JOB TITLE: Public Works Director
AGENCY: City of Gilroy
LOCATION: Gilroy, CA
FILING DEADLINE:  October 27, 2023
SALARY RANGE:  $189,252 – $252,375 Annually
 
THE POSITION
Under direct supervision of the City Administrator, organizes and administers the operations of the Public Works Department; and directs the activities of the Engineering Division (capital improvement, development, environmental, traffic/transportation) and Operations Division (parks & landscape; streets; and trees). This is an unrepresented, at-will, department head position that serves at the pleasure of the City Administrator.
 

• Serves as head of the Public Works Department and technical advisor to the City Administrator and other department heads on public works related matters.
• Develops and directs the implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and work standards for the Public Works Department.
• Plans, organizes, assigns, directs, reviews, and evaluates public works and engineering activities, including project planning, design, construction, and inspection.
• Plans, organizes, assigns, directs, reviews, and evaluates maintenance activities, including the areas of streets, storm drains, parks, and trees.
• Performs preliminary and final engineering review and consultation on public and private projects with developers, designers, and project engineers; reviews and signs maps, plans, specifications, and projects for compliance with sound engineering practices and existing laws; reviews initial studies and environmental impact reports for adequate mitigation of infrastructure impacts.
• Confers with City officials and community groups on proposed public works projects.
• Prepares and presents comprehensive technical reports.
• Makes presentations before Boards, Commissions, and the City Council.
• Directs the departmental budget to include: preparing division budgets, preparing the annual five-year and ten-year capital improvement budgets, and monitoring revenues and expenditures.
• Researches, analyzes, and makes recommendations for cost effective departmental operations to include: designing, administering, and evaluating departmental programs and services; addressing process issues; and implementing required changes.
• Selects, trains, and evaluates department personnel.
• Monitors developments related to municipal engineering and public works matters; evaluates their impact upon City operations and recommends policy and procedural improvements.
• Coordinates the activities of the Public Works Department with those of other departments and agencies. Meets with and represents the City in project development and negotiations with regional agencies such as Caltrans, High Speed Rail Authority, Caltrain, and Valley Transportation Authority (VTA).
• May be assigned to support the Operations Branch, or other branches, of the city’s Emergency Operations Center.

 
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate will be passionate about embracing technology, streamlining processes, and improving efficiencies. We’re looking for someone who is willing to invest upfront to make the back end of our operations more efficient. Full implementation of the CMMS is needed along with other technology to create department performance measures. The ideal candidate should also be customer service-oriented and highly engaged with the community, responding promptly to service requests. We’re looking for a visionary leader who can engage department employees to embrace the goals and workplans of the department and achieve results. As a member of the Senior Executive Team, the ideal candidate will be a trusted advisor who enjoys a busy, fast-paced environment with a varied array of projects and initiatives to organize and implement. Further, Gilroy needs a director who will be actively engaged with regional organizations such a Caltrans, VTA, High Speed Rail Authority, and Caltrain to advocate for resources for the Gilroy community. Lastly, the city is looking for a Director who leads by example and can serve as a coach and mentor to a developing team of professional, technical, and field personnel to help build our bench for the future.
 
THE COMMUNITY
The City of Gilroy is ideally situated in south Santa Clara County, 28 miles south of San Jose and 15 miles east of the Pacific Coastline. Gilroy has emerged as a thriving city of almost 60,000 residents, with a healthy economic base consisting of food processing, wine production and retail shopping outlets. Gilroy’s economy is diversified into nonagricultural commercial and industrial activities such as light manufacturing, wholesale operations, automobile sales, and large retail centers. The world-famous Silicon Valley, one of the world’s most enterprising and technologically advanced metropolitan areas, is located within a 1/2-hour drive north of the City. To learn more about the City of Gilroy, go to: https://www.cityofgilroy.org.
 
For more details about this opportunity, please visit the job brochure at: https://koffassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Gilroy-Public-Works-Director-final.pdf.
 
To be considered, please electronically submit your resume, cover letter and a list of five professional references (references will not be contacted in the early stages of the recruitment) to: https://koffassociates.com/public-works-director-3/.
 
Resumes should reflect years and months of positions held, as well as size of staff and budgets you have managed.
 
For additional information please contact:
 
Joshua Boudreaux
(510) 901-0044
josh_boudreaux@ajg.com
Website: https://koffassociates.com/