Duties and Responsibilities:

Provides professional services for long- and short-term capital improvement planning and directs and reviews the design of capital improvement projects; manages consultant contracts for capital improvements; manages the Operations and Engineering Divisions of Public Works Department including coordinating overall work effort, supervising subordinates, evaluating personnel needs such as training, recruitment, etc.; develops, recommends and continually analyzes the yearly departmental budget; manages and recommends Public Works programs, including establishing priorities, reviewing efficiency, analyzing new equipment and technology; assists and advises the Community Development Department on comprehensive plans and master plans, major site plans and major developments; prepares agenda items for City Council meetings; makes recommendations to Council and attends all Council, Parks and Recreation, Planning and Zoning, and Economic Development meetings as required; coordinates problem-solving and goal achievement with other departments, outside jurisdictions and agencies; interprets codes, ordinances, specifications, policies and professional engineering services for citizens, contractors, other departments, boards and commissions; negotiates contracts and agreements for Public Works Department; supervises the department's writing of easements, ordinances, contracts, resolutions, agreements, etc.; and serves as an alternate representative to the Metropolitan Planning Organization Technical Committee.