ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, PUBLIC WORKS

Job Title

Position assists in all aspects of administration, direction, and management of the City's municipally administered public works functions.

Essential Job Duties

The list of duties and functions, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the type of tasks performed within this classification. They are not listed in any order of importance. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.

• Performs human resource management functions, e.g., interview, selection, hiring, disciplinary action, recommending promotion, performance evaluations.
• Assists with administering the City's public works functions in compliance with all applicable ordinances, codes, laws, and regulatory standards applicable to the work.
• Manages purchasing activities and payroll administration for the department.
• Develops and recommends operating policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance, improve operational performance, and efficiently administer budgeted funds.
• Represents the department, Director and City in meetings, conferences, and professional association forums as directed.
• Participates in comprehensive review and evaluation of the City's public works function; provides recommendations for improving efficiency and systems for future service needs.
• Conducts planning research and other special projects as requested by the Director regarding public works services and capital development needs and City growth and development initiatives.
• Communicates with co-workers, management, citizens, and others in a courteous and professional manner.
• Receives and responds to inquiries and concerns from the general public, local business and regulatory agencies; researches and provides response and resolution accordingly.
• Manages contract for services agreements with the State of Florida, Broward County and private sector consultants.
• Assists in preparation of plans, specifications, selection criteria, competency of contractors.
• Participates in various development review and pre-development meetings to provide information and guidance applicable to the City's public works development goals, objectives and initiatives.
• Maintains current knowledge of trends and developments in the various technical disciplines for application to functions under charge, e.g., water/wastewater management, streets and stormwater management, solid waste management, parks maintenance, building maintenance and administration, and fleet management.
• Compiles, tracks, and analyzes performance measures for computation of water loss for water distribution system and inflow and infiltration for wastewater system, with the ability to write detailed reports concerning the administration of both performance measures.
• Requires regular attendance to scheduled work shifts.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Substantial knowledge of the principles and practices applied to the organization, management, and administration of a multi-function department of technically diverse disciplines.
• Substantial knowledge of the municipal services, public utilities, building administration, and capital projects management principles and practices applied to municipal public works.
• Substantial knowledge of the body of available and current information resources applicable to the department's functions for technical research purposes and for special projects.
• Considerable knowledge of legislation affecting public works planning and growth management as applied to current and projected demographic trends relevant to Florida.
• Considerable knowledge of the development functions of municipal and county government, including the Broward County Department of Planning and Environmental Protection, South Florida Water Management District and other departments in the City.
• Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of public administration, including budget preparation and personnel management.
• Considerable knowledge of modern office practices, with emphasis on computer literacy, word processing, spreadsheet applications, and electronic records and file management.
• Ability to plan, assign, manage and review the work of others in a manner conducive to full performance and compliance with established code, ordinance, statutes and regulatory standards applicable to the work.
• Ability to evaluate, analyze, and provide recommendations regarding provision of municipal services, or other information as may be determined by City Administration.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers, as well as governing and appointed authorities.
• Executive-level interpersonal, leadership, planning, management and communications skills.
• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively verbally, in writing, and in presentations.
• A strong customer service orientation in work and communication with coworkers, management, elected officials and citizens.

Benefits

• The City currently contributes 100% of the employee cost and 50% of the dependent cost for participating in the City's medical plan, which is a High Deductible Health Plan. You may elect to establish an HSA with this plan, to which the City will contribute $750 annually, and an additional $250 upon completion of an employee wellness examination each year. The City also contributes 100% of the employee cost of the Dental HMO (DHMO) Plan. City contributions are for the current plan year and are subject to change. Buy-up medical and dental plans are also available.
• Florida Retirement System
• The City provides full-time employees with $50,000 of basic life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Short and long-term disability, vision, voluntary employee, spousal and dependent life insurance, identity theft, legal assistance, and other supplemental insurance plans are also available to you at group rates. Specific benefit information can be obtained through the Human Resources Department. You will become eligible for benefits on the first day of the month following 30 days of service.
• In addition to the above benefits, you will also earn paid time off (PTO) of 144 hours annually, which is accrued bi-weekly. After six (6) months of continuous service, PTO may be taken as earned and is retroactive to your start date.