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City of Redlands · 2 hours ago

Director, Municipal Utilities and Engineering

Redlands, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

7+ years exp

City of Redlands is seeking a Director for the Municipal Utilities and Engineering Department. The role involves planning, managing, and overseeing the department's activities, including engineering, water production, and wastewater treatment, while providing staff assistance to the City Manager.

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Responsibilities

Provide direction and oversight for the operational and administrative activities of the Municipal Utilities and Engineering Department

Develop, plan, and implement goals and objectives; establish and administer departmental policies and procedures

Direct, oversee, and participate in the development of the Department's work plan

Assign and monitor work activities, projects, and programs

Make technical engineering and administrative decisions

Establish technical criteria and standards

Supervise and participate in the development and administration of the Municipal Utilities Department's budget

Plan and recommend a capital projects budget for each utility, direct the forecast of additional funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies

Monitor and approve expenditures and implement necessary and appropriate fiscal adjustments

Represent the Department in debt financing and funding related matters

Oversee all public bid processes

Coordinate the activities of consulting engineers, and the review and approval of engineering plans and specifications for utility construction projects and equipment

Ensure that the City is in full compliance with all current potable and non-potable water standards, wastewater discharge requirements, established by regional, State, and Federal regulatory agencies

Interpret policies and procedures established by regulatory agencies

Resolve work problems and interpret administrative policies to subordinates, other departments, consultants, contractors, and the public

Provide information to the public; respond to and resolve citizen complaints and concerns

Coordinate Department activities with other City departments, divisions, and with outside agencies

Provide staff assistance to the City Manager and City Council, prepare and present staff reports to the City Council, prepare other necessary correspondence and public presentations

Serve as staff liaison to several boards, commissions, and committees, and as an active member of the Environmental Review Committee

Qualification

Municipal utility managementEngineering oversightBudget administrationPublic administrationRegulatory complianceLeadershipCommunicationProblem-solving

Required

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in public administration, business, engineering, or a closely related field

Seven (7) years of increasingly responsible management and supervisory experience in the administration of municipal utility operations, including five (5) years in a public agency