Deputy Director, GSA (Technical Services Department)

*Additional 10% compensation when assigned responsibility for Construction Program Planning and Architectural Services ($157,734.72-$194,848.80 Annually)

THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year, but can be extended.

Applications must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Postmarks are not accepted. Applications will only be accepted on-line.

Supplemental Questionnaire:  A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Applications will only be accepted on-line. Postmarks are not accepted. Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.

THE AGENCY
Alameda County's General Services Agency (GSA) supports a wide range of activities including capital project management, procurement and contract administration, design and construction management, sustainability, energy management, environmental and hazardous materials management, sustainability programs, medical facilities construction, property and salvage and related professional engineering services, building maintenance, real estate services, portfolio management, transportation services, as well as other Countywide support services.

THE DEPARTMENT
The current vacancy for this position is located in GSA’s Technical Services Department. The Technical Services Department is responsible for cost effective, timely, management of Capital Construction projects with an annual budget of more than $500 million, including medical facilities construction management.  The Technical Services Department is also responsible for energy management, environmental and hazardous materials management, sustainability, and property and salvage.

THE POSITION
Under administrative direction of the Director or the Assistant Director of the General Services Agency, the Deputy Director, GSA plans, organizes, coordinates and directs the operation of the Technical Services Department of the General Services Agency. Additionally, the Deputy Director for the Technical Services Department is responsible for architectural and construction services, energy management, environmental and hazardous materials management, medical facilities construction, property and salvage and related professional engineering services for all County buildings and building systems.

IDEAL CANDIDATE
In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, the successful candidate for the position of Deputy Director, GSA-TSD will have strong analytical, written and oral communication skills and will:

• Be able to plan, organize, coordinate, direct and manage, on-time and on-budget, complex construction projects through subordinates
• Possess strong political acumen
• Have a proven track record in coordination and collaboration, both internally and with multiple stakeholders in the County, to deliver projects on-time and within budget
• Be an effective communicator with excellent interpersonal skills focused on customer service and building an environment where diverse, multidisciplinary teams can work together to enhance the delivery of services
• Be an exemplary leader, possessing the skills necessary to identify, navigate and successfully interact within the dynamics of the organization, while maintaining sensitivity to the competing needs of staff, and internal and external stakeholders
• Be a sound decision maker with the ability and experience to identify and understand complex issues, problems, concepts, and opportunities; apply logical thinking and quantitative methods of gathering and analyzing information and exercise good judgment based on available data; design solutions to problems; formulate and articulate action plans proactively and collaboratively
• Be a strategic thinker with the ability to instill a culture of innovation and high standards
• Able to lead, direct, and manage organizational change

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Either I

The equivalent of two years of full-time experience in the class of Design and Construction Manager, Medical Facilities Development Program Manager, Sustainability Program Manager, Energy Program Manager or Environmental Program Manager in the Alameda County classified service.

Or II

Education:

Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

And
Experience:

The equivalent of ten years of full-time increasingly responsible managerial experience that included at least three years of responsible supervisory and administrative experience directing design, construction, installation or maintenance of a large variety of commercial and institutional facilities involving energy efficiency equipment, multi-faceted environmental risk assessment or complex remediation issues, which include budget preparation, and program management.

Substitution:
Completion of the Alameda County Management Academy “Management and Supervision Certificate Program” may be substituted for six (6) months of the required experience in either pattern I or II above.

Possession of a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university may be substituted for two (2) years of the required, non-supervisory, experience in pattern II above.

License:

Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's license.

For Deputy Director, Technical Services only:

Current Certification as a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of California in either Civil, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering; current Certification as a Registered Architect in the State of California; or Certification as a Registered Environmental Assessor in the State of California is highly desirable.

NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.

The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:

Knowledge of:

• Principles of organizational management
• Human Resources management
• Project management
• Strategic planning
• Principles of effective supervision
• Fiscal and budgetary policies
• Effective public relations and governmental policies
• County government operation and/or structure
• Applicable building codes and standards
• Applicable governmental regulatory requirements
• Communication technology
• Energy management principles and practices
• Environmental issues, risk assessment, mitigation techniques
• Facility design and construction
• Contract development

Ability to:

• Communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Make sound decisions
• Analyze and solve problems
• Plan and organize
• Analyze budgets
• Manage and control
• Lead
• Demonstrate interpersonal sensitivity
• Be flexible
• Adapt to stress
• Negotiate
• Provide customer service
• Be results oriented

The examination will consist of the following steps: A review of candidates' applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process; review of candidates' Supplemental Questionnaires to select the best qualified applicants to continue in the process. Those candidates scoring highest on the screening for best qualified will move on to the next step in the examination process, an oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidate's final examination score. The oral interview may contain situational exercises. CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION.  We reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination components.

Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.

To learn more about our recruitment and selection process, please visit the “What You Need to Know” section of our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.

Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance. The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:

TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN

Deadline for Filing*:                                               5:00pm, Tuesday, March 29, 2016 Friday, May 20, 2016
Review of Minimum Qualifications*:                                                                       Friday, April 1, 2016 TBD
Review of SQ for best qualified*:                                                                            Friday, April 8, 2016 TBD
Panel Interviews*:                                                                                                 Week of April 25, 2016 TBD

*Updated 4/18/16

*The combined oral examination/hiring interview, in addition to establishing an eligibility list, may serve as the final selection interview for vacancies in this classification.

Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County’s Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statutes. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing. Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes.

For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.

Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being.  These benefits include but are not limited to*:

For your Health & Welfare Benefits

• Medical – HMO & PPO Insurance
• Dental – PPO & DHMO Insurance  
• Vision
• Basic Life Insurance 
• Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage) 
• County Allowance (Employer Credit)
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Indemnity
• Long Term Care Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

For your Financial Future

• Short-term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan – (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
• Deferred Compensation Plan

For your Work/Life Balance

• 11 paid holidays
• Vacation and sick leave accrual
• Vacation purchase program
• Management Paid Leave**
• Group Auto/Home Insurance
• Commuter Benefits Program
• Group Legal
• Guaranteed Ride Home
• Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)
• Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks, cell phone, etc.)
• Child Care Resources
• 1^st United Services Credit Union 

*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement.  This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.

** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to seven days of management paid leave.

All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @acgov.org and alamedacountyHR@acgov.org as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this, your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the "My applications" button on the Current Job Openings page.