Public Works Director

Directs and coordinates activities of all Public Works Departments and utilities in the City of Vicksburg, personally or through subordinate supervisors.

Manages all Public Works Departments, through organization, scheduling, assignment, supervision, performance appraising, discipline, addressing complaints, and resolving problems of Public Works supervisors and any other employee, as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Confers with officials responsible for street and building construction and maintenance and for supplying water, power, sanitation, or other services to coordinate use of human resources and equipment.
• Works to consolidate purchasing requests.
• Reviews preliminary budgets and adjusts items for conformance to anticipated needs.
• Attends City Board meetings to present budgets, activity reports, contracts/bids, and any other plans for future activities.
• Confers with suppliers and places orders for equipment, materials, and supplies, as needed.
• Reviews plans, programs, and practices relative to municipal public works.
• Serves as chief liaison between the City and engineering consultants and contractors to ensure efficiency and cost effectiveness. This responsibility will include water treatment, sewer, and wastewater treatment plants.
• Reviews engineering plans, specifications, and technical reports prepared by outside consultants.
• Makes the final inspection of construction projects.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Manages subordinate supervisors, who supervise employees in Animal Control, CAD/GIS, GPS, Engineering, Gas, Mosquito Control, Right of Way, Sewer, Street, Traffic, Waste Water, Water Mains, and Water Treatment Departments.
• Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these units.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees, addressing complaints, and resolving problems.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in civil engineering or a related field, or ten (10) years of progressively responsible technical and supervisory experience in public works management, construction engineering and management, or a related field, of which four (4) must include administrative and supervisory responsibility.

Language Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, and technical procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.

Computer Skills

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Spreadsheet and Word Processing Software. Experience in Munis and Kronos Software is preferred but not required.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Must have, or be able to obtain, and maintain a valid Mississippi Driver’s License.

Interested candidates should submit an application and resume to Ariyana Dotson (adotson@vicksburg.org or 601-831-4736)