Deputy Director, Public Works

THE AGENCY

Public services provided by the Alameda County Public Works Agency include flood and storm water pollution control, transportation planning and design, roadway and flood control maintenance and inspection, and construction and building inspections.

The goals of the Agency are to keep roads safe and well maintained, provide the highest level of flood protection, provide service levels that optimize infrastructure life cycles, minimize deferred maintenance, ensure that development and construction adhere to applicable State and County rules, optimize disaster preparedness, response and recover, ensure that the Agency’s operations and services minimize negative impacts on the environment, and sustain and advance County and Agency programs through a vital business and administrative support system.

For more information about the Alameda County Public Works Agency, please visit their website at www.acgov.org/pwa.

THE POSITION

Under administrative direction, to plan, program, organize, coordinate, and direct the execution of maintenance, engineering, or construction functions of the Alameda County Public Works Agency as they relate to programs such as Capital Projects, Road and Flood Control; assists in the determination of overall policy for the Agency; performs related work as required.

The incumbents of this three-position classification are responsible for the overall execution of programs for either the Road, Flood Control, or Capital Projects of the Public Works Agency and for the operation of a department with responsibility for some or all of the major functions of maintenance, engineering or construction within the Public Works Agency. The incumbents report to the Director of Public Works. Duties include the preparation and justification of budget requests, control of expenditures, and establishment and implementation of department policy in the context of Public Works Agency policy. In addition, each incumbent is responsible for the programming and budgeting of their assigned department.

For more detailed information about the job classification, visit: Deputy Director, Public Works (#2047)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE COMPETITIVE ASSESSMENT PROCESS, YOU MUST MEET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS BY SATISFYING ONE OF THE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN THE PATTERNS BELOW.

Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Civil Engineering or for the position specific to the Maintenance and Operations Division, possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Public/Business Administration or Civil Engineering may be substituted.

AND

EITHER I

Experience: The equivalent of two (2) years of full-time experience as a Principal Civil Engineer in Alameda County classified service and possession of a valid certificate of registration as a Civil Engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. For the position specific to the Maintenance and Operation Division of Public Works, the equivalent of two (2) years of full-time experience as a Field Maintenance Superintendent can substitute for the required experience and licensure requirement as a Principal Civil Engineer.

OR II

Experience: The equivalent of five (5) years of full-time supervisory experience as a registered Civil Engineer with at least two (2) years of the required experience being at the level of principal, assistant director, or a higher-level position within an engineering organization and possession of a valid certificate of registration as a Civil Engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.

For the position specific to the Maintenance and Operations Division, the equivalent of (5) five years of full-time supervisory experience working in a public or private organization as a Field Maintenance Supervisor or registered Civil Engineer, with at least two years as a field maintenance superintendent, principal civil engineer, assistant director or a higher-level position within a maintenance organization can substitute for the required Civil Engineering experience and civil engineering licensure requirement.

AND

License:

1. Possession of a valid certificate of registration as a Civil Engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. For the position specific to Maintenance and Operations, this requirement is waived.
2. Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's license.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:

Knowledge:

• Principles of administration, supervision, and training principles of public relations.
• Budget preparation and administration.
• Principles and practices of civil engineering, including surveying, hydrology, hydraulics, and strength of materials.
• Theories, principles, and techniques of construction and maintenance.
• Principles of right-of-way acquisitions.
• Methods and techniques used in conducting organizational and analytical studies.
• Familiarity with the American Public Works Association Accreditation and Leadership and Fellow Programs.

Ability to:

• Plan and organize.
• Communicate orally and in writing.
• Prepare budget analysis.
• Analyze and problem-solve.
• Make decisions.
• Adapt to stress.
• Demonstrate interpersonal sensitivity.
• Direct, coordinate, and administer a variety of functional specialties with a large number of overlapping work areas.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of technical and administrative personnel.
• Effectively communicate the policies and programs of the Public Works Agency and its departments before employees and groups.
• Balance competing interests in a regulatory and political environment.
• Exercise considerable independent judgment in the management of assigned activities.