DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS SALARY: $147,129 $178,837 DOE/DOQ

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1 CITY OF SANTA MARIA Shape your career while shaping your community. C A R E E R O P P O R T U N I T Y DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS SALARY: $147,129 $178,837 DOE/DOQ The City of Santa Maria seeks a Public Works Director who is customer-service focused, a self-starter and a collaborative, inclusive, and motivational leader. The successful candidate will be an engaging leader who combines a strategic, big-picture perspective with strong management and administrative skills. The Director will have experience managing public works projects, strong fiscal and business acumen, and excellent project management, communication, and customer orientation skills. This is a great position for the candidate who is looking to work for an innovative City administration that focuses on reducing process and bureaucracy and making things happen. This job is a chance to work with a top-notch executive team and the professional opportunity to be a transformative executive leader advancing public projects that will serve the community for generations to come. BE A PART OF A PROGRESSIVE & PIONEERING COMMUNITY.

2 the CITY The City of Santa Maria is a full-service City with a City Council/City Manager form of government which has over 590 employees, an annual budget of approximately $180 million for FY and serves approximately 108,000 constituents. The City of Santa Maria is located on the beautiful central coast of California and covers over 23 square miles. The City is a harmonious balance of maintaining coastal and agricultural lands while promoting business. Santa Maria has been recognized nationally as an All-America City by the National Civic League and offers reasonably priced housing, community festivals, quality schools, and is in close proximity to beaches, cultural arts, a local airport, wineries, and higher education institutions.

3 RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS Upgraded neighborhood parks: improving the quality of life to our residents! Robust capital Improvement program and strategic planning for infrastructure, including water and sewer upgrades working towards building a better City! PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MISSION: To effectively provide public works services to all City residents in a courteous, responsive, responsible, and efficient manner. The Department of Public Works/Engineering is responsible for ensuring that City-owned transportation infrastructure and facilities, transit services and capital improvement programs are designed, engineered, constructed, maintained and/ or modified in a presentable and safe condition. The Public Works Department (PWD) includes the divisions of: administration, engineering (traffic and development and capital projects), operations (fleet, streets, and facilities), and transit. The department coordinates a variety of activities and services including: Preparation of plans and specifications for public works related construction projects. Design and inspection of public facilities. Preventive and regular maintenance of streets and facilities. Custodial service to City facilities. Installation of public improvements to subdivisions including: streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, water mains, sewer lines, and drainage. Regional public transportation service system (Santa Maria Area Transit SMAT). CURRENT & FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES/CHALLENGES Building a new integrated waste management facility 1,774 acre property will include permitting, environmental, design and construction of a modern landfill with access roads, support facilities, water supply, power and other facilities associated with this use. The property will also be used for passive recreation agriculture, communication facilities and a proposed police shooting range. Downtown revitalization and improvement project the City is working on revitalizing its downtown core, which the center is the intersection of two state routes: Broadway and Main street. This project will include art and a multimodal streetscape plan to increase access and connection for all types of users (vehicle, pedestrian, and bicycles), throughout the downtown and surrounding areas. Fleet improvements the City is reorganizing the fleets division, purchasing new fleet software, modernizing two vehicle operations and maintenance shops which provide services to police, fire, solid waste and landfill, and recreation and parks departments.

4 the POSITION / IDEAL CANDIDATE This position is part of the City s executive team with a team culture that inspires creative thinking, engagement and supports quality of life and work-life balance. This is an at-will position that reports to the City Manager and oversees four direct, and approximately 60 indirect, staff, an annual administrative budget of approximately $20 million, and a Capital Improvement Program budget of approximately $15 million. The ideal candidate will have a high-degree of professional independence and exceptional judgment, and a proven track record of providing exemplary customer service while being flexible, proactive, and influential. We don t just want a Director to wait for the plans to be built; we want them to interject expert knowledge, new concepts, and ideas. Meet the goals and objectives of the department and City. Address a wide variety of City issues and needs. Be customer service minded, an interdepartmental collaborator and an excellent project manager. Mentor and develop future leaders. Be a transformational thinker. Be a vibrant and engaged leader and creative problem solver. Build and support a culture that is progressive, transparent, and collaborative. Support calculated risk taking to drive innovation. Bring an entrepreneurial approach to local government. Be politically savvy to appropriately address complex issues in a public setting. The Ideal Candidate Will Promote a customer oriented approach towards meeting client needs. Facilitate project concerns that are politically sensitive. Plan and implement strategic direction for the department. Develop short- and long-range plans and align staff actions to achieve desired outcomes. Oversee contracts, vendor relationships, personnel, projects, quality assurance, and project timelines. Work collaboratively cross-departmentally and with other community organizations. Understand and adhere to local, state and federal building codes, laws and mandates. Build trust, and demonstrate transparency, strong work ethic, and integrity.

5 EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS Graduation from an accredited Leadership experience overseeing public four-year college/university with a improvements. bachelor s degree in engineering, public administration, business or related field. Possession of valid California Driver License, with a satisfactory driving Extensive experience (ideally eight or record, by the date of appointment. more years) with increased responsibility overseeing large scale, multi-million dollar Ability to successfully pass a background capital budgets and construction projects; investigation performed by the Santa three years supervisory experience. Maria Police Department. Preferred, but not required: A civil engineering license (PE), ideally in Municipal or county government the state of California. experience.

6 SALARY& BENEFITS The annual salary range is: $147,129 $178,837 DOE/DOQ; salary will be negotiated depending upon qualifications and experience. AUTO ALLOWANCE: An annual allowance of $545/month. FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE: 9/80 or 5/8 schedules available. TELEPHONE/PDA STIPEND: Stipend of up to $115/month. RETIREMENT: CalPERS with a 2% at 55 formula for classic members and 2% at 62 for new members. New employee could contribute up to 8% of member share. DEFERRED RETIREMENT: City contributes $11.54 per pay period toward a 457 deferred compensation plan. HEALTH INSURANCE: City contributes up to $1,061/month towards a choice plan. POST-EMPLOYMENT HEALTH PLAN (PEHP): City contributes $92 per pay period to a fund that will provide reimbursement for out-ofpocket cost of qualified medical expenses and medical insurance premiums upon separation or retirement. DENTAL & VISION INSURANCE: City pays for entire family. VACATION: Minimum 10 days, 21 days maximum. HOLIDAYS: 7 holidays a year; and eligible to receive, on a pro-rated basis, forty hours of floating time a year to be scheduled off or cashed out. SICK: 12 days/year. OTHER: Short-/Long-term disability; life insurance, tuition reimbursement, as well as a variety of optional employeepaid plans. SUCCESSION PLANNING: Academics are offered to all employees to advance or hone leadership skills to ensure we are growing leaders within our organization. The City offers quarterly speaker series, corporate toastmasters club, and more. HOW to APPLY This is an open continuous recruitment; however, for first consideration apply by NOVEMBER 15 by completing an application and submitting your cover letter and resume to: wbrowncreative.com/job-board Please contact your recruiter, Wendi Brown, with any questions: direct WBCP (9227) toll free wendi@wbrowncreative.com SAVE THE DATES Interview dates are DECEMBER 10 & 11 (candidates selected to interview will need to be available for both days). The City of Santa Maria is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer