City Manager
Mike Janssen
Mike Janssen became city manager Sept. 1, 2023. In this role he functions as the chief executive officer for the 23rd largest city in the United States by population, where he oversees 17 offices/departments with a total authorized fulltime staffing level of 3,863 and an FY25 final budget of $2.25 billion. Previously, he served as the executive director of infrastructure where he oversaw a $1.5 billion five-year capital improvement program along with the Department of Public Works and the Department of Operations and Maintenance. Janssen facilitated the merging of these two departments to reduce operational costs, improve efficiencies across numerous infrastructure programs and provide better customer service.
Originally from Queens, New York, Janssen began his extensive infrastructure-focused career with the city of New York Department of Parks and Recreation where he worked as a resident engineer overseeing capital improvement projects. He then worked for the New York State Department of Transportation as a civil engineer designing and constructing highways all across the city. After one too many snow storms, Janssen made the decision to move out west when he joined the city of Las Vegas in 1997 as an entry-level engineering associate in the Public Works Department. During his time at the city, Janssen has held various positions, including land development project engineer, traffic engineering project manager, assistant city traffic engineer, transportation division manager and Public Works Department director.
Janssen earned an Associate of Applied Science in Construction Engineering Technology from the State University of New York at Canton; a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Technology from the Rochester Institute of Technology; and later obtained a Master of Public Administration from UNLV. He’s been a licensed professional civil engineer since 1999 and a registered professional traffic operations engineer since 2004.