Top 95 Director of public works Jobs in Burlington Vt

Director of Public Works
South Burlington, VT —South Burlington, VT
- $134,992.00 - $150,009.60 a year
- Full-time
- Civil engineering
- 5 years
- Word processing
- Health savings account
- Paid holidays
Municipal Finance Director
Pronexus, LLC —Burlington, VT
- $94,000 - $97,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Finance
- Bachelor's degree
- GAAP
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Organizational Change Management (OCM) Consultant
Trigyn —Waterbury, VT
- Email
- Continuous improvement
- Mentoring
- Training & development
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Facilities Operations Director
Job.com —Burlington, VT
- Contract
- Hospital
- 5 years
- Plumbing
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Child Care Assistant Director
Heartworks Early Education —South Burlington, VT
- $54,000 - $64,000 a year
- Full-time
- Mid-level
- 3 years
- Preschool
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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BHS/BTC Facilities Manager
Burlington School District —Burlington, VT
- $70,000 - $90,000 a year
- Full-time
- High school
- 5 years
- Office
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Events & Marketing Coordinator
Vermont Public Co —Colchester, VT
- $46,000 - $53,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Computer literacy
- Mid-level
- Office
- Cell phone reimbursement
Chief Redevelopment Officer
Vermont State Colleges System —Winooski, VT
- $140,000 - $160,000 a year
- Full-time
- 7 years
- Writing skills
- Master's degree
Strategic Development Coordinator
The Dream Program —Winooski, VT
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Research
- Mid-level
- Office
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Media Relations and PR Manager
Junapr —Burlington, VT
- $65,000 - $85,000 a year
- Email
- Hybrid work
- Mid-level
- Office
- Travel
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Communications Coordinator
Shelburne Farms —Shelburne, VT
- $22 - $24 an hour
- Part-time
- Google Workspace
- Inventory management
- Mid-level
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Clerical Assistant-Elementary (0.2 FTE)
South Burlington School District (VT) —South Burlington, VT
- $20.87 - $22.56 an hour
- Part-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- English
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
Tutor
South Burlington School District (VT) —South Burlington, VT
- $20 - $50 an hour
- Part-time
- Experience working with individuals with disabilities
- Education
- Math
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Project Manager, Workforce Partnerships & Programs
Community College of Vermont —Winooski, VT
- $58,969 a year
- Full-time
- 6 years
- Marketing
- Writing skills
Philanthropic Operations & Engagement Officer
Vermont Public Co —Colchester, VT
- $50,957 - $62,059 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Research
- Mid-level
- Office
- Cell phone reimbursement
Curator of Manuscripts and University Archives
University of Vermont —Burlington, VT
- Online Application
- Background check
- 6 years
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- Health insurance
- Professional development assistance
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Benefits Programs Administrator
State of Vermont - Department of Children and Families —Waterbury, VT
- $37.80 - $59.62 an hour
- Multiple hires
- Mid-level
- Office
- Master's degree
- Wellness program
- Paid holidays
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Varsity Assistant Girls Basketball Coach
South Burlington School District (VT) —South Burlington, VT
- $5,252 - $6,022 a month
- English
- Mentoring
- Organizational skills
AI/ML Ecosystem Data Analyst
University of Vermont —Burlington, VT
- Overtime
- Hybrid work
- Background check
- Computer Science
- Business development
1d
Shelter Operations Manager
Humane Society of Chittenden County —South Burlington, VT
- $63,000 - $70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Inventory management
- Computer literacy
- Mid-level
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Director of Public Works

South Burlington, VT
South Burlington, VT

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Job Details

Full-time
$134,992.00 - $150,009.60 a year

Benefits

Health savings account
457(b)
Paid holidays
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Flexible spending account
Vision insurance
Life insurance

Qualifications

Driver's License
Working on construction projects in a civil infrastructure role

Full Job Description

Job Summary

The Director of Public Works provides strategic leadership for the City of South Burlington’s municipal infrastructure, overseeing long-term planning, construction, maintenance, and regulatory compliance across all public works systems. This role manages a diverse municipal portfolio that includes the transportation networks, water, wastewater, and stormwater systems, parks and natural areas, public facilities, and cemetery operations. This position serves as the public face of the City’s infrastructure projects, ensuring clear communication with residents, committees, council, and internal city leadership. This position provides direction, professional development, and management oversight to a team of 40+ staff. The Director guides departmental priorities, supports development review, manages budgets and capital planning, and ensures that infrastructure decisions and financing mechanisms reflect community needs, climate goals, and priorities set by the Council as well as comply with local, state, and federal permitting and grant requirements.

