The Town of Estes Park is seeking a motivated and dedicated public servant as the next Public Works Director.
The Public Works Director position is a working Director position. This position oversee all aspects of the Town’s Public Works Department, which includes Parking and Transit, Parks, Engineering, and Streets/Stormwater. The Public Works Director must be able to communicate effectively with colleagues in different departments, Public Works Staff, the Town Board, and the community. The successful candidate will be able to effectively manage Public Works operations and staff to ensure the implementation of the Town’s strategic plan and objections, as well as the long-range capital improvement projects identified by the department. The candidate must also be able to work collaboratively to earn the trust of residents who may express strong opinions and high expectations for municipal service delivery.
The Public Works department has 25.65 FTE (.98 FTE for two part-time positions; 5.67 FTE for seasonal staff; 19 FTE full time staff members) with the Director overseeing six (6) direct reports. The department is close, not only in the physically in proximity of many offices, but in camaraderie and collaboration between staff.
We are seeking a Public Works Director who has the technical skills necessary to lead the department and who has the skills to effectively manage staff.
Upcoming Opportunities & Challenges
- Deliver vision for stewarding the 2024 voter-approved 1% sales tax that annually delivers $2.1M (46%) to street maintenance, $1.3M (28%) to stormwater infrastructure expansion, and $577,000 (12.5%) to trail expansion and maintenance through 2034 in a manner that earns voter support to renew this for the extended future
- Establish a timeline and secure grant funding to implement the recommendations of the 2018 Estes Valley Stormwater Management Project
- Secure community support to implement the remaining two phases of the 2018 Downtown Parking Management Plan
- Establish a community-supported strategy to implement the recommendations of the new Multimodal Transportation Plan, Transit Development Plan, and Parks and Open Space Master Plan.
Minimum and Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, public administration, or relevant field.
- Eight (8) years progressively responsible Public Works administration experience.
- Four (4) years supervisory experience in a Public Works management position in a community of similar or greater size and service level.
- Any equivalent combination of education and experience approved at the discretion of the Town Administrator.
- Valid Colorado Driver’s License. Out of state candidates must obtain Colorado Drivers License within 6 months or hire.
- Colorado Professional Engineer License preferred.
Benefits and Salary
The full salary range for this position is $132,392 – 191,968 annual equivalent.
The Town has a market-based compensation program as well as a merit program, both are pending Town Board approval as part of the annual budget adoption.
The Town of Estes Park offers a comprehensive benefits program. Benefits include retirement, medical (eligible spouse, family), dental (family), vision (family), life insurance, sick leave, vacation, floating holidays, and volunteer leave. Our Benefits Summary Guide will provide more details. The Town also offers a Homeownership Program and aid for Dependent Care through a Flexible Spending Account.
The Town contributes to Social Security and this position would have the option of participating in Colorado PERA or MIssionSquare for retirement. Please see this link for more information: Colorado PERA informational video.
We also offer sick leave (accrued at 8 hours per month), vacation time (accrued at 10 hours per month), floating holiday hours (32 per full calendar year; pro-rated for partial year), and 10 paid holidays. We believe that it is important employees have and use time off.
In order to help the successful candidate who may need to relocate to Estes Park, the following are being offered with this recruitment:
Transitional Housing – The Town has a Two Bedroom/One Bathroom (NS/NP) unit available for rent for up to one year. This hopefully will allow someone a place to land while they get settled into our community.
Relocation reimbursement – Per policy, the Town will reimburse for relocation expenses, $2500 for out-of-state relocation within the Estes Park school district; $2000 for out-of- state relocation to within a 60 minute drive time; $1000 for relocation for in-state candidates within a 60 minute drive time.
Application Process
Please apply online through NeoGov: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/estespark/
Candidates should please be sure to submit a
completed application, attaching a cover letter and resume.
Close date:
This position is Open Until Filled with first review date of 01/21/2025
For questions about the position, please contact:
Human Resources
970.577.4778
HR@estes.org
