A chance to rework one of the desert’s biggest cities.

Phoenix has opened up a nationwide search for a new city manager, using Bob Murray & Associates out of Roseville, Calif. to fill the spot.

The city is using Bob Murray & Associates, out of Roseville, California to find the replacement. Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon is okay with a nationwide search, but said he feels there is enough talent in Phoenix for the position.

Further reading about the career profile of a City Manager from the Web site Experience.com:

“It is the responsibility of a city manager to prepare the annual budget, plan for future growth of the city and its surroundings, and to see that the city laws and ordinances are enforced.

Whether serving a huge metropolis like New York City or Chicago, or a small village like Dimondale, Michigan, city managers are highly involved in their communities. It is the responsibility of a city manager to prepare the annual budget, plan for future growth of the city and its surroundings, and to see that the city laws and ordinances are enforced.”