Assistant City Manager Jill Jordan announces retirement

City of Dallas sent this bulletin at 05/05/2017 04:56 PM CDT

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Assistant City Manager Jill Jordan announces retirement

Dallas - Assistant City Manager Jill Jordan today announced that she will be retiring from the City of Dallas. Her last day in the office will be May 26.

“In a 25-year career with the City of Dallas, Jill has continually demonstrated a strong commitment to improving the quality of life for our residents,” said City Manager T.C. Broadnax.

As an Assistant City Manager, she was most recently responsible for administration of the Office of Environmental Quality, 311, Dallas Water Utilities and Sanitation Services. Highlights of her career at the City include establishment of the Office of Environmental Quality; development of the City’s sustainability plan; installation of a first-in-the-nation ISO certified environmental management system for city operations; and conversion of 40 percent of the city’s fleet to alternative fuel vehicles.

Under her guidance, the City also adopted green building principles and practices; added a forestry division for street rights-of-way; planned and implemented bond programs and constructed bridges, flood control facilities, trails and other recreational features in the Trinity Corridor. She previously served as Interim Director of Public Works and Transportation; Assistant Director of Public Works; and Project Manager for Dallas Park and Recreation.

She earned a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering from Vanderbilt University. Jordan is a past president of the Dallas Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the first woman to hold that office. Among her many other honors, she received the 2014 Outstanding Government Official Award from the Energy System Laboratory of Texas A&M.

“Jill’s sound judgment and leadership abilities will be missed,” Broadnax said. “We appreciate everything she’s done for the citizens of Dallas, and we wish her the very best in her retirement.”