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Description
The Public Works department consists of approximately 72 full time employees and is responsible for maintaining and improving the city’s streets, parks, water and stormwater systems, traffic signals, trees, fleet and public buildings. Public Works is responsible for building and maintaining the City’s infrastructure and facilities, and for providing many of the basic services affecting the daily lives of everyone living, working, visiting, and commuting within the City, including:
- 26 City-owned buildings/facilities and their grounds
- A fleet of over 250 vehicles and pieces of equipment
- 97 miles of streets
- Drinking water delivery for 16,000 customers
- Flood protection and stormwater management programs particularly along the San Francisco Bay, San Francisquito Creek and Atherton Channel
- 14 parks, 2 open spaces, 14 playgrounds, 2 dog parks, 9 sports fields, and 14 tennis/pickleball courts
- Efforts to preserve and expand the urban canopy, including 20,000 public trees
- Multimodal transportation services including 42 traffic signals, safe routes to schools and citywide shuttle programs.
The department has nearly $38 million operating budget supported by over 25 different special/dedicated funding sources for the varied programs and services provided to the community. In addition, the City has an approximately $100 million capital program, in part due to a successful track record in pursuing grants from a variety of local, state and federal sources.
In the Public Works Department, the Management Analyst will work with the maintenance, engineering and transportation sections, on assignments required to analyze, evaluate and make recommendations on complex matters. The Management Analyst will provide exceptional customer service, be a team player, an effective communicator, and juggle multiple projects. Responsibilities may include implementation of the heritage tree ordinance and permitting requirements; coordination of funding and services for several assessments districts for landscaping, trees, and sidewalk repair services; preparation and administration of grants; preparing request for proposals for maintenance and engineering services; and coordination of the department’s communication and engagement efforts.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate possesses a genuine desire to serve the Menlo Park community, exhibits curiosity and a strong desire to learn and grow professionally, and consistently executes methodical problem-solving skills. The ideal candidate is an independent thinker who thrives in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment; is successful collaborating vertically and horizontally in the organization; demonstrates a can-do attitude; and fosters a team environment. Finally, across all departments, our ideal management analyst candidates possess qualitative and quantitative skills acquired through any number of career paths. We actively seek candidates with for-profit, not-for-profit, nonprofit or military service and experience.
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:
Management Analyst I
- Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in business or public administration or a related field.
- One (1) year of increasingly responsible experience performing administrative, operational, management, and/or financial analysis.
Management Analyst II
- Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in business or public administration or a related field.
- Three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience performing administrative, operational, management, and/or financial analysis.
Benefits
Management Analyst I, $93,424 to $113,559 Annually (Member of SEIU)
Management Analyst II, $107,432 to $130,585 Annually (Member of AFSCME)
The City offers an excellent benefit package consisting of:
- Health Insurance: City contribution up to $2,655 per month towards a Cafeteria Plan which can be used to purchase medical insurance and participate in a flexible spending account for health care and/or child care reimbursement
- Dental: City-paid coverage for employee and dependents
- Vision: City-paid coverage for employee and dependents
- Vacation: 88 - 176 hours of vacation leave accrual each year, depending on length of service
- Sick Leave: 96 hours of sick leave accrued each year
- Holidays: 11 official holidays; 34 hours of floating holiday time per year; 8 “Day of Reflection” hours per year in recognition of holidays of individual and community importance
- Retirement: CalPERS: For classic members 2.0% @ 60 formula. For all others, 2.0% @ 62 formula.
- Deferred Compensation: Voluntary participation in City Plans.
- Life Insurance: City-paid policy equal to 1.5 times regular annual wage
- Long Term Disability: City-paid coverage
- Educational leave and tuition reimbursement
- A City-paid Caltrain GoPass. The Menlo Park campus is centrally located within walking distance from Caltrain and downtown Menlo Park.
- A City-paid BayPass. This pilot program offers employees unlimited travel in 2024 for both work and personal trips on 25 Bay Area transit agencies that use the Clipper card.
- A transportation allowance program provides employees with $1.50 per day when they walk, bicycle or carpool to work at least once per week.
- Employees are provided with access to an on-site gym at no cost.
For additional benefit information, visit www.menlopark.gov and review the City of Menlo Park and SEIU and AFSCME Memorandums of Understandings
Special Instructions
IMPORTANT: Please be sure to fill out the required City application completely, including all relevant work experience. Applications with “See Resume” as a substitution for the work experience description and/or unclear past employment information will not be considered.
Applications will be screened according to the qualifications outlined in this announcement. If 25 or fewer qualified applications are received, the eligibility list will be established based on application review. If 26 or more qualified applications are received, candidates will be invited to participate in a Oral Board Panel Examination tentatively scheduled for the week of September 16, 2024. All applicants will be notified by email as to whether or not they are invited to participate further in the selection process.
An Eligible List will be established as a result of this examination process and will be valid for a period of six (6) months. The list may be extended up to a maximum of two (2) years. The hiring department will review the Eligible List to determine which candidates will be invited to the department selection process.
The City of Menlo Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the City of Menlo Park not to discriminate against all qualified applicants or employees. We will make reasonable efforts in the selection process to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please contact Human Resources at (650) 330-6670 or jobs@menlopark.gov prior to the closing date for accommodation requests.
Before receiving an offer of employment, the candidate will be required to successfully complete a reference check, criminal conviction history questionnaire, OccuScreen background, DOJ fingerprinting, and a physical examination.
Applicants must be successful in all phases of the selection process to be considered for this position.
In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act, all potential employees are required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship or authorization to work in the United States. The City will not sponsor applicants for work visas.