Public Works Director (Transportation and Natural Resources)

Travis County, Texas
Austin, TX

Public Works Director
(Transportation and Natural Resources)
Hiring salary range: $170,000 to $190,000 DOQ
Final filing date: Friday, March 28, 2025.

This position is eligible for a remote/hybrid work schedule! Travis County prides itself on offering opportunities of advancement for current employees as well.

Travis County's Transportation and Natural Resources (TNR) department is seeking to fill the Public Works Director position with an authentic and dynamic leader. The position is vacant due to a retirement. Come work for an agency named the “Best Place for Working Parents”, a designation earned for four years!

This role is a vital member of the TNR senior leadership team and directly reports to the County Executive and Chief Deputy. The Public Works Director will oversee the strategic planning, development, implementation and evaluation of business and administrative functions for key business units, specifically: Road and Bridge Maintenance, Fleet Services, Capital Improvement Program and Survey Services. The position provides leadership and strategic guidance to not only the Public Works Division, but County Officials, Department Heads and Outside Agencies.

The model candidate should have a proven track record of ensuring consistent and effective execution of systems, processes and optimal use of department and organizational resources to meet the ever-changing needs of a highly visible and complex department with a budget of over $41M for Operations and Maintenance and $595M for the Capital Improvement Program. The Public Works division has a total of 230 employees and four Assistant Directors report directly to the Director to include Road & Bridge Operations, Capital Improvement Program, Fleet Services and Traffic Engineering.

Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, AND eight (8) years of directly related, increasingly responsible and varied professional engineering project management, developing and managing public works, or municipal management experience, including five (5) years of senior level management or project management experience. Incumbents must be licensed to practice as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of Texas issued by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers. If licensed in another state, the candidates must be able to acquire license reciprocity in the State of Texas within six (6) months from the date of hire. The preferred candidate will also have a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering.

For more information and to apply, please go to the dedicated recruitment page at: https://www.cpshr.us/recruitment/2457

For additional information contact:

Kylie Wilson
CPS HR Consulting
kwilson@cpshr.us

To view an online brochure for this position visit: https://executivesearch.cpshr.us/flyer?file=APPROVED_TravisCounty_PublicWorksDirector.pdf
Travis County website: https://www.traviscountytx.gov



Travis County is an equal opportunity employer.