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Director, Department of Public Works
$215k-269k (estimate)
Full Time
2 Months Ago
Black Tech Link is Hiring a Director, Department of Public Works Near , CA
Are you ready to lead the way in shaping publicinfrastructure and provide amazing programs andservices for the community? The County of San Diego is seeking a visionaryDirector of the Department of Public Works tospearhead innovative strategies, drive sustainabilitysolutions, and lead and engage more than 600 teammembers. Join our team and make a lasting impact onthe lives of our residents by changing public works andbuilding a brighter future together.
The County of San Diego Department of Public Works (DPW) serves the unincorporated county by maintaining roads,sidewalks, and bridges; providing wastewater and other environmental management services;keeping road drainage systems and flood control channels clear; operating traffic signalsand streetlights; managing eight airports; maintaining closed landfills and burn sites, andinspecting private development sites and work performed in the County’s right-of-way.
DPW’s organizational structure consists of four divisions:
• Engineering Services – construction engineering, design engineering, capital projects,wastewater management, and bid opportunities.
• Land Development - surveying, watershed protection program, flood control, recycling,and private development construction inspection.
• Management Services - environmental services, inactive landfill management, specialdistricts, and management support services.
• Transportation - airports, road maintenance, traffic engineering, field engineering, and lossmitigation.
For more information, please visit the Department of Public Works website.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following leadership competencies and attributes:
• Ability to effectively engage, energize and innovate various teams while delivering results tothe unincorporated community and truly caring about service to community and the County.
• Executive management level experience over a large public works department with variedfunctions such as capital improvements projects, construction, engineering, inactive wastesites, land development, recycling, roads, regional airports, sanitation, and stormwater.
• Provide overall leadership and oversight for all DPW programs to ensure a customer service oriented management philosophy which transcends all levels of the organization.
• Shape strategy and goals that maintain and enhance the vision. Implement strategic andinnovative operational planning that anticipates future consequences and maintain thedepartment at the forefront of public works best practices.
• Stimulate change in the department while carefully considering implications and impact ofdecisions across time and on others.
• Represent the County at the local, state, and national levels, collaborating with public worksrepresentatives from various agencies, demonstrating organizational and political awarenessof sensitive issues.
Requirements
Applicants must possess the following:
A valid certificate of registration as a civil engineer issued by the California State Board ofRegistration for Professional Engineers (or the ability to obtain one within 90 days)
AND
Five years of management-level experience that demonstrates the ability to perform theessential functions of the classification.
Experience must include at least one year of supervision.
Note: A master's degree or higher degree may substitutefor a total of one year of experience and cannot beapplied to the required one year of supervision.
Benefits
The anticipated hiring range is $230,000 - $236,000 annually.
Salary reviews are performance-based and goal oriented.
Benefits include:
• Fifteen days of paid vacation, thirteen days of paid sick leave, ten days of executive time off, andfourteen paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, and Accidental Death/Dismemberment Insurance
• Flexible Management Benefit Package – a monthly credit may be used to select benefits from a group ofoptions
• Defined benefit retirement program
• Reciprocity with other governmental retirement systems may be granted; for more information, visit SanDiego County Employees Retirement Association
• Deferred Compensation Program 457 and 401(a) plans
• May be eligible for a relocation allowance up to $20,000
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
SALARY
$215k-269k (estimate)
POST DATE
03/17/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
05/16/2024
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