PUBLIC WORKS / UTILITIES DIRECTOR

Job Description

PAY RANGE :  $75,000 - $85,000 UNION :  NON-ELIGIBLE

PUBLIC WORKS / UTILITIES DIRECTOR

Position Summary

The Director of Public Works / Utilities provides executive leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight for the City’s infrastructure and utility services, including water production and distribution; wastewater treatment and collection; electric and / or gas systems; parks, streets, and stormwater management; and related public works activities (including facilities).

This position is responsible for developing and implementing goals, policies, budgets, and long-term strategies that ensure reliable, compliant, and cost-effective infrastructure operations. The Director ensures that all departmental functions align with the City’s mission, regulatory obligations, and community needs for sustainable growth and high-quality service delivery.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Leadership & Administration

• Provide oversight and strategic direction to division supervisors and operational staff.
• Assist with hiring, training, evaluating, and developing departmental employees.
• Carry out management responsibilities in accordance with City policies, procedures, and applicable laws.
• Plan and direct operational and administrative functions across multiple utility and public works divisions.
• Evaluate short- and long-range community infrastructure needs and help shape investment and asset management strategies.
• Guide infrastructure planning and capital improvements to support community growth.
• Prepare and manage departmental operating and capital budgets, including financial strategies and funding applications (i.e., grants, loans, etc.).
• Prepares and presents cover memos, resolutions, utility-related ordinance updates, and budget amendments for City Council approval.
• Maintain effective public relations with residents, businesses, contractors, and stakeholders; respond to customer service and utility concerns, when needed.
• Collaborate closely with the City Manager, consultants, and regional / state agencies to align infrastructure initiatives with City goals.

Project & Construction Oversight

Technical & Operational Management

Fiscal & Regulatory Accountability

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Working Conditions

Compensation and Benefits

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT :

The employee must reside within 30 minutes of City Hall (50 NW Main Street) using a mapping program.

PHYSICAL AND ENVIORNMENTAL REQUIREMENTS :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must possess certain physical abilities and be able to withstand work-related environmental conditions. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

PHYSICAL AND DEXTERITY REQUIREMENTS :

Position requires mostly sedentary work that will occasionally require walking or standing for brief periods of time. Requires sedentary work that involves sitting or standing for prolonged periods of time and may involve exerting up to fifteen (15) pounds of force occasionally to move objects, or considerable skill, adeptness, and speed in the use of fingers, hands or limbs in tasks involving repetitive motions and the use of standard office equipment.

Great physical effort is not necessarily a part of the job, but long hours attending evening meetings or working on agency-related matters may be required. Occasional travel out of town may also be necessary. Stamina is required to endure and resolve crisis-oriented work situations.

SENSORY REQUIREMENTS :

Sensory ability refers to hearing, sight, touch, taste, and smell required by the job. The job requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, hearing, speaking, color perception, sense of smell, depth perception, and texture perception.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / REQUIREMENTS :

During periods when the mayor issues an emergency declaration for the City of Williston, all employees may be required to work in preparation, response, or recovery activities related to the stated emergency.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (i.e., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, or technological developments).

Once you have completed the application, please forward it along with your resume to the attention of Kim Troy at hr@willistonfl.org .