Director Public Works (20674011)

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Plans, organizes, directs and evaluates the construction, maintenance and repair of City streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, driveways, parks, water and sewer utilities.
2. Directs the repair of storm drains, drainage ditches, traffic signals, street traffic signs, and streetlights
3. Provides liaison between the city and contractors regarding the installation of water and sewer lines and related facilities as required for City purposes
4. Assigns personnel to tasks according to need
5. Trains or secures training of personnel
6. Evaluates employees’ performance and makes recommendations on hiring, promotion and dismissal
7. Develops and implements policies and procedures to improve efficiency of the department
8. Develops and implements a safety program for personnel
9. Ensures that infrastructure meets handicap requirements
10. Ensures compliance with state, county, local ordinances regarding hazardous material and air quality control
11. Ensures that material and equipment are available to construction and maintenance crews
12. Reviews plans and specifications, lays out work and makes crew assignments
13. Inspects work in progress to ensure conformity to plans and quality standards
14. Receives citizen complaints; investigates and makes needed corrections
15. Communicates with citizens regarding City’s responsibility and property owner’s responsibility
16. Inspects City facilities and makes recommendations regarding needed maintenance, repair, or new structures
17. Develops department budget, making recommendations on personnel and equipment, and administers approved expenditures
18. Ensures department compliance with state, county and local rules, regulations and ordinances
19. Attends and participates in meetings.
20. Manages all City engineering services.
21. May perform skilled and difficult maintenance and repair work due to emergencies or personnel shortages 

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. General Knowledge of: Basic math, English grammar, and spelling, reading, writing, municipal public works and city engineering.
2. Specialized Knowledge of: Equipment, materials and methods used in the construction, maintenance, parks, cleaning and repair of public works maintenance and construction, designs, plans and specification used in storm drains, street lighting traffic control, water and sewer systems applicable to municipal utilities and public works facilities, applicable city, county and state laws, codes and ordinances, civil engineering principles and practices as applied to the field of municipal public works and city engineering, principles of organization, supervision and employee training.
3. Ability to: Plan, organize, and direct the work of the City Public Works Department involving: streets, drains, traffic signals,  street medians, sewers and sidewalks, parks, develop and administer the department budget, develop and maintain a record keeping system regarding the City’s infrastructure,  manage the construction of all city infrastructure ,communicate effectively both orally and in writing, hire, train, supervise, evaluate and discipline subordinate personnel, interpret programs to contractors, developers, builders and the general public evaluate the condition of City owned infrastructure and make recommendations regarding improvements to public works facilities, operations programs a services, establish and maintain cooperative and effective relationships with governmental officials, other City departments, employees, contractors, developers and the general public.

Resources, Including Money, Equipment, Materials and Records: Maintenance personnel, maintenance budget, property, equipment and vehicles used in carrying out the City’s construction and maintenance program, maintenance reports, blueprints, plans, specifications and drawings.

Solving Problems: Work planning in assigned areas, coordination of manpower, personnel problems, safety and hazardous materials issues, city engineering oversight, citizen developer complaints, inter-agency conflicts, satisfying the City Council and City Administrator while staying within allocated budget.

Performance of Others: Supervision of construction, maintenance, streets, water and sewer utilities, parks and automotive repair personnel, department personnel, functional supervision over contractors, developers.

Relations with:

1. Internal Relations with: City Council, City Administration, department secretary, all department heads and administrative personnel.
2. External Relations with: State, county and local governmental agencies, developers and contractors, consultants, utility companies, USA, business community, general citizenry.

Communications:

1. Oral:  Instructions given and received, conversations, negotiations, and presentations.
2. Written:  Letters and memos, reports, work orders, requisitions, budgets, plans and blueprints.
3. Visual:  Printed and handwritten letters and memos, technical manuals, blueprints, plat maps, engineering drawings, policies and procedures.
4. Auditory:  Noises, which signify problems and safety hazards, spoken conversations, radio.

Safety:

1. Hazardous Conditions: Working around moving heavy equipment, road hazards, dense fog, dust, rough, slippery, uneven ground, cold water, heights, close quarters, awkward positions.
2. Frequency:  Daily
3. Consequences:  From light strains, sprains and abrasions to moderate injury and consequence of vehicular accidents.

Tolerance of Job Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employees encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Works in a semi-controlled environment whole riding in vehicle and when performing administrative and office function, works in an uncontrolled environment when supervising and inspecting work in progress and is subject to heat, cold, fog, dust, and insect, bits argumentative, public, governmental officials.                                  

Physical Aptitude:

1. Above normal hand/eye coordination, endurance
2. Ability to lift, move and carry objects in excess of 50 lbs.

Application of Mental and Physical Effort:

Requires concentration for prolonged periods in solving maintenance construction problems, observing constructions/maintenance crew operations, and attending meetings.  Physical effort is generally light and continuous but may become heavy and continuous in an emergency. Workday is often in excess of eight hours.

PREREQUISITES:

1. Education and Experience: Any combination equivalent to graduation from an accredited university and five (5) years of increasingly responsible diversified experience in municipal public works and civil engineering, including two (2) years at a full supervisory level.
2. Licenses, Registrations, Accreditation, etc.: Possession of a valid class C California Motor Vehicle Operators License. A California Civil Engineer’s License is preferred, but not a requirement.