Assistant Director of Public Works at City of Moline

Assistant Director of Public Works

Application Deadline: Friday, November 1, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.

Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Rate of Pay: $47.7346 – $69.2151 Hourly / $99,287.97 – $143,967.41 Annually

Characteristics of the Job

Manages, administers and coordinates the activities of the public works department in support of policies, goals and objectives established by the director of public works by performing the following duties personally or through direct report managers, supervisors and employees. Provides administrative oversight of Public Works in the absence of the Public Works Director. 

Examples of Duties  

• Promote communication and adequate information flow.
• Develop operating policies, procedures and programs consistent with parameters set by the director of public works.
• Explain, make recommendations for changes; apply and enforce appropriate city ordinances.
• Review analyses of activities, costs, operations and forecast data to determine division progress toward stated goals and objectives and report findings to the director of public works.
• Ensure that the responsibilities, authorities and accountability of all direct reports are defined and understood.
• Ensure that all organization activities and operations are carried out in compliance with local, state and federal regulations and laws and conformance to acceptable standards and practices.
• Serve as member of management or ad hoc committees.
• Provide timely, accurate responses to requests for services and information.
• Coordinate and set standards for training and staff development, including the areas of leadership, ethics, policy, procedures, succession planning, and risk management.
• Hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, recall, promote, discharge, direct, evaluate, reward and discipline employees, adjust employee grievances or recommend any of these actions.
• Prepare legal and highly confidential information including information related to collective bargaining.
• Develop budget estimates based on anticipated needs and administer assigned budget.
• Explain, apply and enforce city department policies and labor contract provisions.
• Plan, design and implement training programs for a variety of issues relative to Public Works Department operations.
• Respond to and resolve difficult and sensitive citizen inquiries and complaints.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Training and Experience

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and at least five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in public works administrative or management supplemented by certificates in leadership or management, training courses, and experience in maintenance and operations or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Thorough knowledge of acceptable management practices and standards of maintenance, maintaining streets, rights-of way, drainage systems, park maintenance, building maintenance and refuse collection, recycling and disposal; the laws and regulations that impact the work performed and supervised; emergency operations for natural disasters such as snow, floods, tornadoes, etc.; methods and practices of budgeting, municipal accounting, long-range planning and organizational structures. Good knowledge of the methods and techniques of equipment operation; public works construction and facility maintenance; occupational hazards and safety procedures necessary in the work; knowledge of engineering principles.

Exceptional skill in public, employee and labor relations, customer service and in maintaining effective working relationships; advanced skill with internal investigations, skill researching and analyzing information, reporting on results and multitasking; skill in the operation of a personal computer using Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Ability to maintain confidentiality of the materials and situations encountered on the job; read, analyze and interpret the complex documents; respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints; write  reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals; effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of supervisors, elected officials, employees and the general public; define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Valid Illinois driver’s license or equivalent

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit, talk and hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, wet and/or humid conditions, extreme cold, and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet and occasionally moderate.

Residency Requirement

Non-union employees shall live within a 20-mile radius from the City's Emergency Center, located at 1630 8th Avenue in Moline, within 1 year of hire.

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