Examples of Duties

Plans, directs, and manages the activities of the Public Works Department Administration, Capital Planning, Highway, Fleet Maintenance, Facilities, Stormwater, Drinking Water, Wastewater, and Parks Divisions.
Leads Department of Public Works Division Heads and integrates them into decision-making on ongoing and future projects. Manages all aspects of department personnel administration, labor relations, training, staffing, and evaluation of employees including supporting staff in all aspects of performing their jobs.
Ensures that infrastructure decisions are made to address the impacts of climate change and reduce the City’s fossil fuel emissions and carbon footprint in collaboration with the Climate Action manager and other City leaders. Ensures compliance with State and Local plans related to climate change
Leads and oversees all capital projects for the City including scoping, engineering, building financing acquisition and planning, bidding, executing agreements and change orders, and overseeing construction. Provides technical assistance to all other city departments.
Leads infrastructure review of all development taking place in the City. Including, but not limited to, partnering with engineers and contractors concerning development matters, subdivisions, utility allocations, and review of plans; inspecting and/or managing the inspections of the work completed by developers to assure conformity to City regulations and controls. Provides technical feedback to the Development Review Board and Planning Commission as needed.
Prepares and manages department budget and finances within established parameters and provides high-level asset and resource management oversight.
Coordinates, directs, and inspects all public works operations and projects including: street, sidewalk, bike path, and recreation path maintenance and reconstruction; park and tree maintenance; sewer, stormwater, water and wastewater line construction and maintenance; wastewater treatment plants upgrades and maintenance; cemetery maintenance; maintenance of all city traffic signals and street lights; energy improvements; landfill operation and maintenance lease; facility maintenance and improvements; construction and maintenance of other projects of a public works nature.
Plans and assigns work to subordinates, supervises, and develops job responsibilities; monitors and evaluates contractual services for compliance with specifications and applicable conditions; makes recommendations as appropriate to the City Manager.
Works collaboratively with the Leadership Team members to inform all municipal repair and maintenance activities. Leads efforts to develop and implement the city-wide capital improvement plan.
Provides direct and indirect staff support to Council-established committees as requested.
Works collaboratively with the Communication and Outreach Manager to ensure that public messaging of public works successes and alerts are provided in a timely and accurate manner to the community.
Oversees and coordinates competitive bidding on various department purchases of services, materials, and equipment.
Oversees all department record keeping (including as-built drawings and records, GIS data, inspection records, allocations, and permits in an electronic and searchable manner); supervises office staff.
Oversees application for state and federal grants; administers public works related grants received.
Supports the coordination of activities between all staff and other departments within the City and performs other necessary tasks or functions as is necessary to accomplish City and Department goals and objectives.

Minimum Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Public Policy, or related field.
Ten years progressively responsible experience in public works construction and maintenance.
Five years progressively responsible experience in management and administration.
Possess a valid Driver’s License.
Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Supplemental Information

Comprehensive technical and practical knowledge of the materials, methods, and techniques relative to public works projects and issues.
Demonstrated ability to plan, assign and supervise the work of groups of employees engaged in a variety of public works operations.
Thorough knowledge of public works financing and administration, including budget development and management and grant administration.
Demonstrated ability to interact positively and maintain effective public relations with the general community.
Demonstrated ability to exercise considerable independent judgment in the planning, direction, and control of the operations and maintenance of public works infrastructure and the development of capital projects.
Demonstrated ability to use data to inform decision making, including use of workorder systems or other resource management products and GIS.
Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality of department related information including bid proposals, personnel records, etc.
Excellent communication skills including proficiency with word processing and spreadsheet, including the ability to communicate complex concepts and projects in a manner that is clear and understandable to members of the general community.
Demonstrated ability to handle competing priorities and to be organized, detail oriented and accurate.
Committed to the principles of service, good governance, equitable service delivery, and being a lifelong learner.
Demonstrated ability of management of organized labor staff, including involvement in labor contract negotiations.

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