Village of Lake in the Hills
600 Harvest Gate
Lake in the Hills, IL 60156 2000 - 2005
Beginning Salary: $76,000
Ending Salary: $88,000
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/VILLAGE FORESTER
Direct all operations of 26-person crew in the maintenance, installation, repair, and operation of all village infrastructure including wastewater, sewer, and potable water systems. Includes repair and maintenance of 120 miles of roadway and rights-of-way, 130 miles of sanitary sewer and storm sewer collection systems, fleet and vehicle maintenance, collection and disposal of residential solid waste, as well as operations and improvements to six separate facilities throughout the Village. Maintained entire urban forest and coordinated trimming and removal with contractors and outside utilities.
Perform detailed evaluation of building systems and structures to determine maintenance schedules and develop a capital improvement plan.
Implement facility and systems improvements to maximize energy use and efficiency. Conduct routine safety inspections on systems and equipment to assure compliance with federal, state, and local standards.
Develop short, mid-range, and long-range plans to effectively maintain and operate facilities and equipment by putting together preventative and predictive maintenance plans, tracking City inventory, determining and tracking equipment replacement dates, performing annual condition inspections, , developing work orders, preparing inspection documentation, developing annual maintenance work plans for staff, maintaining City development master plan, and formulating facility budgets.
Prepare detailed budgets and analyses for eleven special revenue and general funds. Oversee all purchasing and procurement for department as well as reporting requirements for the expenditure of federal and state grants.
Operate and maintain mid-sized General Aviation airport with covered and uncovered storage. Coordinated contract with FOB and outside vendors.
Draft bid specifications and perform all bid procurement services for outside maintenance and repair contracts. Oversee all contractual personnel in completion of duties while processing payment requests.
Maintained 5.6 sq miles of Urban Forest and public grounds.