Jobs at Doña Ana County

Provides in-house legal counsel to the county through legal research, written and oral opinions, policy and document review, department support, and litigation assistance. Represents the county in administrative hearings and civil actions, prosecutes ordinance violations, drafts pleadings and legal documents, and advises officials and staff on legal, labor, legislative, and operational matters.

Directs the County’s flood control, floodplain management, drainage, infrastructure, capital projects, budgets, grants, contracts, regulatory compliance, and emergency response programs. Leads department personnel, reviews engineering and development plans, oversees flood control construction and maintenance, coordinates with government agencies and stakeholders, and represents the department before elected officials and the public.

Leads current planning and land-use activities, including development code updates, staff reports, complex development proposals, public outreach, work programs, budgets, contracts, and project schedules. Provides technical analysis, recommendations, team leadership, mentoring, and training for planning staff. Coordinates with departments, agencies, consultants, and the public while managing multiple planning projects and initiatives.

Provides complex, confidential administrative support for the Economic Development department. Duties include preparing correspondence and reports, maintaining records, coordinating meetings and events, managing budgets and invoices, processing procurement requests, supporting grants and agreements, and communicating with internal and external stakeholders. The role requires accurate document preparation, financial recordkeeping, policy compliance, customer service, and handling sensitive information.

Administers and monitors enterprise cybersecurity tools and controls, including email security, endpoint protection, firewalls, VPN, access controls, SIEM, and vulnerability scanning. Investigates phishing and suspicious activity, triages alerts, supports incident response, validates remediation, maintains security documentation, and assists with audits, compliance, and security awareness. The role also manages security configurations, logs, reports, evidence, and operational procedures while collaborating with IT teams, vendors, auditors, and law enforcement.

Under close supervision, attend a state-required law enforcement academy to learn policing skills including arrests, investigations, report writing, defensive tactics, firearms, emergency driving, patrol procedures, evidence collection, community policing, and rescue operations. Must pass physical agility, firearms, medical, psychological, polygraph, background check, and drug screening; perform shift work and physically demanding duties during training and probation.