Are you ready to lead the way in shaping public infrastructure and provide amazing programs and services for the community The County of San Diego is seeking a visionary Director of the Department of Public Works to spearhead innovative strategies drive sustainability solutions and lead and engage more than 600 team members. Join our team and make a lasting impact on the lives of our residents by changing public works and building 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 signals and streetlights; managing eight airports; maintaining closed landfills and burn sites and inspecting private development sites and work performed in the County s rightofway.
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 special districts and management support services.
Transportation airports road maintenance traffic engineering field engineering and loss mitigation.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following leadership competencies and attributes:
Ability to effectively engage energize and innovate various teams while delivering results to the unincorporated community and truly caring about service to community and the County.
Executive management level experience over a large public works department with varied functions such as capital improvements projects construction engineering inactive waste sites 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 and innovative operational planning that anticipates future consequences and maintain the department at the forefront of public works best practices.
Stimulate change in the department while carefully considering implications and impact of decisions across time and on others.
Represent the County at the local state and national levels collaborating with public works representatives from various agencies demonstrating organizational and political awareness of sensitive issues.
Requirements
Applicants must possess the following:
A valid certificate of registration as a civil engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers (or the ability to obtain one within 90 days)
AND
Five years of managementlevel experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the essential functions of the classification.
Experience must include at least one year of supervision.
Note: A masters degree or higher degree may substitute for a total of one year of experience and cannot be applied to the required one year of supervision.
Benefits
The anticipated hiring range is $230000 $236000 annually.
Salary reviews are performancebased and goal oriented.
Benefits include:
Fifteen days of paid vacation thirteen days of paid sick leave ten days of executive time off and fourteen 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 of options
Defined benefit retirement program
Deferred Compensation Program 457 and 401(a) plans
May be eligible for a relocation allowance up to $20000