Assistant Public Works Director

Assistant Public Works Director

Under the general direction from the Public Works Director, to plan, organize, and coordinate the City's engineering, planning, design, geological investigation, construction, and inspection function; to ensure that all proposed water facilities meet District needs and/or standards; to develop and manage all aspects of planning documents related to Public Works; to perform administrative, operational, and management analyses; to develop internal data collection systems for tracking and analyzing data;

to supervise engineering and technical support staff; and to perform related duties as required. Receives general direction and supervision from the Public Works Director/City Engineer. Exercises direct supervision over supervisory, professional, technical and administrative support personnel.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to provide a representative list of the various types of work that may be performed. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job class, and incumbents may expect to perform other related similar duties.

• Reliable and dependable attendance and punctuality.
• Develop goals and objectives, organize, direct, advise and assist the activities of the Engineering Division, including the preparation of plans and specifications, engineering design, drafting, surveying, reduction of survey notes, public works inspections, public works engineering office activities and field engineering. Make policy recommendations on City standards, and codes, regarding traffic, infrastructure and public works activities.
• Assume management responsibility for assigned engineering activities and operations of the Division including conducting traffic engineering and transportation planning studies, preparing traffic control plans, and making sound recommendations for improved traffic control services
• Administers construction contract activities and construction operations
• Manages and delegates design work through consulting engineering firms, which includes the preparation of design data and official cost estimates
• Implements long range and immediate plans and objectives of the City, and formulates into specific capital improvement plans
• Maintains City-wide capital improvement plan schedule; evaluates plans to ensure they are meeting planned scope of work, schedule and budget; performs field reviews of project activities.
• Participates in conferences and discussions with various field representatives for the purpose of reviewing potential problem areas
• Provides engineering expertise, guidance and planning for the City's construction program; provides technical and professional guidance to all assigned personnel
• Prepares revisions to plans, reports, and specifications for approval by the Public Works Director/City Engineer.
• Ensures operational and administrative completion before transferring projects from construction phase to operation and maintenance status
• Attends various meetings and coordinates with other City departments and various local, state, and federal agencies regarding implementation and explanation of new programs, problem resolution, and explanation of policies and objectives of the City
• Provides recommendations for the development of revenue programs which recover the City's cost of providing engineering services
• Perform preliminary engineering review and consultation on various public and private projects with various developers and designers and project engineers, review maps, plans, specifications and projects for compliance with sound engineering practice and existing laws, and review initial studies and environmental impact reports for adequate mitigation of…