Residents enjoy a high quality of life with strong homeownership rates, excellent access to Coweta County’s public services, parks, and cultural attractions, and easy access to Atlanta’s employment centers.
The City of Senoia is governed under the Mayor-Council form of government, in which the elected Mayor and Council provide policy leadership, strategic direction, and community representation. The City Council sets policy, adopts the annual budget, and establishes the community’s strategic priorities. The City Manager serves as the City’s chief administrative officer, executing policy direction and overseeing day-to-day operations.
The City Manager leads Senoia’s executive team, fostering collaboration across departments that jointly deliver essential services and support sustainable growth. Department heads include:
- Administration & Finance
- Police Services
- Public Works
- Water Management
- Planning & Zoning
- Code Enforcement
- Downtown & Economic Development Entities
The City Manager is expected to reinforce a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement, guiding leaders to strengthen internal systems, deliver measurable results, and support professional development.
The City of Senoia seeks a strategic, polished, and community-focused municipal executive to serve as its next City Manager. This role presents an opportunity to lead a city at the intersection of historic preservation, quality-of-life leadership, and measured growth.
The City Manager is the chief administrative officer responsible for executing the directives of the Mayor and Council, managing day-to-day municipal functions, and advancing strategic objectives that enhance the City’s long-term sustainability and community vitality.
This executive will bring both vision and operational discipline to the role — ensuring services are delivered efficiently and that policy direction is translated into impactful outcomes. The successful candidate will foster a collaborative culture, strengthen cross-departmental coordination, and serve as a credible representative of the City in regional, intergovernmental, and community engagements.
Senoia seeks a City Manager who can anticipate challenges, identify opportunities, and apply best practices in local government management while honoring the community’s historic character and civic aspirations.
Senoia seeks a City Manager with proven leadership experience, preferably in a local government environment with growing communities with historic context. The ideal candidate will bring:
- Forward-thinking, results-oriented leader with proven management experience
- Has a track record of building positive relationships with staff, elected officials, and the community
- Understands the importance of a healthy organizational culture
- Committed to supporting a respectful workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to contribute
- Expertise in advising the city’s leadership on complex and/or controversial issues, avoiding surprises
- Able to balance the demands of growth and development with the responsibility of preserving Senoia’s history and small-town charm
- Experience with downtown redevelopment
- Contributes to the profession and actively engages in professional development
- A commitment to professionalism, integrity, and public service is essential
- Exceptional communication skills
- Humble and naturally helpful person
- Demonstrated expertise in organizational leadership
- Strong financial and operational judgment
- A collaborative leadership style with excellent communication skills
- Commitment to transparent governance and community trust
Application Process
For more information on this position, including supplementary documents and resources, visit the recruitment webpage at:
The first round of resume reviews will take place on March 27, 2026.
Please contact the Executive Recruiter with any questions or concerns:
Warren Hutmacher
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 404-535-0525
Website: www.sumterlocalgovconsulting.com
Requirements
Benefits
Skills Required
- Proven leadership experience in municipal or similar government environment
- Track record of building positive relationships with staff, elected officials, and community
- Strong financial and operational judgment
- Demonstrated expertise in organizational leadership and building healthy workplace culture
- Ability to advise city leadership on complex or controversial issues and avoid surprises
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Commitment to professionalism, integrity, transparent governance, and public service
- Collaborative leadership style and ability to strengthen cross-departmental coordination
- Experience balancing growth and historic preservation in a growing community
- Experience with downtown redevelopment
- Engagement in professional development and contribution to the profession
- Humble, service-oriented interpersonal style
What We Do
Sumter Local Government Consulting (Sumter LGC) is a nimble and adaptable local government consulting firm dedicated to providing local governments with the resources they need to best serve their communities. They offer customized services including executive search, interim staffing, fractional finance services, and consulting, assisting municipal clients, private sector companies, and nonprofits in solving problems with their local governments.
