Public Works Deputy Director/City Engineer

About the role

Come join the City of Appleton! Here at the City, you’ll have the opportunity to grow and enjoy your best life through challenging work, great teams, training opportunities, and making a lasting impact on the community. We welcome and respect all employees as they are. Come join our team—you belong here! The City is accepting applications for a full-time Deputy Director/City Engineer. This is a management, professional, and administrative position responsible for providing strategic leadership and operational oversight of the Engineering, Traffic, and Parking functions of the Department of Public Works. The incumbent works under the general direction of the Director of Public Works.

Responsibilities

• Providing strategic leadership and operational oversight of the Engineering, Traffic, and Parking functions of the Department of Public Works.
• Providing direction and support to division managers.
• Leading departmental planning and capital improvement initiatives.
• Overseeing operating and capital budgets.
• Providing professional engineering and operational guidance to ensure effective delivery of public infrastructure, transportation, parking, and related services.
• Working closely with City leadership, elected officials, other City departments, regulatory agencies, consultants, contractors, developers, and community stakeholders on capital projects, policies, development proposals, and service improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
• Wisconsin Professional Engineer (P.E.) registration.
• Minimum of eight years of progressively responsible professional experience in civil or municipal engineering, public works, project management, or a related field, including significant supervisory, administrative, or leadership experience, or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
• Ability to maintain a valid driver’s license and good driving record is required.

Skills

• Strong knowledge of municipal engineering, public infrastructure, transportation, and public rights-of-way.
• Ability to lead professional and technical staff.
• Develop strategic and capital improvement plans.
• Manage budgets.
• Oversee complex projects.
• Evaluate engineering plans and proposals.
• Build effective partnerships with City officials, employees, contractors, developers, regulatory agencies, and the public.
• Demonstrate sound judgment, strategic thinking, and strong communication skills.
• Ability to balance technical, operational, financial, regulatory, and community considerations.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• Health, dental and vision insurance.
• Free employee health clinic and coach.
• Life insurance.
• Short-/long-term disability insurance.
• Accident insurance.
• On-site fitness center.
• Health and wellness programs.
• Post-employment health plan.
• Deferred compensation.
• Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS).

Pay

$93,662 - $140,483 annually.