Assistant Public Works Director

About This Position

The City of Phoenix Public Works Department is seeking an Assistant Director to oversee Solid Waste Services. The Assistant Director will lead the Solid Waste organization, with more than 600 employees under its Solid Waste arm, Phoenix Public Works provides trash, recycling and other waste diversion services to more than 400,000 households.

Our work culture is founded on delivering customer satisfaction, as well as continuously striving for efficiency in our operations. Our commitment to the Phoenix community is to create and promote a more sustainable Phoenix by providing waste diversion education, convenient and reliable diversion programs and to collaborate with organizations and businesses to develop a robust economy based on sustainability. ¿

This individual will be integral in the policy development and staff direction to meet the key city objectives related to the Zero Waste Initiative and other environmental programs set forth by the City Manager, Mayor and City Council.

This individual exercises considerable independence in working with division heads, managers of other City departments, as well as external stakeholders on problems relating to Public Works activities. Work involves representing all major program areas of the department in liaison activities and to coordinate special projects across divisions. Works to advance the department¿s needs by identifying and executing on the capital project needs of the various sites. Work assignments are broad in scope and require the use of independent judgment and initiative in making technical and managerial decisions of considerable difficulty.

Supervision is exercised over Deputy Public Works Directors and other managerial and administrative staff. Work is performed under the general direction of the Public Works Director, and performance is evaluated through reports and conferences.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

The ideal candidate for this position has a strong foundation of the Solid Waste industry. The ability to determine best practices, implement systems and work collaboratively. This individual will have strong labor relations experience and the ability to work cross functionally with other departments in the city. The ideal candidate has an ability to work with various service vendors to meet the needs and objectives of the organization.

SALARY

Hiring and Pay Range: $170,000 - $182,000 annually.

Pay Range Explanation

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
• The City contributes 9% of salary into 457/401(a) plans with no matching required. $6,000/annual car allowance and $1,440/annual cell phone allowance.
  
  
  

Benefits

A comprehensive Executive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi
  
  
  

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Minimum Qualifications

• Five years of responsible experience in planning, organizing and directing a large public works or related operations.
• Three years of experience supervising professional level staff.
• Bachelor's degree in public administration or a related field.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• The City job description can be found here .
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
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Preferred Qualifications

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Experience working with outside agencies, public/private partnerships, and inter-departmental coordination.
• Experience working with executive teams and elected officials.
• Experience working with diverse employee groups, labor unions and/or employee organizations to resolve employee issues and working conditions.
• Experience leading strategic facility capital planning, asset management and facility condition assessment programs.
  
  
  

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes January 16, 2025. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

How To Apply

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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REFERENCE

Asst Public Works Director, JC:74820, ID# 56767, 01/07/2025, USM, MA, Benefits: Executive

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