Deputy Director of Parks Capital Improvements Program

Parks and Recreation s seeking a dynamic, highly motivated, and innovative leader to fill an immediate opening to lead the Parks Capital Improvements Program(CIP) team.

This unclassified management level position will report to the Director of Parks and Recreation and will be an integral member of the Executive Team. This new Deputy
Director position will lead a team of dedicated Project Manager professionals to develop and manage capital improvements projects and development, as well as major maintenance projects in the County Parks system.

The Deputy Director will lead the team to work with a variety of stakeholders, attaining County and departmental objectives for the delivery of the CIP projects, using sustainable practices in project prioritization, while maintaining budget, schedule, scope, and operational goals. Other responsibilities include coordinating and communicating with executive management, stakeholders, the community, local community planning groups, and others, and present projects at public meetings.

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APPLICATION PROCESS AND RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE
1. Complete the online application at www.sandiegocounty.gov/hr; select the 
current job postings link. 
2. Attach a copy of college degree, final transcript, diploma, or completion
letter*

Applicants must possess the following:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university in civil, environmental, public  administration, or related fields or a certified foreign studies equivalency AND five (5) years of  experience which demonstrate the ability to perform the essential functions of the classification, OR  a combination of education and/or experience as stated above.

Note:  A master's degree or higher may substitute for a total of one (1) year. For education to  substitute for work experience as stated above, college level coursework must demonstrate  progress toward a degree and may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum five (5) years demonstrated experience in leading project  managers over capital development and leading teams to prioritization, manage and complete  parks and recreation development projects, candidates with current registration as a State of  California Professional Engineer (Civil Engineer) and/or certified Project Management Professional  are highly desirable.