A professional who directs and coordinates activities of city departments of public works and utilities. Responsibilities include:

• Confers with officials responsible for street and building construction and maintenance, and for supplying water, power, sanitation, or other services to coordinate use of human resources and equipment and to consolidate purchasing requests.
• Reviews preliminary budgets and adjusts items for conformance to anticipated needs.
• Attends city council meetings to present budgets, activity reports, and plans for future activities.
• Confers with suppliers and sellers and places orders for equipment, materials, and supplies.
• May hire, promote, and discipline employees of departments supervised.