Assistant Director of Public Works Position Available

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The Assistant Director of Public Works will ensure that daily operations within the City function safely and efficiently by planning and directing the daily work of crews engaged in maintaining City assets within the Assistant Director’s purview as outlined below:

Assistant Director for Parks/Recreation manages all City parks, including Hiawatha Water Park, and oversees all City park programs. This position works with the Shade Tree Commission as necessary. All Assistant Directors for Public Works will take on additional duties as assigned and must be capable of lending support to other Assistant Directors for Public Works.

Characteristic duties and responsibilities
– Under the supervision of the Director of Public Works, plans, directs, and coordinates work crews.
– Meets with the Director of Public Works for the purpose of planning future projects.
– Manages all employees within the Department of Public Works.
– Oversees the assignment of duties and work schedules for all employees and approves overtime.
– Assembles information, which will assist in recommending new projects or maintenance activities to the Director of Public Works.
– Orders supplies as needed.
– May personally operate any departmental equipment when needed to accomplish required work.
– Inspects all progress and upon completion for conformation to plans, specifications, and instructions.
– Oversee, approve, and be responsible for the reports and records of the department and performs related tasks as required in the absence of the Director.
– Investigates complaints received from property owners and the public concerning the work of City crews.
– Work safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others and to have knowledge of and compliance with OSHA regulations connected with job responsibilities.
– Attend City Council and Board/Commission meetings as required.
– Evaluates and disciplines subordinates as necessary.
– Other related duties as required.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of:
1. Basic literacy and math
2. Materials used and methods and practices followed in public parks and facility maintenance and repair work.
Skilled in:
1. Safely operating various hand and power tools, motorized vehicles, and heavy equipment.
2. Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
3. Managing one’s own time and the time of others.

Ability to:
1. Communicate information and ideas in speaking and writing so others will understand.
2. Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
3. Recognize when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
4. Arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules.
5. Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
6. Quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or vehicle to exact positions.
7. Remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures
8. Communicate effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience
9. Coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down.
10. Quickly move hand, hand together with arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
11. Bend, stretch, twist, or reach with body, arms, and/or legs.
12. See details at a distance as well as at close range. Judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
13. Use abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without “giving out” or fatiguing.
14. Exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
15. Work cooperatively with other City employees.
16. Work safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others and comply with OSHA regulations.
17. Satisfactorily pass a pre-employment and random drug screen.
18. Work safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others and to have knowledge of and compliance with OSHA regulations connected with job responsibilities.

Job Setting
The duties of this position will be performed throughout the City of Mount Vernon. The incumbent may encounter any type of environmental conditions: hot, cold, damp, inside, outside, underground, wet, humid, dry, noisy, dirty, greasy, air-conditioned, sudden temperature changes, etc. The incumbent will be expected to work alone, around others, under stress, under minimal supervision, and under deadlines.

Supervision Given and Received
Shall be under the direct supervision of the Director of Public Works. Incumbant shall supervise and be responsible for oral and written instructions to other Public Works personnel.

Minimum Acceptable Qualifications
1. A minimum of 5 years’ experience in public works
2. Must have a valid Ohio Drivers License or the ability to obtain one.
3. A highschool diploma or GED.
4. A current CDL for all types of city equipment for which employee has responsibility.
5. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with City officials, associates and general public.
6. A self-motivated, honest and trustworthy individual that has the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor and other personnel.
7. Ability to plan and supervise the work of others.
8. Ability to manage multiple projects and/or assignments.
9. Ability to establish and meet deadlines.
10. Ability to maintain records and prepare reports.
11. Effective oral and written communication skills.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 – $68,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person