Incorporated in 1960, the City of Commerce is a vibrant industrial city in the heart of Los Angeles County, which has become both a shopping destination and regional center of employment with 1,800 businesses, including the popular Commerce Casino. Located six miles east of downtown Los Angeles, the City of Commerce serves a community of 13,000 residents and has a daytime population of 50,000 people.
Residents of Commerce enjoy a unique small-town ambiance within this primarily industrial city. The City offers an abundance of services to enhance quality of life, which include four city libraries, four city parks, and the highest level of public safety and fire protection with three fully-equipped fire stations to serve both the residential and industrial communities.
City leaders are strategically and aggressively moving forward to continue enhancing current services, as well as developing new services and businesses for the enjoyment and benefit of community residents and visitors to the City of Commerce. This includes significant investments in the City’s facilities and infrastructure.
THE COMMERCE COMMUNITY
POSITION OVERVIEW
Under the direction of the City Manager and/or Assistant City Manager, the Public Works Director leads a full service public works operation, plans, directs and oversees a broad range of engineering and public works services.
The City’s Public Works department operates with a budget of $7.3M and approximately 50 employees.
CITY GOVERNMENT
The City of Commerce operates under Council-Manager form of government.
There are five City Council members elected at-large by the citizens of Commerce, who serve a four year term. The City Council strives to maintain municipal services efficiently and economically, and in a manner aligned with the needs of the community. City departments ensure that City operations are aligned with the City Council’s vision by ensuring customer service excellence, promoting employee staff development and recognition programs, ensuring collaborative labor relations, and mitigating financial risks through pension and health reform.
The City Council selects a City Manager who serves at the pleasure of the Council as the administrative head of the City government. The City Manager is responsible for implementing the policies set forth by the City Council, and advising the City Council on financial and capital improvement needs and other municipal matters, and is also responsible for the operation of all municipal activities. The City Manager utilizes a team of professional department heads to manage the municipal operations of the City.
The City of Commerce has an operating budget of nearly $60 million and employs 125 full-time and 175 part-time employees to provide City services.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
The City of Commerce is seeking a Director of Public Works who is experienced, technically competent, energetic, thoughtful, strategic, politically astute, yet apolitical and has the professional integrity to remain composed and objective.
The ideal candidate will possess strength of character, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to effectively address differing perspectives with a consummate level of diplomacy, transparency, and relationship building. The successful candidate will display exceptional critical thinking skills and quality staff work to help facilitate good decision making by the City Manager and City Council.
This position will offer a unique set of challenges and is an incredible opportunity for a candidate that is seeking to make a true difference in a community on the rise by actively transforming processes and seeking creative solutions to the challenges. The ideal candidate will possess strong program management and long-term planning and budgeting expertise with resourceful approaches in securing funding and implementation of key projects with short timelines at a rapid pace.
Successful candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree in Urban Planning, Engineering, Business or Public Administration, or related field; AND five years’ experience in Public Works, Capital improvement projects, land use and facilities management.
A valid registration as a Professional Civil Engineer is required. Proven experience in the delivery of a
multi-year capital improvement program is a
requisite.
SELECTION PROCESS
To view complete job description and
apply online, please visit our website at:
www.governmentjobs.com/careers/commerce
You must include a cover letter and resume.
For additional information applicants
can contact:
ELA M. PAPPO
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
2535 Commerce Way,
Commerce, CA 90040,
(323)722-4805 ext. 2266
All applications must
be submitted online by
Monday, June 13, 2022
The initial competitive interviews will be
held on the week of June 20th.
The City of Commerce is an
equal opportunity employer.
The salary range for the Director of Public Works is
$151,574 to $184,676 annually and is dependent upon
qualifications.
THE CITY OFFERS AN GENEROUS BENEFITS
PACKAGE WHICH INCLUDES:
RETIREMENT
The City is a member of the State of California Public Employee’s Retirement System (PERS) and provides the following: PERS 2%@55 for Classic and 2%@62 for PEPRA employees. City participates in Social Security.
DEFFERED COMPENSATION
The City contributes $25 per pay period to employee deferred compensation plan and matches up to 3% of the employee’s gross salary contribution per pay period to a 457 deferred compensation plan.
HEALTH INSURANCE
The City pays 100% of the monthly premium for “Other Southern California” Blue Shield Access+ health rates, including the PEMCHA minimum contribution published by CalPERS for the employee and their dependents, under a large selection of medical care providers. The City provides Executive Management employees and spouse/domestic partners an annual executive wellness comprehensive physical check-up through Scripps Hospital.
DENTAL & VISION INSURANCE PLAN
The City pays 100% of the monthly dental and Vision premium for the employee and their dependents.
LIFE INSURANCE
The City provides and pays for Group Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance policy in amount equal to annual salary, up to $150,000.
Additional coverage available at to Executive Management employees at employee expense.
VACATION LEAVE
Accrual for Executive Management employees ranges from 120-200 hours per year based on length of service; maximum accrual of 480 hours.
SICK LEAVE
Accrual of 8 hours per month for each full month of continuous service with the City for Executive Management employees.
HOLIDAYS
12 City holidays annually.
ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
The City offers 80 hours of Administrative Leave per year.
OPTIONAL CELL PHONE STIPEND/REIMBURSEMENT
An optional cell phone stipend/reimbursement (up to $80 per month) is available to Executive Management employees, in lieu of City issued cell phone.
Other benefits provided to Executive Management employees include: EAP, Bereavement, Flex Leave, and a 4/10 work schedule.
CITY OF COMMERCE
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS