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  Developing goals and priorities.
• Assigning tasks and projects, monitoring work, and evaluating performance.
• Coordinating training, ensuring staff work meets City quality standards, and ensuring deadlines are met.
• Administering the Capital Improvement Program for Public Works infrastructure.
• Ensuring the Department’s activities are in compliance with goals, laws, policies, and regulations.
• Directing the development of special programs, grants and projects to improve community services.
• Compiling and evaluating activity reports, preparing, and presenting reports, and performing related duties as assigned.

The salary range for the Public Works Director is $150,000 to $190,000 annually – placement within this range is dependent on qualifications and career experience. The City also offers a generous benefits package, including:

• Health Insurance: Cafeteria-style medical benefits with six different plan options. City contributes up to a maximum of $1,695 per month (2023 rates), adjusted annually thereafter based on change in rates.

• Dental & Vision Insurance: City pays 80% of premium rates for both dental and vision for employees and eligible dependents.

• Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA): City contributes $50 per month into an HRA for each employee hired after May 8, 2007.

• Deferred Compensation Plans (457 plan): City contributes 6.5% of employee’s salary per month (no match required by employee).

• Annual Leave: City provides 24 hours per month paid Annual Leave for use as vacation or sick time leave. Employees may cash out up to 40 hours per fiscal year.

• Administrative Leave: City provides 80 hours annually of Administrative Leave to Executive Management employees credited in January (pro-rated based on hire date).

• Holiday: City recognizes 13 paid holidays, which includes one floating holiday.

• Allowances: For Executive Management employees, City contributes $300 per month for Auto Allowance, and $100 per month for Tech Allowance.

• Life Insurance: City pays 100% of the premium for a $70,000 life insurance policy.

• Disability Insurance: City pays 100% of the premium for both short and long-term disability insurance policies.

• Employee Assistance Program: City pays 100% of the premium

• CalPERS Retirement: The City participates in the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) with a 2% @ 55 formula for Classic Members, and a 2% @ 62 formula for New Members (PEPRA). Employee shall pay PERS employee contribution.

• • The City does participate in Social Security.

• Manages Public Works Department operations; determines goals, objectives, and priorities; evaluates progress toward achieving City goals; evaluates staffing levels, resource availability and service demands, and allocates resources to optimize budgeted funds; manages administrative activities including purchasing, budgets, contracts, and activity reports.
• Supervises and participates in the development and administration of the Public Works budget; directs the forecast of additional funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies; monitors and approves expenditures, and implements mid-year adjustments.
• Manages Public Works operations to assure the level of services keeps pace with customer needs; prioritizes team projects and work assignments, monitors operations, reviews staff reports, and assures that all public service issues are addressed and resolved.
• Manages assigned team members; develops goals and priorities, schedules, and assigns tasks and projects, monitors work, and evaluates performance; develops staff skills and coordinates training; assures that staff work meets City quality standards, and assures required deadlines are met.
• Administers Capital Improvement Program for Public Works infrastructure.
• Provides leadership, direction and guidance in Department plans and priorities; coordinates operations within the City, and directs coordination with Federal, state and regional organizations.
• Assures Departments' activities are in compliance with goals, laws, policies and regulations.
• Directs the development of special programs, grants, and projects to improve community services; compiles and evaluates activity reports, prepares and presents reports, and performs related duties as assigned.

• Principles of engineering, project management, budget/fiscal program for Capital Improvement Projects.
• Principals of solid waste, street maintenance, fleet management, storm drainage, and traffic operations and processes for the approval of private development projects.
• Principles of environmental clearances (NEPA and CEQA), funding strategies, design, construction, and maintenance of public works projects.
• Applicable federal, state and City codes, laws, statues, and ordinances.
• Applicable federal and state grants for transportation and public works infrastructure projects.
• Project planning and management principles and techniques.
• Principles and practices of administrative management, including personnel rules, recruitment, procurement, contract management, risk management and employee supervision.

• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Make presentations to the City Council.
• Read, analyze, and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Respond to complaints and inquiries from customers and regulatory agencies.
• Interpret, create, and apply City and department policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Plan, prioritize, and direct work.
• Prepare and administer budget.
• Select, supervise, train, and evaluate assigned staff.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with other team members, elected officials, public service providers, and representatives from other local, state, and Federal agencies.
• Operate a personal computer utilizing a variety of standard and specialized software.