Public Works Operations and Maintenance Engineering Senior Manager

City of Saint Paul•Saint Paul, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join the City of Saint Paul Public Works team in a key leadership role that helps maintain and improve the infrastructure residents rely on every day. The Public Works Operations and Maintenance Engineering Senior Manager provides strategic direction and operational oversight for several essential divisions, including Street Maintenance and the Asphalt Plant, the Sewer Utility, Bridge Maintenance, Engineering, and Inspections, and Safety & Facilities operations across seven locations citywide. This position leads complex public works operations that support safe streets, reliable infrastructure, regulatory compliance, and high-quality services for the community while guiding teams responsible for maintaining and delivering essential public services. About Saint Paul Public Works: Saint Paul Public Works is a nationally accredited department responsible for the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of the street, traffic systems, and sewer utility infrastructure in the City of Saint Paul. Saint Paul Public Works is responsible for more than 1,874 miles of streets, 806 miles of sanitary sewer, 450 miles of storm sewer, 107 bridges, and 145 miles of bike lanes. Also maintains traffic, signal, and lighting infrastructure for the City, in addition to coordinating and operating Citywide recycling and garbage efforts. Operating on an annual budget of over $270 million, Public Works consists of more than 400 full time employees in thirteen operating divisions, including: Street Engineering and Construction, Surveying, Bridge Engineering, Transportation Planning, Safety and Capital Projects, Traffic Engineering, Administration, Employee and Resident Services, Right of Way Management an Permitting, Sewer Utility, Safety and Facilities, Street Maintenance, Bridge Maintenance, and Traffic Operations. Here is what you can expect in the role: The Public Works Operations and Maintenance Engineering Senior Manager plays a key role in managing core City services for everyone in Saint Paul - Oversees the management of and provides leadership and guidance to: The Sewer Utility to include storm and sanitary sewer Engineering, Maintenance, Regulatory, Planning & Modeling Street Maintenance, including paving, sweeping, plowing, mill and overlay of municipal, county and state owned roadways, sidewalks, bike paths The municipal asphalt plant Bridge maintenance and inspections Safety and facilities Leads the Department through significant innovations and improvements in snow operations, paving and street maintenance, budgeting, and cost accounting. Works closely with partners in other State, Federal, and local government agencies to coordinate maintenance work, develop and manage maintenance agreements, and comply with regulatory requirements. The successful candidate will have experience managing and overseeing field operations, promoting equity and inclusion goals, building staff capacity, and improving core maintenance functions for a large municipal or county Public Works department. Strong leadership skills, business acumen, high level communication and presentation skills, the ability to integrate principles of equity into their individual and department work plan, management and interpersonal skills, and the ability to prioritize workload and collaborate with others. For more information and essential functions, see our job description .

Requirements

Licensure as a professional engineer in the state of Minnesota
Four (4) years of experience as an Assistant City Engineer or Civil Engineer IV, or equivalent.
Experience managing and overseeing field operations
Experience promoting equity and inclusion goals
Experience building staff capacity
Experience improving core maintenance functions for a large municipal or county Public Works department.
Strong leadership skills
Business acumen
High level communication and presentation skills
Ability to integrate principles of equity into their individual and department work plan
Management and interpersonal skills
Ability to prioritize workload and collaborate with others.

Responsibilities

Oversees the management of and provides leadership and guidance to: The Sewer Utility to include storm and sanitary sewer Engineering, Maintenance, Regulatory, Planning & Modeling
Street Maintenance, including paving, sweeping, plowing, mill and overlay of municipal, county and state owned roadways, sidewalks, bike paths
The municipal asphalt plant
Bridge maintenance and inspections
Safety and facilities
Leads the Department through significant innovations and improvements in snow operations, paving and street maintenance, budgeting, and cost accounting.
Works closely with partners in other State, Federal, and local government agencies to coordinate maintenance work, develop and manage maintenance agreements, and comply with regulatory requirements.