Deputy Director - Public Works, Engineering

Overview

The City of Chico is ideally located in the Northern Sacramento Valley, approximately ninety miles north of Sacramento. The City has grown to over 34 square miles with a population of nearly 114,000. Chico is a host to medical, retail, financial, and agricultural services for the North State. Chico is known as a well-managed city that values quality infrastructure and services, and maintains a special sense of community and small-town living.

Chico is also known as a vibrant regional center for business, recreation and cultural activities. Residents pride themselves on preserving local heritage and natural resources, with emphasis on sustainability. There are many recreational opportunities in Chico, including Bidwell Park. The park is one of the largest municipally owned parks in the country (3,670 acres), is the focal point of the City’s park system, and offers numerous trails for hiking, biking and equestrian use.

Other recreational and scenic opportunities easily accessible from Chico include the Sacramento River; lakes Oroville, Almanor, and Shasta; the Sierra Nevada Mountains;
Lassen Volcanic National Park;
Mount Shasta; and various ski areas. The City is conveniently located within three hours driving to the San Francisco Bay Area and Lake Tahoe regions. Chico’s historic downtown provides many age groups with choices for entertainment, shopping, and dining.

FOR A FULL JOB DESCRIPTION, SALARY INFORMATION, AND :

This recruitment is to fill one position within the Public Works - Engineering Department. The Deputy Director - Engineering is vital to the department's current operational success and long-term goals.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience in capital project delivery through all phases; design, environmental, right-of-way and construction.
• Experience with project delivery consistent with Caltrans Local Assistance processes, which include State and Federal funding sources.
• Management experience of technical staff on projects and processes.
• Familiarity with contract compliance for A&E contracts.

Under administrative direction, plans, organizes, oversees, coordinates, and manages the staff and operations in the Public Works – Engineering Department; performs management and oversight of Public Works – Engineering’s programs; provides administrative oversight of day-to-day activities including the implementation and administration of City-wide policies and programs and the establishment and enforcement of departmental policies and procedures; fosters cooperative working relationships among City departments, and with intergovernmental and regulatory agencies and various public and private groups;

provides highly responsible and complex professional assistance to the Director of Public Works - Engineering in areas of expertise; and performs related duties as assigned.

Receives administrative direction from the Director of Public Works - Engineering. Exercises direct supervision over supervisory, professional, technical, and administrative support staff through subordinate levels of supervision.

This is a deputy department director classification that oversees, directs, and participates in all activities of the Public Works - Engineering Department including short- and long-term planning as well as development and administration of departmental policies, procedures, and services. This class provides assistance to the Director of Public Works - Engineering in a variety of administrative, coordinative, analytical, and liaison capacities.

Successful performance of the work requires knowledge of public policy, City functions and activities, including the role of the City Council, and the ability to develop, oversee, and implement projects and programs in a variety of areas. The incumbent is accountable for accomplishing departmental planning and operational goals and objectives, and for furthering City goals and objectives within general policy guidelines.

This class is distinguished from the Director of Public Works - Engineering in that the latter has overall management responsibility for all public works programs, functions,…