Senior Accounting Specialist

About the role

The Deputy Director of Public Works will report to the Director of Public Works. This is a critical position that will manage a broad range of functions in the Public Works Department.

Responsibilities

• Applies current trends in the profession and offers innovative approaches to providing public works services.
• Applies strong business acumen and thinks strategically.
• Demonstrates expertise in consensus building, collaboration, and performance management.
• Leads high-performance, results and customer-oriented teams; leads and empowers staff with multiple direct reports and management oversight; develops staff through performance incentives, goals and training.
• Identifies community needs and integrates them with opportunities, options and solutions.
• Prioritizes and monitors a wide range of detail oriented projects and activities.
• Encourages innovation and calculated risk taking.
• Collaborates with community groups, task forces, etc. in an environment with extensive local history and vested interests.
• Effectively communicates and works with multi-levels of organizational management and service providers to clarify program vision and implementation strategies while gaining and maintaining the confidence and cooperation of a diverse group of stakeholders and community groups.
• Aids an existing dedicated staff in continuing the pace of strong achievement.
• Projects an outgoing personality and maintains a sense of humor in a professional environment.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of increasingly responsible experience in a broad range of public works programs.
• Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Engineering or related field. A Master’s degree is desirable.
• Demonstrated experience managing a variety of public works programs is necessary.
• Strong communication skills, work/performance plan management, team decision-making processes and systems analysis skills are also needed.

Qualifications

A strong understanding of local, state, and federal funding for transportation and infrastructure improvements is critical.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

3% of base salary incentive compensation eligible.

Schedule

36/44 hour work week schedule.