Assistant General Manager - Street Operations

Posting number: 01091

Department: Street Operations

Job classification: Assistant General Manager - Street Operations

Posting type: Open

Categories: Public Works

Summary

General Description:
The purpose of this job within the organization is to assist the General Manager in the overall management and administration of the division's operating budget, capital improvement projects, leadership of employees, and administration of the Street Operations Division.  This job works under administrative supervision, developing and implementing programs within organizational policies and reports major activities to executive level administrators through conferences and reports.

Duties and Responsibilities:
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this job. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.

Examples of duties

Essential Functions:
 Manages and administers the division operating and capital improvement budget.
 
Administers budget preparation, monitors expenditures, staff development and training, succession planning, performance management, employee relations, prioritizes and assigns work and related activities.
 
Manages the accountability and provides leadership to employees in delivery of services and shared resources; ensures projects are on time and on budget; emphasizes customer service, safety, and collaboration.
 
Manages all administrative, logistical, contract administration, purchasing, and human resources support to include recruitment and retention, payroll, and implementation and administration of City policies and procedures.
 
Resolves inquires, problems, and complaints submitted to the Director's Office by Federal and State agency representatives, local officials with jurisdiction within the regional service area, customers, and employees.
 
Coordinates the completion of and reviews detailed reports, position papers, recommendations, written correspondence, and other documents to respond to requests.
 
Directs studies and presents reports and recommendations to City officials.
 
Additional Duties:
Researches information requested by Director of Public Works and other City officials.

Serves as essential personnel to natural disasters and emergency situations and coordinates related activities.

Establishes systems for ensuring City and personnel policies and procedures are appropriately administered.

Provides extensive contact with the public, media, citizen groups, local, state, and federal officials.

Develops and evaluates internal policies and operating procedures.

Develops and implements departmental organization and management systems to effectively meet operating goals and objectives.

Reviews all documents and contracts to ensure accuracy.

Performs related work as assigned.

Responsibilities, Requirements and Impacts Data Responsibility: 
Data Responsibility refers to information, knowledge, and conceptions obtained by observation, investigation, interpretation, visualization, and mental creation.  Data are intangible and include numbers, words, symbols, ideas, concepts, and oral verbalizations.
 
Gathers, organizes, analyzes, examines or evaluates data or information and may prescribe action based on these data or information.
  
People Responsibility:
People include co-workers, workers in other areas or agencies and the general public.
 
Persuades or influences others in favor of a service, point of view, or course of action; may enforce laws, rules, regulations, or ordinances.
 
Asset Responsibility:
Assets responsibility refers to the responsibility for achieving economies or preventing loss within the organization.
 
Requires responsibility and opportunity for achieving considerable economies and/or preventing considerable losses through the management of a large division or minor department and/or handling of very large amounts of money.
 
Mathematical Requirements:
Mathematics requires the use of symbols, numbers and formulas to solve mathematical problems.
 
Uses addition and subtraction, multiplication and division and/or calculates ratios, rates and percents.
 
Communications Requirements:
Communications involves the ability to read, write, and speak.
 
Reads journals, manuals and professional publications; sp