The City of Kansas City, Missouri (population, 459,000) is seeking a highly experienced public works manager with excellent analytical and problem solving skills who will quickly be able to become familiar with the operations of the Department and manage them effectively.  The Public Works Department consists of nearly 398 FTEs, with the Director reporting to the City Manager.  This Department is responsible for and includes the following divisions:  administration, street & traffic, solid waste, parking services, program management and development.

Kansas City is a world class community with a long tradition of performing arts, outstanding sports, superb restaurants and spectacular entertainment.  The elected leadership of the City is comprised of a Mayor elected at large and 12 Council Members, with these members elected for four-year terms of office with a two-term limit.  The City Manager is responsible for a large, varied, multiple-purpose municipal organization, representing a workforce of over 7,200 FTE spread across 19 departments and a current annual budget of $1.245 billion.  

Candidates should have experience with performance measurement systems in a public works operation.  They should be politically savvy and understand the operations of a large, complex municipal governmental organization.  Candidates must also have excellent interpersonal and managerial skills and be effective at leading and supervising others.  Excellent communications skills are required with an ability to prepare concise and comprehensive reports of special projects.  A strong service ethic, desire for long-term affiliation with the City of Kansas City and a highly professional approach to problem solving will be found in the successful candidate.  Candidates must have a degree of personal/professional integrity and ethics.  Candidates must also have a good working knowledge of PC operations including word processing and spreadsheet applications as well as knowledge of business software systems such as PeopleSoft.  

Other experience and competencies include:  Civil engineering design, construction, and maintenance principles and practices as applied to public works projects and programs;  Developing and overseeing municipal projects, programs and services that involve capital planning, street and traffic engineering and operations, facilities management, solid waste management, parking services, program management and development;  Federal, state, and local laws and regulations impacting the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of public works projects and programs; Methods of preparing designs, plans, specifications, estimates and acquiring funding for the projects.

This position requires an accredited Bachelor’s degree with major coursework in business or public administration, engineering, construction management, or a related discipline and ten (10) years related and increasingly responsible technical, administrative and managerial experience in the public or private sector.  Starting salary is anticipated to be in the range of $89,000 to $161,000.  Final starting salary is negotiable, dependent upon experience, qualifications, and professional achievement.  A car or car allowance is available.  In addition, the City has a generous executive benefits program.  If the selected candidate is not currently a resident of Kansas City, Missouri, residency in the City will be required upon appointment.  The City of Kansas City will negotiate employment agreement and relocation assistance with the successful candidate.

Qualified candidates please submit your resumé online by visiting our website at www.watersconsulting.com/recruitment. This position is open until filled; however, the first review of applicants will take place in October, 2011. Following the first review date, resumés will be screened against criteria outlined in this brochure and the City of Kansas City will consider offering interviews to selected candidates.  Final interviews in Kansas City, Missouri will be offered to those candidates named as finalists, with reference checks, background checks and academic verifications conducted after receiving candidates’ permission.  The final interview process will be held in December, 2011.  For more information please contact Andrea Battle Sims by calling our toll free number 877.356.2924 or by visiting our website at www.watersconsulting.com.

The City of Kansas City, Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity at all levels of its workforce