Deputy Director of General Services

This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on: 7/13/26, 7/27/26 (final).

About the Role

Under direction, the Deputy Director of General Services plans, organizes, and directs the operation of a group of divisions and smaller organizational units within the Department of General Services.

Examples of Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Principles of public administration, organization, and management
• Policies and procedures
• Personnel management practices, including supervision, selection, training, and discipline
• Methods and procedures involved in conducting analytical studies of administrative and management practices, methods, and procedures
• Methods and procedures of fiscal management, including inter-service funds and enterprise funds, work authorizations, and debt service
• Principles of management and enforcement of conditions of a variety of contracts
• Organization and functional structure of the County
• Process and procedures of County budget preparation, review, and control

Ability to:

• Coordinate, plan, organize, and direct the work of others in a diverse organization of multiple divisions having unique areas of responsibility and financed through differing budgetary funding methodologies
• Analyze, prepare, and/or supervise the preparation of budgets and budget requests
• Analyze legislation
• Interpret and/or develop regulations, rules, specifications, policies, and laws
• Supervise and evaluate the work of others
• Establish and maintain working relationships with other managers and staff, including other agencies and departments at the local, State, and Federal level, as well as the general public
• Address groups of people
• Prepare comprehensive reports and correspondence
• Communicate clearly and concisely orally and in writing

Qualifications

Any combination of experience and education or training that is likely to provide the required knowledge and abilities. Typical ways to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

• Two years as a division chief in the Department of General Services; or
• Four years of administrative or management experience including responsibility for planning, organizing, and directing varied types of programs. At least two years of the required experience must have involved budgeting and rate setting activities associated with a Proprietary Fund, such as an inter-services fund or an enterprise fund.

Note: If the word "experience" is referenced in the minimum qualifications, it means full-time paid experience unless the minimum qualification states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Part-time paid experience may be accumulated and pro-rated to meet the total experience requirements.

Probationary Period

The probationary period for this classification is twelve (12) months.