Assistant Director of Public Services

The City of Fayetteville, Georgia commits to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees, complying with local, state and federal laws. The City’s policy is to employ qualified persons without discrimination regarding race, creed, color, religion, age, sex, country of national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, political affiliation, ethnicity, or status in any other group protected by federal/state/local law.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

Summary Objective

The purpose of this position is to provide supervisory, administrative and technical assistance in the management of the operations of the Public Services Division.

This class works under administrative supervision, developing and implementing programs within organizational policies and reports major activities to executive level administrators through conferences and reports.

Essential Functions

The essential functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the class as necessary.

• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.
• Coordinates, assigns and reviews work and establishes work schedules; maintains standards; monitors status of work in progress; inspects completed work assignments; answers questions; gives advice and direction as needed.
• Plans, directs, and supervises the maintenance and construction of the City’s streets, rights-of-way, storm drains, parks, and grounds.
• Conducts regular inspections of the City’s streets, parks, rights-of-way, and drainage system; plans and schedules needed repairs and/or maintenance; and supervises the installation of street markings.
• Ensures the scheduling of needed repairs or maintenance of streets, sidewalks, parks, and drainage systems; directs the installation and repair of traffic signs, streetlights, street signs, and street marking as needed.
• Ensures operations of City Center Park including Spray Park are safe and in compliance with City codes with County regulations.
• Inspects work-in-progress; ensures the timely and efficient completion of assigned public works projects; conducts re-inspections to ensure proper completion of repairs and maintenance; and coordinates activities with other departments and agencies.
• Responsible for the safety training and standards of the public works personnel ensuring that all OSHA and safety standards are met; ensures that safety concerns and issues receive immediate attention.
• Assists in the establishment of division rules, regulations, policies, and procedures; enforces division rules and regulations; and provides safety training to employees.
• Acts as project manager over assigned projects; and works with engineers and others on those projects.
• Receives, reviews, and investigates citizen complaints/requests related to public services; meets with citizens to inspect and/or discuss problems; and resolves complaints/requests related to public services.
• Performs related work as assigned.

• Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Recreation Administration, Landscape Architect or related major.
• Ten (10) years of public service experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

• Physical Demands:

  Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

  Performs medium work that involves walking, standing, stooping, jumping, dancing, stretching, or lifting all of the time and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or exceptional skill, adeptness and speed in the use of the fingers, hands or limbs in tasks involving very close tolerances or limits of accuracy.Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment):

  Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.

  None

Special Certifications and Licenses:

• Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license with an acceptable driving history,

Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance

The City of Fayetteville is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the City to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.

Annual Salary: $104,818.76