Job Description

Job Location: City Hall - Covington, KY 41011Education
Level: 4 Year Degree
Salary Range: $100,000.00 - $120,000.00 Salary/year
Job Category: GovernmentExecutive Director
Covington Motor Vehicle Parking Authority (CMVPA)
CMVPA Board of Commissioners
Location: City Hall - City of Covington, KY
Full-time, 40 hours per week
Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 4:30pm, may be required to attend meetings outside of core business hours
Salary Range: $100,000 - $120,000 / Annually
Notice: This position is posted on the City of Covington, KY website on behalf of the Covington Motor Vehicle Parking Authority. This position reports to the CMVPA Board of Commissioners. The City of Covington’s parking operations are governed by the Covington Motor Vehicle Parking Authority, a citizens board established in 2018 via Ordinance O-05-18.
Application Requirements: Please submit your Resume and Cover letter with your application.
Why Covington?
Welcome to the bold side of the river. Covington, Kentucky, is a place where history and progress come together—and as an Executive Director with the Covington Motor Vehicle Parking Authority (CMVPA), your work will directly shape that future. We attract the bold and the best — people who are ready to make an impact—innovators, changemakers, and problem-solvers who want to be part of something bigger. Your work in the CMVPA will play a key role in shaping and maintaining the accessibility, redevelopment, and growth of our City.
Covington is all about celebrating what makes us unique. Our rainbow crosswalks, locally owned businesses, and the warm Kentucky hospitality reflect the spirit of our city. It’s where timelessness meets the ventures of tomorrow. With the most diverse and accessible city government in the region, we believe that everyone can contribute to our collective success. Most importantly, we are a city that values its people—because around here, y’all really does mean all.
If you want to be part of shaping the future of the city, Covington could be the perfect place for you to grow your career and make a difference.
Role Overview
The Executive Director serves as the chief executive and administrative officer of the Covington Motor Vehicle Parking Authority (CMVPA), responsible for providing strategic leadership, operational oversight, and fiscal stewardship of the Authority’s parking system and public assets.
This role sits at the intersection of transportation, economic development, real estate, and community engagement, positioning parking as enabling infrastructure that supports downtown vitality, redevelopment, accessibility, and long-term public value. The Executive Director works closely with the CMVPA Board, City leadership, regional partners, and the private sector to align parking strategy with Covington’s broader economic and mobility goals.
Key Responsibilities
Executive Leadership & Management:
- Serve as the primary executive leader of CMVPA, responsible for overall performance, governance support, and organizational effectiveness.
- Implement policies and strategic direction established by the Board.
- Lead, manage, and support CMVPA staff and contractors; foster a culture of accountability, service, and continuous improvement.
- Represent CMVPA in a highly visible leadership capacity with elected officials, City departments, residents, businesses and external partners.
Strategic Planning & Economic Development:
- Develop and execute a long-term strategic vision for CMVPA that aligns parking operations with downtown development, land-use planning, and economic growth.
- Integrate parking strategy into redevelopment initiatives, business attraction efforts, housing projects, and tourism activity.
- Position parking assets as flexible, revenue-generating, and community-supportive infrastructure.
- Identify and pursue opportunities for modernization, shared parking, adaptive reuse, and public-private partnerships (P3s).
Real Estate, Asset & Capital Management:
- Oversee CMVPA’s portfolio of parking assets, including garages, surface lots, and on-street systems.
- Lead or support feasibility analysis, capital planning, and redevelopment, and new development strategies for parking facilities.
- Coordinate procurement processes, RFPs, and negotiations related to parking operations, technology, and capital improvements.
- Monitor utilization, performance, customer experience, and financial return to inform investment decisions.
Financial Oversight & Fiduciary Responsibility:
- Serve as chief financial steward of CMVPA, responsible for budget development, revenue performance, and financial sustainability.
- Oversee contracts, expenditures, and compliance with applicable laws and policies.
- Support audits, financial reporting, and Board-level financial decision-making.
- Identify opportunities to enhance revenue while maintaining fairness, accessibility, and public trust.
Community Engagement & Public Accountability:
- Act as the primary public-facing representative of CMVPA.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with residents, businesses, neighborhood groups, and community organizations.
- Ensure transparent communication related to parking policies, pricing, enforcement, and projects.
- Respond to community concerns with professionalism, empathy, and follow-through.
Partnerships & Intergovernmental Coordination:
- Coordinate closely with the City of Covington, regional agencies, and external partners.
- Collaborate with economic development, planning, and transportation partners to ensure alignment across initiatives.
- Represent CMVPA in regional, state, or professional forums as appropriate.
Communications & Board Support:
- Prepare and present materials for CMVPA Board meetings, including reports, recommendations, and strategic updates.
- Support public communications, media engagement, and stakeholder messaging.
- Ensure consistent, accurate, and accessible information for the public and decision-makers.

Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in public administration, urban planning, business, real estate, transportation, or a related field and at least 5 years of experience in a senior leadership position (or equivalent combination of education and professional experience).
- Demonstrated senior-level management or leadership experience in a public, quasi-public, or complex organizational environment.
- Experience overseeing budgets, contracts, and external service providers.
- Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to operate effectively in a political and community-oriented environment.
Preferred Experience & Skills
- Experience leading or working within a parking authority, transportation agency, economic development organization, or similar public entity.
- Background in real estate development, asset management, or public-private partnerships.
- Familiarity with parking systems, mobility planning, or downtown management.
- Experience working directly with Boards, elected officials, and senior leadership.
- Comfort balancing operational detail with long-term strategic vision.
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Language, Math, and Reasoning Skills
Language Skills:
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
- Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from citizens, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
- Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to style and format.
- Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or board of directors.
Mathematical Skills:
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.
- Ability to compute rates, rations, and percentages, also able to create and interpret various types of graphs.
Reasoning Ability:
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding in order to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Physical Demands:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, stop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment
- While performing the duties of this job the employee is typically in an office environment but may be exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to quiet.
- This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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EEO Statement
The City of Covington is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the rich variety of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences in our community. We encourage individuals from all walks of life to apply and proudly provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants, regardless of race, color, sex (including gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity), religion, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.