Public Works Director Job Castle Pines area,Colorado USA,Management

Introduction to the City and Department:

Join the City of Castle Pines, a community dedicated to thoughtful growth, strategic infrastructure investment, responsive public service and preservation of its natural character. The Public Works Director provides executive leadership for the City’s public infrastructure and helps shape transportation, stormwater, capital improvement, and public works programs consistent with City Council priorities and adopted plans.

Team Environment:

The Public Works Director is a key member of the City Manager's Leadership Team and works collaboratively across City departments and with elected officials, residents, developers, consultants, contractors, utilities, regional partners, and other governmental agencies. The Director fosters a high-performing, service-oriented team and promotes accountability, innovation, clear communication, sound decision-making, and operational excellence.

General

Purpose:

Under the general direction of the City Manager, the Public Works Director plans, directs, manages, and oversees the programs, services, personnel, budgets, contracts, projects, and operations of the Public Works Department. The Director establishes departmental priorities, policies, service standards, performance measures, and long-range infrastructure strategies; provides executive oversight of the City's capital improvement program, transportation systems, public rights-of-way, stormwater utility and regulatory programs, asset management, development review, and contracted maintenance services;

and provides highly responsible administrative and technical support to the City Manager and City Council.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership and Organizational Management

Serves as a member of the City Manager's Leadership Team and contributes to citywide strategic planning, policy development, organizational initiatives, and implementation of City Council priorities.
Provides executive leadership and strategic direction for the Public Works Department; establishes departmental goals, policies, service levels, performance measures, work plans, and priorities consistent with adopted plans and available resources.
Leads, supervises, develops, and evaluates Public Works staff; establishes clear performance expectations, promotes professional development, and fosters a collaborative, accountable, customer-focused culture.
Evaluates departmental organization, staffing, business processes, technology, and service delivery methods; recommends and implements improvements to increase effectiveness, efficiency, resilience, and accountability.
Exercises independent judgment and discretion in resolving complex administrative, operational, technical, personnel, and service-delivery issues within delegated authority.

Capital Improvement and Infrastructure Planning

Oversees the City’s Capital Improvement Program, including project prioritization, funding, design, procurement, construction, budget, schedule, risk, and closeout.
Develops long-range infrastructure and asset-management strategies using condition data, life-cycle costs, growth, risk, service levels, and adopted plans.
Oversees municipal engineering and construction, coordinates major projects with utilities, developers, property owners, Douglas County, CDOT, and regional partners, and pursues appropriate grant and intergovernmental funding.
Identifies and pursues appropriate local, state, federal, regional, grant, and intergovernmental funding opportunities for capital projects and infrastructure programs.

Public Works Operations and Contract Management

Directs public works operations and maintenance, including streets, rights-of-way, pavement, snow and ice control, sweeping, striping, sidewalks, curb and gutter, signs, and related…