Public Works Assistant Director

The Assistant Director of Public Works provides managerial, technical, and financial oversight of the Public Works Department under the direction of the Public Works Director. This position supports departmental operations, capital improvement projects, infrastructure planning, development review, budgeting, and coordination with citizens, developers, builders, and other

City departments. The Assistant Director promotes effective and cost-efficient operations by ensuring compliance with applicable requirements, supporting best practices and performance standards, and identifying infrastructure needs and priorities.

Note:

This information is intended to be descriptive of the key responsibilities of the position.

The list of essential functions below does not identify all duties performed by any single incumbent in this position.

• Assist the Public Works Director with the administration and oversight of departmental operations, programs, projects, and services.
• Provide leadership and direction to assigned divisions, employees, programs, and activities within Public Works.
• Serve as Acting Public Works Director in the absence of the Director and provide
• continuity of departmental operations.
• Develop and implement divisional goals, objectives, policies, and procedures and assist with department-wide strategic planning.
• Monitor departmental operations and field activities to ensure established performance standards, policies, procedures, and service expectations are met.
• Review operating procedures and recommend improvements to promote efficient, effective, and cost-conscious operations.
• Ensure departmental activities comply with applicable City ordinances, codes, regulations, policies, and laws.

• Direct, oversee, and participate in the development and implementation of the Public Works Capital Improvement Plan and related work programs.
• Identify short- and long-term infrastructure needs and establish priorities, schedules, and methods for capital improvement projects.
• Oversee the planning, design, construction, and completion of Public Works capital
• improvement projects.
• Coordinate with project management staff, engineers, contractors, consultants, and other stakeholders to monitor project progress, budgets, schedules, and deliverables.
• Review project plans, specifications, cost estimates, scopes of work, contracts, work orders, change orders, and related documents.
• Communicate project status, significant issues, and recommendations to City
• Administration, elected officials, and other stakeholders as appropriate.
• Assist with identifying and pursuing grant funding opportunities and administer grant funded studies and construction projects.

• Provide technical guidance and support regarding municipal infrastructure, facilities, drainage, streets, rights-of-way, and other Public Works systems.
• Conduct or oversee engineering planning studies and technical analyses to identify infrastructure needs and develop appropriate solutions.
• Review designs, specifications, plans, and other technical documents for compliance with applicable standards and requirements.
• Apply engineering principles and practices to the evaluation and resolution of complex infrastructure and civil engineering issues.
• Review and, when authorized, sign engineering drawings, contracts, work orders, change orders, purchase orders, and related documents.
• Investigate infrastructure concerns and develop recommendations for repair, improvement, maintenance, or replacement.
• Assist with floodplain determinations and other technical evaluations related to drainage and infrastructure.

• Provide technical review and oversight of private development plans in coordination with
• Planning and Zoning, Building Officials, and other City departments.
• Review proposed subdivisions, site plans, infrastructure improvements, and related development documents for compliance with City ordinances, policies, standards, and
• regulations.
• Meet with developers, engineers, builders, consultants, and other members of the development community to communicate City infrastructure requirements and resolve technical issues.
• Identify required public improvements and assist in determining appropriate timing, scope, and infrastructure requirements associated with development and redevelopment.
• Provide technical guidance to internal departments and external…