Director of Public Works

City of Delano•Delano, CA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the City Manager, this role plans, organizes, and directs the activities of the Public Works departments and divisions. The position performs administrative and professional work directing the activities of the Public Works Department. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This role is responsible for assisting in the development of City goals, objectives, and priorities, and establishing departmental programs consistent with these aims. The Director plans, organizes, monitors, and directs all departmental programs and activities, overseeing and evaluating their efficiency and effectiveness. This includes participating in the selection, assignment, supervision, training, and discipline of department employees in accordance with City policy, and ensuring employees are instructed in job safe practices. The role also involves conferring with federal, state, and county agencies, preparing City Council agenda items, representing the department at various meetings, and making presentations. Serving on regional, community, and professional boards and committees, negotiating and administering contracts, and responding to public inquiries are also key functions. The Director authorizes purchases, provides staff assistance and technical advice to the City Manager and other department heads, drafts correspondence, monitors program compliance, and prepares staff analysis and reports. Budgetary responsibilities include estimating revenues and expenditures, preparing and administering the department budget, developing fee schedules, and preparing specifications for projects and equipment. The role also implements Federal and State Mandates, administers mandatory annual reports, ensures safe storage of volatile materials, prepares periodic reports, researches funding opportunities, and reviews/recommends awards for RFPs. A variety of other duties may also be assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in public works, business or public administration, Engineering, or a related field, required.
Seven (7) to ten (10) years of increasingly responsible experience in public works service.
Two (2) to four (4) years of supervisory and management experience.
Maintain a valid California Driver License with a driving record acceptable to the City.
Knowledge of Principles and practices of PC’s and related software.
Knowledge of Principles practices, and programs related to municipal public works administration.
Knowledge of Administrative principles and methods of goal setting and program development.
Knowledge of Principles, practices, and procedures in municipal budgeting, public administration and municipal management.
Knowledge of Organization and management practices.
Knowledge of Funding sources applicable to program and service development.
Knowledge of Methods and techniques of administrative data gathering and analysis.
Knowledge of Principles and practices of contract administration and evaluation.
Knowledge of Supervisory principles and practices.
Knowledge of Use of oral and written English.
Knowledge of Mathematical and statistical analysis and theory.
Knowledge of Principles and practices of record keeping.
Skilled in Planning, organizing, administering, and coordinating a variety of public works maintenance and services, and assigning and directing the work of staff.
Skilled in Providing skilled analytical and management staff support to the City Manager.
Skilled in Reading, interpreting, and applying complex procedures, policies, rules and regulations.
Skilled in Negotiating and representing City interests.
Skilled in Preparing clear, accurate, and concise reports, correspondence and other written materials.
Skilled in Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
Skilled in Communicating with employees, the public, and representatives of other agencies.
Ability to Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
Ability to Operate a PC and related software.
Ability to Maintain effective working relationships.
Ability to Plan, organize and direct the activities of several units engaged in a variety of Public Works and City services to an international community.
Ability to Devise and operate effective internal auditing procedures.
Ability to Oversee comprehensive planning, building, and City development programs.
Ability to Organize, assign, direct, review and evaluate the work of assigned staff.
Ability to Assess and evaluate situations and make recommendations.
Ability to Communicate in oral and written English.
Ability to Represent the City in meetings with representative of public and private organizations and the public.
Physically be present at the worksite to ensure proper staffing levels.
Be consistent in reporting on time and working full workdays and workweeks.

Nice To Haves

Possession of a professional engineering license, preferred.
Master’s Degree in one of the above fields, preferred.

Responsibilities

Assists in the development of City goals, objectives, and priorities.
Establishes departmental programs consistent with and supportive of these goals, objectives, and priorities.
Plans, organizes, monitors and directs all departmental programs and activities.
Oversees and evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of all aspects of the department’s programs.
Participates in the selection and assignment of department employees and provides for the supervision and training of all personnel.
Assigns, directs, trains, evaluates, rewards, and disciplines employees in accordance with City policy.
Assures that department employees are instructed in job safe practices.
Confers with representatives of federal, state, and county agencies on a variety of public works matters and activities.
Prepares City Council agenda items for review and approval by the City Manager.
Represents the department at a variety of management and City meetings.
Makes presentations before various boards, commissions, City Council and outside agencies.
Attends City Council meetings.
Serves on various regional, community, professional boards, committees, and commissions on the City’s behalf.
Negotiates with outside entities concerning the establishment of approved contractual relationships with the City.
Administers these and other City contracts that relate to and are within the scope of department responsibilities.
Responds to public inquiries.
Authorizes purchase of departmental materials and equipment.
Provides professional staff assistance, technical support, and advice to the City Manager and other department heads.
Drafts correspondence in response to public inquiries; monitor department program activities for compliance.
Prepares staff analysis and reports on various projects and programs.
Estimates department revenues and expenditures associated with grants and contracts.
Reviews, researches, develops, prepares and administers department budget.
Develops and recommends fee schedules for various funds.
Prepares specifications for projects and equipment.
Implements Federal and State Mandates.
Administers the timely preparation of mandatory annual reports to the Federal, State, and other agencies.
Assures safe storage of volatile material that meet State OSHA requirements and regulations.
Prepares periodic reports as requested.
Researches and pursues funding opportunities.
Prepares, reviews, and recommends award of Request for Proposals (RFPs) for a variety of Public Works projects.
Performs a variety of other duties as assigned.