COUNTY OF WARREN

DEPUTY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR

GENERAL DEFINITION OF WORK: FLSA Status: Exempt

Performs complex professional and difficult administrative work overseeing and assisting public works operations to include sanitary districts, solid waste and recycling, closed landfill, general services, street signs, safety programs, and related public works functions. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Public Works Director.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/TYPICAL TASKS:

Planning, organizing and directing the operations of the County's various sanitary districts; assisting with m nagement of solid waste, refuse collection, disposal, and recycling activities; coordinating and directing street sign program; assisting with the planning of public works capital improvement projects; performing field inspections to ensure compliance by various staff, agencies, and contractors. Implement and manage a fleet management program for county owned and maintained fleet vehicles assigned to said sections. Implement and manage a workplace safety program for employees to include personal safety, equipment safety and operations, loss prevention, and accident investigation/ reporting. Participates in managing and directing all emergency operations for inclement weather and natural disasters in coordination with local, State, and Federal Emergency Management. Developing specifications for future equipment purchases needed for Public Works, Sanitary Districts, General Services, and Solid Waste Operations.

(These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does

not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)

• Plans, organizes, coordinates, supervises, and evaluates programs, plans, services, staffing and equipment needs of the department, either directly or through subordinates.
• Coordinates, oversees, and maintains operations of various contractors hired to perform road maintenance for sanitary districts
• Supervises and directs subordinate employees in the operation of equipment and management of office to include scheduling, work logs, project management, and budget management.
• Coordinates and enforces recommendations of Advisory Committees with appropriate parties; attends various Advisory Committee meetings.
• Operates and maintains office to provide information and assistance to sanitary district(s) property owners and the general public; performs research as required to resolve problems and complaints.
• Assists with solid waste and sanitary district(s) budgets; monitors budgets monthly to ensure conformance with budgetary requirements and budgetary management directives.
• Oversees the development of safety programs, employee training and fleet
• Prepares Requests for Proposals (RFP's) and Requests for Bids; oversees project procurement process; schedules and participates in vendor interviews; manages approved public works contracts.
• Coordinates and directs the installation, repair and inventory of street
• Enforces work procedures and standards; evaluates employee
• Prepares periodic or special reports and makes presentations as required; oversees the maintenance of
• Prepares press releases, notices, resolutions, agenda items, as necessary.
• Performs related tasks as required 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Comprehensive knowledge of principles, practices, and techniques of management administration and planning and of the organization, function, and methods of operation of county government; comprehensive knowledge of municipal public works administration, planning and design; emergency operations, accident investigations, fleet management, and thorough knowledge of construction and maintenance of roadways; thorough knowledge of solid waste collection and disposal and recycling requirements and procedures; ability to gather and analyze facts on a variety of subject matter and to assemble reports; ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with local, state and federal officials, community and business leaders, contractors, media, associates and the general public. Ability to respond to and manage after hour weather, and natural disaster events in a unified command setting.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with major course work in public administration, public works, environmental science or civil engineering or related field and considerable experience in public works and solid waste management, including considerable supervisory experience.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

This is sedentary work requiring the occasional exe1iion ofup to 10 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions, frequently requires sitting and reaching with hands and arms and occasionally requires standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, pushing or pulling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, operating machines and observing general surroundings and activities; work has no exposure to environmental conditions.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Possession of an appropriate driver's license valid in the Commonwealth of Virginia.