DIRECTOR, MOTOR VEHICLE - Tax Office

DIRECTOR, MOTOR VEHICLE - Tax Office

Salary

$98,980.44 - $108,878.38 Annually

Location

Tarrant County, TX

Job Type

Regular Full-time

Job Number

11089

Department

Tax Office

Opening Date

07/21/2026

Closing Date

7/26/2026 11:59 PM Central

• Description
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Summary

The Motor Vehicle Director is responsible for overall management of motor vehicle transactions in the Tax Office. Fundamentally, the position is responsible for ensuring all Tarrant County renewals and titles are processed accurately and on time. The job also includes overall responsibility for dealer and subcontractor work.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervises downtown and subcourthouse motor vehicle managers.
• Ensures safe handling and transfer of motor vehicle receipts and documents.
• Resolves complex motor vehicle problems.
• Establishes motor vehicle programs, processing, priorities, procedures, and necessary documentation.
• Coordinates with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) and State Comptroller.
• Generates and presents periodic reports.
• Approves motor vehicle orientation and training programs.
• Ensures short- and long-term motor vehicle priorities and goals are being met by the division.
• Coordinates property tax collections at subcourthouse locations.
• Serves in lieu of Tax Assessor-Collector in title hearings.
• Coordinates with Accounting, Property Tax and Quality Assurance as well as other County departments.
• Recommends training and discipline as appropriate.
• Participates in hiring and termination of new employees.
• Coordinates and monitors staffing assignments, workload, and resources between Motor Vehicle groups to maximize productivity and efficiency.
• Ensures compliance with applicable motor vehicle law, code, and policy.
• Provides budget inputs and monitors expenditures.
• Performs all other related duties involved in the operation of the Tax Office as assigned or required.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Six (6) years motor vehicle experience including five (5) years Motor Vehicle Manager experience.
• Knowledge of cash handling systems and database updates.
• Must obtain County Tax Office Professional (CTOP) Certification within two (2) years.
• Knowledge of Transportation Code.

Physical Demands and Work Environment & Other Requirements

While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to bend, carry, hear, keyboard, reach, see color, see far, see near, sit, talk, use his/her hands, drive a vehicle, and work alone and with others.

Tarrant County offers a full range of employee benefit programs for eligible employees, retirees, and their families. These programs include group health plans for medical, dental, and vision coverage; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); life and long- term disability insurance; and flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care reimbursements. The County also provides retirement benefits. Full time employees participate in the Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS), and employees may also participate in a retirement savings program (Deferred Compensation). In addition to these "basic employee benefits" and retirement services, employees benefit from a variety of other programs including 13 paid holidays, a Wellness Program, and more.

• Note: These benefits are for Tarrant County employees only. For benefit information regarding Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD) employees, please contact Patrice Smith at (817) 884-1227.

01

Do you have a Bachelors degree or higher + Six (6) full-time years of motor vehicle work experience including Five (5) full-time years of Motor Vehicle Manager work experience?

• Yes
• No

02

Do you have an Associates degree + Eight (8) full-time years of motor vehicle work experience including Five (5) full-time years of Motor Vehicle Manager work experience?

• Yes
• No

03

Do you have a High School diploma or GED + Ten (10) full-time years of motor vehicle work experience including Five (5) full-time years of Motor Vehicle Manager work experience?

• Yes
• No

04

Do you possess County Tax Office Professional (CTOP) Certification?

• Yes
• No

05

Provide details about a time when you anticipated the future and made changes to current responsibilities/operations to meet future needs.

06

Talk about a time when you had to analyze information and make a recommendation. What kind of thought process did you go through? What was your reasoning behind your decision? What was the outcome?

07

Describe for us how you work with others. What is your work philosophy? Management philosophy?

08

Why do you want this position in the Tarrant County Tax Office?

Required Question

Employer Tarrant County

Address 100 E. Weatherford Suite 301

Fort Worth, Texas, 76196-0105

Phone (817) 884-1188

Website http://www.tarrantcountytx.gov