Public Works Manager, Sr. (SWS)

At the City of Atlanta, we are passionate about building and improving our community.  Our police officers, firefighters and building inspectors keep our citizens safe. Our Public Works staff keeps our City clean. Our Atlanta Department of Transportation team helps maintain, build and improve our City’s infrastructure. Our City planners help envision and shape future City growth. Our Parks & Recreation professionals enhance our quality of life.

Our engineers help keep our drinking water clean, the largest airport in the world (by passenger volume) operating and our buildings maintained.  Along with the host of Finance, Procurement, and Human Resources professionals whose support is vital, we are the City of Atlanta!   If you are seeking a meaningful role where you can make a real difference improving and growing our City, we welcome you to explore the job opportunities we have to offer.

Posting Expires:  5/1/2024

Job Grade: G-24

Salary:  $62,988.03 - $83,984.04

General Description and Classification Standards:

The Department of Public Works (DPW) Senior Public Works Manager (G.24) will serve as a technology knowledge worker, operational leader, and project leader for the department.  This is a strategic leadership position providing high level operational engagement.  This is a solution driven role that requires critical thinking to solve operational and logistical problems that arise within the enterprise, utilizing industry standards and technical tools such as routing software, COA cameras, and GIS Mapping for solutioning. The position will be responsible for management of teams providing logistical oversight for the deployment of vehicles and other DPW resources throughout the city of Atlanta, ensuring the completion of all standard work and assigned tasks at assigned facilities.  Effective and professional communication (Oral and Written) is a must to keep all parties engaged working towards the common goal.  In addition, must have the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships to the benefit of the organization. Additionally, this is a tactical position that drives meaningful progress executing tangible results on departmental initiatives that make DPW services more streamlined, innovative, and efficient.

Supervision Received: 

This position receives guidance regarding overall mission, short and long-term objectives, scheduling, unusual priorities, and is expected to structure their workday to accomplish established goals for self.  This position can work independently on key executive level initiatives but is primarily focused on leading and managing operation teams and may be required to work evenings, weekends, or holidays to meet departmental needs.  Direction received is very general and focuses on strategic departmental objectives and is highly collaborative. Additionally, this role may act as primary leader in the absence of the Director.  This is a policymaking level of management position and would be considered "middle to upper" management.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:  these are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all inclusive.  May perform other duties as assigned.

• Provides positive leadership, working harmoniously with others in the Department and other organizations, and ensuring that the day-to-day activities are handled. 
• Directs the activities of the business unit by providing leadership to manage and motivate staff as well as encourage team approach. Interprets, directs, and implements goals and objectives.
• Assists the department by performing tasks in the areas of employee engagement, team building, data analytics, project management, quality assurance, performance reporting, operations management, and departmental operations.
• Creates operating plans, forecasts, and business reports. Reviews assigned operating records and/or databases for quality. Establishes internal processes, interprets, and applies organizational policies.
• Embraces Innovation by identifying processes or reporting functions that do not provide the necessary level of completeness, detail, or accuracy.
• Develops project strategies, implementation plans, project scopes and milestones.
• Develops recommendations to streamline processes, improve resource allocation, and leverage technology.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives using advanced data modeling and analysis techniques to discover insights that will guide strategic decisions and uncover optimization opportunities.
• Performs data analysis to proactively identify and/or resolve problems per operational standards and procedures.
• Directs and rev