The City of San José is a full-service Charter City and operates under a Council-Manager form of government. The City Council consists of ten (10) council members elected by district and a mayor elected at large. In addition to providing a full range of municipal services including police and fire, San José operates an international airport, a municipal water system, a regional wastewater treatment facility, some 200 neighborhood and regional parks, and a library system with 24 branches. City operations are supported by 6,994 full-time equivalent positions and a total operating and capital budget of $6.1 billion (for the 2024-25 fiscal year).
Public Works is one of the largest departments in the City of San José with a staff of 660 and an annual operating budget of $230 million and a FY 2026-2030 Adopted CIP budget of $3.7 billion. The Public Works Director’s Management Team includes an Assistant Director and five Deputy Directors with responsibilities for six core services: Animal Care Services; Facilities Management; Fleet and Equipment Services; Plan, Design and Construct Public Facilities and Infrastructure; Regulate/Facilitate Private Development; and Strategic Support. The Department seeks two Capital Improvement Program Deputy Directors (“CIP Deputy Director”). The Capital Improvement Program Deputy Directors report to the Director and Assistant Director of Public Works. The two Deputy Director positions primarily focus on capital delivery (“CIP Deputy Directors”). The CIP Deputy Directors provide leadership and direction to the services and functions in various divisions they oversee. The primary responsibilities at this time are broken into two functional areas of responsibility. One leads the teams responsible for the following areas: Electrical Engineering, Storm and Sanitary Engineering, Roads and Bridges, Storm and Sanitary Master Planning, and construction management at the San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Water Facility. The other position is focused on the oversight of the $650 Million Measure T bond projects and project design and construction of city facility projects including the airport, parks, libraries and other city buildings.
Minimum qualifications are: Any combination equivalent to successful completion of advanced course work from an accredited college or university in engineering or related field; and six (6) years of increasingly responsible experience in senior level administrative and/or analytic work in a public or private agency. Experience managing a work unit equivalent to a major division within a City operating department is desired. Registration as a Professional Engineer for the State of California is required.
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Salary Range: $161,513 to $260,737
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