APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL: MAY 10, 2022 EXEC - EXEMPT
CITY OF FONANA
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER
DEFINITION: Under administrative direction from the Deputy City Manager, plans, directs and reviews the activities and operations of the Public Works/ Engineering Department (Department), including technical and professional engineering, maintenance services for streets, utilities, parks, landscape, fleet and facilities , and assigned activities with other City Departments and outside agencies. Provides highly responsible and complex organizational support to the Deputy City Manager. Exercises direct supervision over assigned professional, technical, and clerical staff.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The applicant must have the ability to:
• Develop, plan, and implement Department , goals, and objectives; recommend and administer policies and procedures.
• Direct the preparation of agenda items for the City Council, Planning Commission, and other committees, commissions , and boards involved in capital projects, and all Department’s planning and activities.
• Attend all City Council meetings as Department’s staff representative. • Coordinate Department activities with those of other departments and outside agencies and organizations; provide staff assistance to the City Manager, Deputy City Manager, and City Council; prepare and present staff reports and other necessary correspondence.
• Direct, oversee, and participate in the development and administration of Department budget; direct the forecast of additional funds needed for staffing, eq uipment, materials, and supplies; monitor and approve expenditures; implement mid -year and quarterly adjustments.
• Select, train, motivate , and evaluate personnel; provide or coordinate staff training; work with employees to correct deficiencies; implement discipline and termination procedures.
• Direct the evaluation, selection, and administration of outside consulting contracts for Department’s related services; evaluate and prepare recommendations regarding the retention of consultants.
• Provide complex tech nical and administrative support to the City Manager, Deputy City Manager, City Council, and Planning commission on Department related matters; direct special projects and research as assigned.
• Participate on a variety of boards and commissions; attend and participate in professional groups and committees; meet with and advise individual property owners and community associations on Department matters as needed. • Confer with engineers, developers, architects, a variety of agencies , and the general public in acquiring information and coordinating Department matters. • Respond to and resolve difficult and sensitive citizen inquiries and complaints. • Plan, organize, evaluate, and participate in the functions and activities of Departments including capital improvement projects, subdivision and cooperative projects, transportation planning, traffic engineering, public parks, public facilities, and program planning for the future needs of the community.
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER
• Develop and prepare recommendations and technical reports related to public works and engineering matters; advise the City Council and Planning Commission such matters.
• Direct, oversee, and participate in the development of the D epartment’s work plans; assign work activities, projects, and programs; monitor workflow; review and evaluate work products, methods, and procedures.
• Provide administrative support to the Deputy City Manager to assist with special projects as assigned; prepare complex and sensitive reports for State and Federal regulatory agencies.
• Oversee delivery of CIP projects including management of staff and consulting contracts from planning to design through construction. • Prepare and implement long range planning for public works systems and improvements (e.g. master planning); prepare public works conditions to be placed on new and redeveloped parcels.
• Review and approve plans and specifications, designs, environmental documents, reports, and studies including water quality management plans and storm water pollution prevention plans; review and approve tract maps, parcel maps, lot line adjustments, etc.
• Make public presentations before City Council, Planning Commission, and other governmental and private groups, and organizations.
• Serve as a technical advisor to the City Management staff and City Council on Department related matters.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing to and before public and private groups and organizations.
• Establish and maintain a cooperative workplace and working relationships with those contacted throughout the course of employment.
• Maintain prompt and regular attendance.
• Other duties as assigned.
This position is always evolving. Therefore, employer reserves the right to modify this job description as necessary. THE ABOVE LIST OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS IS NOT
EXHAUSTIVE AND MAY BE SUPPLEMENTED AS NECESSARY BY THE
EMPLOYER.
WORKING CONDITIONS: Position requires prolonged sitting, standing, walking, reaching, twisting, turning, kneeling, bending, squatting, and stooping in the performance of daily activities. The positions also requires grasping, repetitive hand movement, and fine coordination in preparing reports and using a computer keyboard. Additionally, the position requires near a nd far vision in reading written reports and work-related documents. Acute hearing is required when providing phone service.
EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING GUIDELINES: A combination of experience and training that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. The employee must have knowledge of:
• Modern and highly complex principles and practices of public works and engineering program development and administration.
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER
• Organizational and management practices as applied to the analysis an d evaluation of programs, policies, and operational needs.
• Advanced principles and practices of Department as applied to the planning, design, and construction of a broad spectrum of public works facilities and projects. • Methods, material, and techniques employed in public works, engineering, fleet and facilities, and traffic engineering projects.
• Environmental consequences and constraints related to public works programs. • Research methods and sources of information related to Department related development.
• Principles of economics and statistics.
• Pertinent Federal, State, and local laws, codes, and regulations. • Principles and practices of organization, administration, and personnel management. • Principles and practices of budget preparation and administration. • Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation. • Recent developments, current literature , and sources of information regarding civil and structural engineering.
• Principles and practices of project management.
Ability to:
• Administer a variety of Department activities.
• Direct the operations of a modern engineering services and public works division. • Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of City goals. • Interpret Department’s policies and procedures to the general public. • Identify, coordinate, and resolve a wide variety of interests in the development of public works projects and planning.
• Identify and respond to public and City Council issues and concerns. • Gain cooperation through discussion and persuasion.
• Prepare and administer budgets.
• Interpret and apply City policies, procedures, laws, and regulations. • Select, supervise, train, and evaluate assigned staff. • Ensure program compliance with Federal, State and local rules, laws, and regulations. • Interpret and apply Federal, State, and local policies, procedures, laws , and regulations.
• Supervise the preparation and maintenance of records and prepare comprehensive technical reports.
Experience: Seven (7) years of increasingly responsible, managerial public works and/or engineering experience, including five (5) years of supervisory responsibility. At least 12 years of increasingly responsible managerial public works and/or engineering experience is preferred. Experience in a local municipality is preferred.
Education: Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in civil engineering or a related field.
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER
License or Certificate: Possession of, or ability to obtain and maintain throughout employment, a valid California Class “C” Driver’s License or equivalent. Possession of a Certificate of Registration as a Professional Civil Engineer in the State of California is required. Possession of a Certificate of Registration as a Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) in the State of California is highly desirable.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Successful candidates will be required to pass a drug screening, fingerprint screening, physical e xamination and an abbreviated background investigation conducted by the Fontana Police Department. In addition, incumbents are required to complete a Statement of Economic Interest Form (700 Form) annually and ethics training bi-annually, pursuant to AB 1234.