Public Works Assistant Director - City of Leeds

TARGET CLOSE DATE:

02/13/2026

PAY GRADE:

Grade 25

TYPE:

Full time

JOB SUMMARY:

The City of Leeds Public Works Assistant Director assists in directing the overall operation of the city's Public Works Department. They also assist with planning, assigning, and reviewing projects and supervising subordinate employees. Individuals in this position are expected to organize the details of assignments and carry them through to completion with latitude for the exercise of independent judgment and in accordance with Federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, policies, and procedures.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

The City of Leeds provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more. The pay range for this job is presented below:

$59,113 - $91,686

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:

• Driver's license. 

• Experience supervising employees, coordinating employees' work, delegating tasks, and reviewing work performance.

• Experience maintaining asphalt roadways including pothole patching, roadway resurfacing, and thermal patching.

• Experience constructing and maintaining sidewalks and curbs.

• Experience inspecting and repairing storm water infrastructure (storm drains, pipes, manholes, retention ponds, etc.).

• Experience establishing and monitoring departmental budgets.

• Experience adhering to safety regulations related to construction and traffic hazards.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications deemed desirable by the City of Leeds. These qualifications may be considered by a hiring agency when reviewing applications and inviting candidates to participate in subsequent steps in the selection processes.

• Class B commercial driver's license.

TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:

• Performs financial functions such as reviewing and approving expenditures, managing petty cash and reimbursement accounts.

• Prepares, monitors, and administers departmental or organizational budget by reviewing spending trends, expenditure reports, analyzing financial data and ensuring expenditures are within annual budgetary limits.

• Provides customer service, internally and/or externally, via phone, email or face to face interaction.

• Procures and/or manages inventory (i.e., supplies and equipment) to ensure the products and services are available to meet the operational needs of each department.

• Initiates, plans, executes, and monitors work involved in the completion of projects.

• Supervises staff by assigning and distributing work, directing staff in their job duties, monitoring progress of work, providing feedback and/or training.

• Manages time, attendance, leave processes, and submission of payroll information.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Work involves moderate physical exertion required for occasional prolonged periods of lifting, carrying, balancing, climbing, stooping, kneeling, and crouching. Work may involve occasional lifting of items or objects weighing up to 50 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is conducted both indoors in office setting as well as regular field visits to external places of business, and construction worksites. Work involves use of various hand tools such as hammer, screwdrivers, wrenches, etc. Work involves the use of heavy equipment such as rubber tire loaders, brush trucks, limb loaders, jet washers, etc. Work involves the use of construction equipment such as backhoes, motorgraders, track dozers, track loaders, etc.

EEO STATEMENT:

The Personnel Board of Jefferson County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.  Each Merit System member city/agency operates its own equal employment opportunity policies available on the individual city/agency website.

ACCOMMODATION:

NOTE:

This job posting may close before, or be extended beyond, the listed Target Close Date based on the employment needs of the Merit System. More detail regarding this job is available by clicking Apply.

DISCLAIMER:

This job posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties, responsibilities, or skills and abilities required for this position and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.