Merakey Jobs

Deputy Director Technical Support

Salary

$93,935.71 - $136,743.36 Annually

Location

Las Cruces, NM

Job Type

Full-time Regular

Job Number

C067 02-25 MD

Department

Utilities

Opening Date

02/10/2025

Closing Date

3/31/2025 11:59 PM Mountain

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Nature of Work

Plan, organize, and direct activities, staff, and programs involving the development and management of Capital Improvements Projects and Engineering support of all Operations in Natural Gas and Energy, Water, Wastewater, and Solid Waste ensuring effective management and resource allocation to meet goals and objectives.

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

Work is typically performed in an office environment; occasional examination of field sites requiring the ability to navigate across even and uneven surfaces.

PHYSICAL FACTORS

Light physical work involving motor skills when utilizing computer or other instruments; requires work with standard office equipment and files; required to operate a vehicle; strong verbal and auditory abilities; visual acuity to review documents, handwritten records and typed documents.

WORK SITUATION FACTORS

Required emergency call back and extended hours when necessary; periodic out-of-town travel required.

Regular attendance is an essential function of this job to ensure continuity of services. Position is subject to drug testing in accordance with applicable State and Federal regulations and City of Las Cruces policies.

Meeting or exceeding the minimum requirements does not guarantee an invitation to participate in the process.

FIRST CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN TO CURRENT EMPLOYEES WHO MEET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS.

Full-time, regular, exempt position.

This position is graded AD30.

Duties and Responsibilities

Develops, reviews, recommends, and implements policies, plans, and strategies for projects; defines project scope and priorities based on current and future needs to include Project Scoping Reports (PSR) preparation, review and procurement of design and environmental services as related to scoping reports.

Works with the development community, engineering community and other City Departments in the development of appropriate utility plans and specifications to ensure quality utility development.

Works with industry and other state, regional, and national stakeholders to keep current on industry trends, regulations, and legislative issues at the state and federal level; attends external training on key issues and changes in legal requirements and keeps abreast with latest trends and requirements and advises the Utilities Director and appropriate Utility Deputy Directors of relevant changes.

Develops capital projects; prepares, proposes, and implements the five (5) year Capital Improvement Plan; coordinates the development and/or modification of the Utilities design standards; Oversees and supervises the engineering and project management of all capital projects to ensure compliance with established parameters and applicable local, state, and federal standards.

Serves as a membe of the Utilities Management Team; coordinates with other lines of business and programs and Departments to integrate projects of mu