.THE OPPORTUNITYRugged. Beautiful. Historic. Thriving: Durango, Colorado offers an outstanding opportunity for an experienced public works leader to serve as its next Public Works Director.ABOUT DURANGODurango is home to 19,500 residents and is located along the Animas River in southwestern Colorado at the foot of the San Juan Mountains and east of Mesa Verde National Park. As the county seat for La Plata County and a regional hub for commerce, Durango is easily accessible by land and air. Durango offers modern city amenities with stunning natural surroundings, rugged geography, and world-class recreational opportunities.CITY GOVERNMENTThe City provides a full range of services to its residents, including general government, public safety, streets and highways, culture and recreation, transportation, sustainability, community development, public works, and public utilities. City services are provided through 425 FTE employees and a FY 2024 general fund budget of $53.8 million and an all-funds budget of $321.3 million.THE DEPARTMENTThe City of Durango's Public Works Department is dedicated to enhancing the community's quality of life by managing essential infrastructure and delivering exceptional services. The department's responsibilities include maintaining and improving streets, ensuring reliable water and wastewater systems, efficient trash and recycling services, and overseeing city engineering and capital improvement projects. Services are provided through 92 FTE positions, and a FY 2024 operating budget of $19 million.THE POSITIONAppointed by the City Manager, the Public Works Director plans, directs, and oversees the activities and operations of the Public Works Department, which includes engineering, streets, trash/recycling, water, wastewater, and capital improvement divisions. Essential job duties include full management responsibility for all Public Works Department services and activities; developing and implementing department goals, objectives, policies, and priorities; evaluating and forecasting the city's public works needs and identifying capital improvement project requirements; and managing and participating in the development and administration of the department budget.QUALIFICATIONSAny combination of related education, experience, certifications, and licenses that will result in a candidate successfully performing the essential functions of the job is qualifying. The most attractive candidates will possess the following:Education: Bachelor's degree with major coursework in public or business administration, organizational development/management, engineering, construction management, or a related field.Experience: Ten years of increasingly responsible experience in public works or city operations, including five years of administrative and supervisory responsibility