Deputy City Engineer

The City of Los Angeles is the second largest city in the nation, home to approximately 4 million residents, its vibrant, diverse economy and culture are unparalleled. Los Angeles is one of the largest economies, financial entities, and trade centers in the country. The city prides itself on its ethnic diversity, with an estimated 200 languages spoken. As one of the world’s great cities, Los Angeles will host the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as other international events.

Los Angeles is a charter city, governed by the Mayor and the City Council. The City Council serves full time and has fifteen members elected by district. The other two elected officials of the City are the Controller and City Attorney. The City’s elected officials serve four-year terms. Volunteer Commissions consisting of prominent business and community leaders, appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council, oversee several City departments and bureaus.

The City has over 40 departments, bureaus, and offices for which funds are budgeted annually and transitioning to a multi-year budget process approved by the Mayor and City Council.

The Bureau of Engineering is under the broad umbrella of the Department of Public Works. Public Works is the City’s third largest department and is comprised of more than 5,000 employees who are responsible for the construction, renovation, and operation of City facilities and infrastructure as well as the delivery of public safety and environmental programs.

The Bureau of Engineering designs and constructs public projects such as libraries, fire stations, police stations, animal facilities, streets, bridges, streetlights, water reclamation plants, sewers, and sidewalks. The Bureau of Engineering also oversees permitting of construction within the Public Right of Way.

The City Engineer, the head of the Bureau of Engineering (BOE), has responsibility for a total staff of more than 900 within the BOE and an annual salary budget exceeding $100 million and a capital project portfolio of about 500 projects with a construction budget of about $5 billion. The top priority for the City Engineer is workforce development with a people first approach.

The second priority, as a result of a large growth in the capital project portfolio in recent years, has been to utilize strong project management skills to rebalance our program schedules to match the resources available while reflecting City priorities and to create a more controlled project intake process in order to reliably deliver to our schedules in priority order.

The City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Engineering is seeking a dynamic and highly effective Deputy City Engineer to become an integral part of the Executive Leadership Team leading the Engineering Services Program. The Deputy City Engineer will oversee matrix-style engineering and specialized technical support for other program delivery functions across the Bureau. This key role provides vital response capabilities during storm events and delivers urgent technical expertise for hillside mitigation, emergency infrastructure repairs, and geotechnical challenges.

The position oversees five divisions with over 150 full-time staff members providing crucial design, technical, and engineering support services. The Deputy City Engineer will also be a City Leader in engineering policy development and design standards updates. The Deputy City Engineer will work closely with elected offices and other City Departments,…