City Administrator

About the Role

The City of St. Helens is seeking a tested, courageous, and visionary City Administrator to lead through significant financial and organizational challenges while capitalizing on a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the City’s Columbia River waterfront.

This leadership role is about facing a defining moment and transforming it into a legacy that will endure for generations. It is for an exceptional leader energized by consequential work and undaunted by difficult challenges—someone who has navigated adversity, made difficult decisions, strengthened organizations, and united people behind a clear vision.

Responsibilities

• Lead the City of St. Helens through significant financial and organizational challenges.
• Capitalize on a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the City’s Columbia River waterfront.
• Set a bold course and rally the community around what is possible.
• Earn the trust of a proud, hardworking, and independent-minded community with deep roots and tremendous potential.

Requirements

• Proven leadership experience navigating adversity and making difficult decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to strengthen organizations and unite people behind a clear vision.
• Resilience and know-how to lead through complex challenges.
• Confidence, humility, and grit to turn possibilities into progress and make a visible, lasting difference.

Closing date: September 3, 2026.