfers, and anglers have virtually a limitless playground in and around Oregon City.

Oregon City boasts three well-known landmarks: Willamette Falls, the municipal elevator, and the End of the Oregon Trail. In addition to these landmarks, Oregon City has numerous historic sites including the home of John McLoughlin, known as the "Father of Oregon."