Job Description

Posting number: D006K

Department: Public Works Administration

Job classification: Deputy Director Of Public Works

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Administration, Building & Safety, Building Maintenance, Engineering, Public Works, Management, Executive Management, Maintenance, Construction Maintenance, Custodial

Supplemental information

To apply for this exciting opportunity, the following materials must be submitted online at https://jobs.smcgov.org/

1. Resume
2. Detailed Cover Letter, no more than 3-pages, that describes why you are interested in this position and includes responses to the following:

   1. Describe your professional experience and technical qualifications that prepare you to succeed in this role. Include your experience managing the planning, design, and delivery of public infrastructure projects such as roadways, retaining walls, drainage, sewer, and water systems.

   2. Describe your experience managing multiple capital projects or engineering initiatives with competing priorities and deadlines. How do you prioritize work, allocate resources, monitor progress, and ensure projects are delivered on schedule while maintaining quality and meeting stakeholder expectations?

   3. Describe a process improvement initiative that you led or played a significant role in implementing. What inefficiency did you identify, what actions did you take to improve the process, what challenges did you encounter, and what measurable results were achieved?

This is an Open and Promotional recruitment. Anyone may apply. Current County of San Mateo and County of San Mateo Superior Court of California employees with at least six months (1040 hours) of continuous service in a classified regular, probationary, extra-help or limited term position prior to the final filing date will receive five points added to their final passing score on this examination.

The examination process for this recruitment will consist of an Application Screening, and a panel interview. Applicants must successfully pass the Application Screening to move forward to the interview process.