Deputy Public Works Director

Under direct supervision of the Public Works Director/City Engineer, assists in the management and daily operation of the Public Works Department. Directly supervises the activities of the Land Development, Engineering, Traffic and Transportation Divisions; assists in the management of the Environmental Programs and Landscape Maintenance Divisions, as assigned; coordinates assigned activities with other departments and outside agencies; provides highly responsible and complex administrative and engineering support to the Public Works Director/City Engineer.The following tasks are essential for this position. Incumbents in this classification may not perform all of these tasks, or may perform similar related tasks not listed here.

• Knowledge of civil and traffic engineering as applied to public works; plan checking and review of residential and commercial land development projects, not limited to plan reviews for stormwater management, grading and drainage, public improvements proposed within new subdivisions, parcel/tract maps, and utility connections. 
• Supervise land development staff, resolve land development project design issues, communicate with applicants, engineers, and consultants. 
• Apply civil engineering judgement in practical situations relating to land development, flood plain management, field inspections, and infrastructure projects. 
• Assist the Public Works Director/City Engineer in the development of the city’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
• Manage the CIP budget, provide guidance and supervision to staff in the administration and management of CIP projects during the planning, design, construction, and close-out phases.
• Prepare budgets and reporting documents for various grants and local return funds including, but not limited to: Prop A and C funds; Measures R and M funds; Highway Safety Improvement Projects (HSIP); Local Road and Safety Plans (LRSP); and other similar funds and grants.
• Supervise staff and assist with the management of the city’s transportation program including fixed route bus service, Dial-a-Ride, and Microtransit.
• Assist with administration and budgeting of Measure W funds.
• Plan check and review engineering designs, drawings, specifications and estimates for CIP projects. 
• Work with other government agencies to process permits and coordinate public works activities.
• Supervise, train, and instruct professional and administrative personnel, including junior engineers, technicians, and inspectors and review work in progress.
• Assist the Public Works Director/City Engineer with departmental issues related to the City Council and City Manager; assemble necessary resources to solve a broad range of programmatic and delivery issues for public works and utility services.
• Assist in the preparation of new city ordinances and the revision of existing ordinances.
• Understand and manage department programs, policies and activities; negotiate and resolve sensitive and potentially controversial issues; respond to and resolve citizen inquiries and complaints.
• Serve as the Public Works Director/City Engineer in the Director’s absence.  
• Prepare and make presentations to the City Council and Commissions.
• Serve in a supervisory capacity in the city’s Emergency Operations Center when opened.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Principles, practices, and methods of civil engineering as applied to the planning, design, and construction of highways and streets, bridges, sidewalks, drainage features, mobility/traffic/transportation improvements, parks, buildings, and various public works facilities; 
• City, county, state and federal requirements relating to municipal engineering; 
• The general principles of structural engineering, utilities, traffic engineering, transportation planning, facility management, landscape management, environmental and sustainable programs, land surveying, and community outreach; 
• Principles of supervision, management and multi-project management and scheduling.
• Direct and supervise the work of engineers engaged in responsible engineering work;
• Prepare work breakdown structures, budgets and work schedules and identify resource needs for multiple projects; 
• Monitor progress of multiple projects to ensure timely completion within budget; 
• Establish and maintain successful working relationships with contractors, public officials, and the community;
• Provide complex managerial support in directing comprehensive public works programs including public works maintenance and operations, capital improvement engineering and administration, traffic engineering, stormwater collection and treatment programs;
• Evaluate information and exercise sound judgment in making decisions; 
• Communicate effectively in writing and orally.

Training and Experience:

Any combination equivalent to training and experience that could likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities would be qualifying.  A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills and abilities would be a Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or a closely related field and a minimum of four years of professional (licensed) civil engineering experience, which includes project management experience, and 4 years in a supervisory capacity, preferably with a public agency.

Licenses and Certificates:

Possession of a valid California driver's license; valid registration as a Professional Civil Engineer issued by the California Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Requires vision (which may be corrected) to read small print.
• Requires the mobility to stand, stoop, reach and bend.  Require mobility of arms to reach and dexterity of hands to grasp and manipulate small objects.
• Requires the ability to stand for long periods.
• Requires the ability to walk long distances.
• Performs lifting, pushing and/or pulling which does not exceed 25 pounds and is an infrequent aspect of the job.
• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions.
• May be required to use personal vehicle in the course of employment.
• May be required to attend periodic evening meetings and/or to travel within and out of City boundaries to attend meetings.
• May be required to work evenings or weekends.

Salary : $139,607 - $174,350