What are the responsibilities and job description for the Deputy Public Works Director position at City of Rosemount, MN?
Salary : $124,685.00 - $156,010.00 Annually
Location : Rosemount, MN
Job Type : Full Time
Job Number : 2025-005
Department : Public Works
Opening Date : 03 / 05 / 2025
Closing Date : 3 / 30 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Central
Position Summary
The City of Rosemount is now accepting applications for Deputy Public Works Director!
See our Recruitment Flyer here :
The Deputy Public Works Director will provide moderate to complex technical, administrative, supervisory, and management level services for the Public Works Department, working on a variety of projects, processes, and procedures. This position will perform infrastructure design review, construction project coordination and management, and engineering coordination and consultation with other Public Works divisions. The Deputy Public Works Director will assist with preparation of annual budget, annual Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) updates, annual Street Pavement Management Plan, and annual Trail Pavement Management Program, and various other maintenance programs. The position will supervise the work of technical and maintenance staff on a project and / or task-specific basis as directed by the Public Works Director.
Essential Duties
- Serves as a resource and partner to City departments, providing expertise on technical and multi-departmental initiatives.
- Manages assigned City-led capital infrastructure projects, ensuring timely and efficient completion. Reviews schedules, pay requests, and contract modifications and forwards for approval. Prepares public informational items to ensure the public affected by city construction projects is kept informed. Prepares and review municipal state aid pay requests as necessary.
- Provides project management support to public works operational divisions on street, utility, parks, and fleet infrastructure maintenance projects, including project scoping, design, specification preparation.
- Leads and assists with preparation and evaluation of requests for proposals relating to projects requiring contracted professional services; assists with preparation of project cost estimates for competitive bidding purposes; prepares for and assists with contract modifications and negotiations.
- Collaborates with the City Engineer to align on departmental goals and project execution.
- Assists the Public Works Supervisors and the City Engineer with observing and assessing staff performance within their respective divisions.
- Supports coordination of engineering personnel and consulting firms, ensuring project compliance with City standards. Ensures that as-built information is collected and provided so it is available for future reference.
- Coordinates construction projects with other government units, property owners and other parties which have an interest in the work and maintains a cooperative work relationship.
- Works under the direction of the Public Works Director in preparation of the annual budget, and the Capital Improvement Plans and outlays, and to implement strategic objectives.
- Remain current on all statutes, regulations, codes, specifications and construction practices and generally accepted engineering standards, including Municipal State-Aid Road Systems rules, regulations, standards, and procedures.
- Answers and responds to questions, inquiries or complaints received from the public, other Divisions and / or outside agencies verbally and in writing. Screens contacts for the Public Works Director and handles inquiries independently. Researches background issues and formulates responses and solutions to inquiries.
- Prepares a variety of written reports, correspondence, and studies. Makes presentations to various groups.
- Provides development review comments and perspectives.
- Attends and participates in meetings with City Council and City Commissions as requested or apparent.
- Serves as temporary supervisor of all public works operations in the absence of the Public Works Director.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Desirable Qualifications
Working Conditions
Physical Requirements and Activity
This work requires the regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires standing, walking, sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms and repetitive motions, frequently requires stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and pushing or pulling and occasionally requires climbing or balancing, tasting or smelling and lifting.
Sensory Requirements
Work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and / or to make fine distinctions in sound.
Sensory Utilization
Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and / or small parts, use of measuring devices, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities.
Environmental Conditions
Work occasionally requires exposure to outdoor weather, near moving equipment, be exposed to wet and / or humid conditions and near fumes, airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).
The statements in this class description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbent(s) assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The City of Rosemount is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Why work for the City of Rosemount? Employees enjoy :
A Family Friendly Work Environment
Wellness Incentives
Training Opportunities
Educational Incentives
Promotion of Innovative Ideas
Service Recognition
Team Environment
And More!
The City of Rosemount's full-time employees enjoy a generous benefit package that includes health, dental, life, and disability insurances as well as PERA pension; employees also receive paid sick, vacation, and holiday leave.
Part-time employees that qualify may also participate in the PERA pension program.
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ELECTION OF VETERAN'S PREFERENCE The City of Rosemount awards preference to qualified veterans and spouses of deceased or disabled veterans in accordance with Minnesota State Statute 197.455. Are you requesting Veteran's Preference Points for this position? If so, please select your Veterans status and assure you have attached the appropriate documentation. Documents MUST be provided by attaching them to this application. Qualified veteran means : a citizen of the United States or a resident alien who has been separated under honorable conditions from any branch of the armed forces of the United States :
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Salary : $124,685 - $156,010
