Description
We’re hiring a Public Utilities Department Head to plan, direct, and oversee the Department’s programs, services, staff, and resources. The position provides executive-level leadership and accountability for water, wastewater, and solid waste operations; major capital programs; regulatory compliance; fiscal management; and countywide emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. The position is also responsible for integrating utility finance, rate setting, and customer service functions, including long-range financial planning, cost-of-service and rate development, revenue sufficiency, bonding and capital financing strategies, and oversight of billing and customer service operations, to ensure financial sustainability, service reliability, affordability, transparency, and public trust. See the full job description and apply at government jobs.
Make a difference in Paradise. Join Collier County Public Utilities.
At Collier County Public Utilities, we don’t just provide essential services. We help shape the future of our fast-growing community. We are expanding in one of the most beautiful areas in Florida and there's never been a more exciting time to join our team.
As part of Collier County Government, we operate with the responsibility and pride of a public agency. We are committed to environmental stewardship and infrastructure resilience.
Join a team that is growing to serve more customers with reliable water, wastewater and irrigation quality water services. See all of our open positions at Collier County Public Utilities jobs.
Why Join Collier County Public Utilities?
-Live where others vacation
-Be part of historic growth
-Eligible for the Florida Retirement System (FRS) and a competitive benefits package
-Advancement opportunities and professional certification support
Ready to make an impact?
Come build a meaningful career in public service, right here in Paradise.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree in engineering, public administration, business administration, finance, or a related discipline preferred
Minimum ten or more years of progressively responsible experience in public utilities, public works, or infrastructure operations; additional experience may substitute for a degree
Proven experience leading large, enterprise-scale utility organizations, including responsibility for operating budgets, capital programs, workforce management, and customer-facing service
Demonstrated experience in utility financial management, including rate development, cost-of-service analysis, long-range financial planning, and enterprise fund administration
Experience overseeing solid waste management operations, including landfill operations, long-term airspace management to extend landfill life, evaluation of alternative solid waste disposal or diversion methods, and executive-level management of regulatory agency relationships related to permitting and compliance.
Experience overseeing utility billing, customer service operations, and customer communications, including service reliability, affordability considerations, and public-facing issue resolution
Demonstrated knowledge of public finance and bonding, including revenue-backed debt, capital financing strategies, and coordination with financial advisors, bond counsel, and rating agencies
Demonstrated experience with emergency preparedness and response, including storm operations and debris recovery
Experience with FEMA Public Assistance, emergency contracting, and post-disaster recovery
Proven experience overseeing major capital infrastructure programs and working with elected officials and regulatory agencies.
Professional Engineer (P.E.) license is preferred but not required. Candidates without a P.E. must demonstrate experience overseeing licensed engineering professionals and managing complex utility engineering and capital programs at an executive level.
