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Each Assistant Director will be assigned areas of responsibility, which may include overseeing the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP), utility functions, transportation, and land development. The Public Works Director will work with candidates’ strengths and interests to make these assignments, in alignment with the City’s operational needs. Depending on area of assignment, duties may include:
Reviews and signs engineering plans and specifications as the City Engineer.
Supervises various levels of staff.
Assumes management responsibility for engineering functions and activities, which may include all CIP planning, design, and construction, permitting, utilities, and construction inspection; supervises engineering survey and drafting work; and/or the public works transportation division, including planning and maintenance of new construction projects for transportation-related infrastructure and programs such as streets, sidewalks, and traffic signals. Services and projects generally have a high profile within the City and the region.
Manages and participates in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for applicable functional areas; recommends, within departmental policy, appropriate service and staffing levels; recommends and administers policies and procedures.
Selects, trains, motivates, and evaluates assigned personnel; provides or coordinates staff training; works with employees on performance issues; responds to staff questions and concerns; makes discipline recommendations to the Public Works Director.
Continuously monitors and evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures; assesses and monitors work load, administrative and support systems, and internal reporting relationships; identifies opportunities for improvement and reviews with the Public Works Director; directs the implementation of improvements.
Oversees the development of consultant requests for proposal for professional and/or construction services and the advertising and bid processes; evaluates proposals and recommends project award; negotiates and administers contracts after award; ensures contractor compliance with City standards and specifications and time and budget estimates; analyzes and resolves complex problems that may arise; recommends and approves field changes as required.
Monitors revenue and expense budgets on an on-going basis, which may include revenue generated from sales and gas tax base, and transportation impact fees.
May conducts CIP planning activities; provides oversight and input into the conceptual design of engineering projects; investigates and resolves problems with scope of work or cost issues of major facility upgrade and replacement projects.
Analyzes civil engineering plan design, specifications, consultant and staff comments in accordance with design requirements, and municipal and intergovernmental standards and regulations; recommends approval or additional engineering conditions and changes.
May review and approve plans and specifications for CIP and other engineering and design documents.
Meets and confers with contractors, engineers, developers, architects, a variety of outside agencies, and the general public in acquiring information and coordinating engineering matters; provides information regarding City development requirements related to utilities.
Serves as a liaison for the department to other City departments, divisions, elected officials, outside agencies, and the public; attends meetings in various locations; provides staff support to commissions, committees, and task forces; participates in community events and workshops that provide public information regarding departmental programs, projects, and services; explains and interprets departmental programs, policies, and activities.
Conducts a variety of departmental organizational and operational studies and investigations; recommends modifications to programs, policies and procedures as appropriate.
Prepares, reviews, and presents staff reports, various management and information updates, and reports on special projects to the City Council, as well as various boards, commissions, and committees, as assigned by the Public Works Director.
Attends and participates in professional group meetings; stays abreast of new trends and innovations in the field of public works and other types of public services as they relate to the area of assignment.
Maintains and directs the maintenance of working and official departmental files.
Monitors changes in laws, regulations, and technology that may affect City or departmental operations; implements policy and procedural changes as required.
Responds to difficult and sensitive public inquiries and complaints and assists with resolutions and alternative recommendations.
Performs other duties as assigned.
