Capabilities
Executive Selection and Hiring
Identifying, vetting, and placing top-tier executives, ensuring your organization benefits from visionary leaders who align with your goals and drive success.
Many cities and counties face significant obstacles in finding, selecting, and hiring top-tier executive talent.
The public sector often contends with limited budgets, bureaucratic processes, and intense scrutiny, making it difficult to attract and retain high-caliber leaders. Additionally, the intricate nature of local governance demands executives with a unique skill set, combining public service commitment with strategic vision.
Navigating these complexities, especially in competitive markets, poses hurdles for local governments seeking to secure the dynamic leadership necessary for effective and forward-thinking administration.
We help our clients identify, thoroughly vet, and hire top-tier executives in the local government sector.
Executive selection and hiring
Our leadership team specializes in local government executive selection and hiring and provides invaluable assistance by leveraging extensive industry expertise and networks.
Through meticulous needs assessment, we identify the specific leadership attributes required. Sciens conducts comprehensive searches, utilizing both traditional and innovative approaches, to identify top-tier executive candidates. Additionally, our involvement streamlines the hiring process, offering strategic insights and ensuring a thorough evaluation of candidates.
From City Manager to department heads, our collaborative approach helps local governments secure executive talent that aligns with their unique needs, ensuring effective leadership and successful organizational outcomes.
35+
years working in local government
200+
public sector clients served
300+
project and consulting engagements
75%
Sciens staff previously worked in local government
We help you attract talent for important and hard-to-fill leadership roles.
Our distinctive services leverage teams of former local government executives to provide invaluable insights into the unique challenges of the sector. From identifying job requirements and sourcing candidates to conducting initial screenings and offering tailored advisement, our approach is comprehensive. During targeted interview sessions, our seasoned teams utilize their firsthand experience to assess candidates thoroughly, ensuring the selection of executives who not only meet the job requirements but also align with the culture and demands of your organization.
Client success stories
Replacing a legacy asset management system to improve work order and asset tracking capabilities
Sciens works with a Public Works department in Texas to procure a replacement for their legacy asset management system. The City needed a solution that could be be easily configurable, provide different workflows for their multiple work orders, and integrate with their existing applications to automate data flow.
Overcoming vendor hurdles to implement a modern utility billing system for a north Texas municipality
Sciens works with a medium sized city to strategize and implement a new utility billing system that couples with their work order setup for an automated meter setup process and up-to-date meter inventory data.
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