The City of Atlanta is looking for a Commissioner of Public Works. From the attached leadership profile:
A Special Opportunity
The heart and soul of a dynamic metro area with a population of some 6.3 million, the City of Atlanta is at the center of one of the nation’s most vibrant regions. There are just over 500,000 residents in the City itself, but its services and influence spread well beyond the city’s legal limits.
The City’s Department of Public Works (DPW) is little known by the general public, but its work touches more residents every day than almost any other city department. Among DPW’s core
responsibilities:
- Maintaining, protecting and improving the
public right of way - Collecting, recycling and disposing the solid
waste created by Atlanta’s residents and visitors - Maintaining the vehicles used by various city
departments, from fire trucks to police cars to
riding mowers, a total of some six thousand
individual assets.
The effective leadership of the department is central to residents’ sense of a well-run city, and the people of DPW have an outsized impact on the daily functions that most people take for granted — until there is a problem. As one resident put it, “This is government at its most basic, delivering fundamental services without which a community simply cannot function.”
Read the full leadership profile and how to apply for the position: Commissioner-of-Public-Works-Leadership-Profile-Atlanta