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Make a difference in the community you live in! As a Community Builder—an employee with the City of Gainesville— you will have a direct hand in building and improving your community and making a visible impact on the lives of your neighbors. Working for local government is more than a job, it’s a chance to contribute to community success and to help enhance the Gainesville way of life.

Department:

GG_Public Works: Public Works Administrative Services

Salary Range Minimum:

$76,560.00

Salary Range Maximum:

$120,653.78

Closing Date:

Until Filled

Job Details:

The City of Gainesville Public Works Department is seeking a talented professional to join our team of community builders in the role of Business Services Manager. This position oversees the business operations for the Public Works Department including administrative, fiscal and supervisory duties and maintaining administrative, financial and organizational strategies. This includes oversight of the team that provides or assists in providing all the PW divisions with budget preparation, coordination and administration, processing of contracts, POs, accounts receivables and payables, grant administration and support, timekeeping, coordination of emergency management and storm related processes.

Gainesville will be an equitable community for all. We will be a sustainable community for the future. We will be home to a world-class, life-long learning community. Our city will be great place for neighbors to live and thrive. A place that provides meaningful experiences for everyone. We will have a vibrant downtown and a strong, resilient economy. We will ensure mobility for all neighbors.

See the job description below for more details.

Job Description:

SUMMARY

This is advanced level professional work performing administrative, fiscal and supervisory duties and maintaining administrative, financial and organizational strategies for the operational divisions of the assigned department.  This position manages and reviews the work of assigned staff.  

The single position allocated to this classification reports to a designated supervisor and works under general supervision.  Work in this class is distinguished from other classes by its administrative, fiscal and management responsibilities.

EXAMPLES OF WORK*

*This section of the job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities of the position.  The omission of a specific job function does not absolve an employee from being required to perform additional tasks incidental to or inherent in the job. Performance of lower level duties may be required.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Manages the preparation, coordination, administration, submittal and analysis of the operating and general plant capital budget, personnel services, and operation and maintenance (O&M) budgets for the operational and administrative areas of the department.

Manages the monitoring and reporting of activities related to operating and general capital, personnel services, and operation and maintenance (O&M) budgets for the operational and administrative areas of the department for proper recording and quality control. 

Manages the creation and distribution of budget reports for review by the department and other management.

Coordinates the development, implementation and management of the department’s business plan and performance metric.

Manages all personnel activities and services as well as other HR related activities as the main HR liason for the department.

Coordinates labor relations activities for the department.

Develops and maintains administrative, financial, risk management, information systems and organizational development strategies for the operational and administrative areas of the department, Works with other departments and operating areas to establish and implement operational and administrative processes and efficiencies for the department.

Assumes direct partnership with the department’s leadership team.

Coordinates emergency management and storm related processes and procedures for the department.

Researches and/or develops departmental programs/issues; provides supporting material, data and statistics. Assists in the development of requests for proposals for various departmental and operational needs.

Identifies opportunit