EMPLOYER: City of Highland Park, IL
CLOSING DATE: May 18, 2012
COMPENSATION: Salary is $126,000+/- DOQ.TO APPLY:
Candidates should apply by May 18 to Heidi Voorhees at Voorhees Associates via our online application system: www.VoorheesAssociates.com/current-positions. Tel: 847-580-4246. Voorhees Associates 500 Lake Cook Road #350 Deerfield, IL 60015. Additional information available at www.VoorheesAssociates.com. Electronic submission preferred.DESCRIPTION: The City of Highland Park, IL (pop. 29,763) is a dynamic, progressive community with beautiful neighborhoods and vibrant commercial districts. The City seeks its next Director of Public Works. Home to nationally recognized schools, beautiful parks and ravines, and Ravinia Festival, the world class summer venue of the performing arts, Highland Park is a highly desirable community in which to live and work. Highland Park is located 23 miles north of Chicago along the shore of Lake Michigan. The city of Highland Park is seeking a progressive, highly collaborative public works executive to serve as its next Public Works Director.
The position reports to the City Manager. Upon the retirement of the previous City Manager, the Mayor and City Council recently appointed a new City Manager who will start on May 14, 2012. The Public Works Department has 68 full time and 17 part time authorized positions and a $16.5 million budget. The Public Works Department is full service with the following Divisions: Engineering, Streets, Facilities, Maintenance, Fleet, and Water Production. The next Public Works Director must have high integrity and a positive track record in customer service, team building within the department and with other departments, and experience with shared services, service consolidation and joint bidding.
Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in public policy, business, engineering or related field. A Master's degree or higher level certification a plus. Candidates must have 7-10 years increasingly responsible experience in executive level public works in the public sector or in a field closely related to the public sector. The successful candidate will have strong oral and written skills, strategic planning abilities, and a demonstrated enthusiasm for working closely with elected and appointed officials. Residency in the City of Highland Park is not required.
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