Assistant Director; Exe Lev), Business Ops & Asset Management

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FROM: CURRENT HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES ONLY

DIVISION: BUSINESS OPERATIONS & ASSET MANAGEMENT

REPORTING

LOCATION:

8000 N. STADIUM

WORKDAYS &

HOURS:

MONDAY - FRIDAY 8AM - 5PM

The Houston Health Department is seeking an experienced and strategic executive to serve as Assistant Director of the Business Operations & Asset Management Division. This leadership position provides executive oversight of the department's financial, administrative, and operational support functions, ensuring responsible stewardship of public resources while advancing organizational priorities.

The Assistant Director is responsible for developing financial and operational strategies that strengthen organizational performance, enhance efficiency, improve service delivery, and support the department's long-term sustainability. This position serves as a key advisor to executive leadership on fiscal planning, resource allocation, and operational decision-making.

• Provide executive oversight for the development, administration, and monitoring of the department’s operating and capital budgets, ensuring sound financial management, fiscal accountability, appropriate resource allocation, and long-term sustainability.
• Provide strategic oversight of budget and financial operations, including financial planning, forecasting, expenditure management, revenue and funding strategies, financial analysis, and coordination with departmental and City financial leadership.
• Provide executive oversight of procurement and contract management, ensuring that purchasing strategies, contracting activities, vendor relationships, and related business processes support departmental priorities, comply with applicable requirements, and provide the best value to the organization.
• Direct the department’s business management functions, establishing systems, processes, policies, and performance measures that promote operational efficiency, accountability, consistency, and high-quality internal customer service.
• Provide strategic leadership for asset management, including the planning, acquisition, utilization, maintenance, replacement, disposition, and lifecycle management of departmental equipment, property, and other physical assets.
• Provide executive oversight of facilities and building management, including space planning, facility utilization, maintenance coordination, building needs, renovations, capital improvements, security coordination, and long-term facility planning across departmental locations.
• Lead initiatives that improve organizational performance, streamline business processes, reduce inefficiencies, strengthen internal controls, maximize available resources, and enhance the quality and responsiveness of business support services.
• Establish and monitor performance measures and accountability systems for business operations, finance, procurement, contracts, facilities, assets, fleet, and logistics to ensure services are aligned with departmental priorities and organizational needs.
• Develop and implement long-term business and operational strategies that anticipate changing organizational and community needs, strengthen operational resilience, and ensure the department has the infrastructure, resources, and systems necessary to effectively deliver services.
• Coordinate with City departments and external partners on matters involving facilities, capital projects, procurement, contracts, fleet, logistics, property, space, and other operational resources.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, City policies, financial requirements, procurement standards, contractual obligations, audit…