City of Nevada Announces Opening for Director of Public Safety
The City of Nevada is seeking a dynamic, visionary leader to be our next Director of Public Safety. Under administrative direction
The City Engineer (Howard R. Green Company) serves as the technical engineering advisor for all public and private improvements completed in the city. This includes design, and management of public infrastructure projects programmed by the City; and review of private developments for conformance with city code, policies, standards and applicable state and federal requirements. Projects are directed by the City Administrator for work including, but not limited to the following:
Larry has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in Municipal Engineering. He came to Iowa in 1976 and served as the Assistant to the City Engineer in Grinnell for 5 years. He then became City Engineer for the City of Oskaloosa, IA, served in that role for 22 years, and was also the Public Works Director for the last 10 years. Larry then served from 2003 to 2009 as Director of the Iowa Statewide Urban Design and Specifications (SUDAS) Program at Iowa State University. At HR Green’s Des Moines, IA office since 2009, Larry provides municipal engineering services to some of the firm’s key clients.
Larry’s professional career has largely been devoted to planning, designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining urban infrastructure. His experience also includes extensive research on subjects relevant to the infrastructure needs of municipalities, including roadway subgrades and subbases, utility cut repair techniques, trenchless technology, pavements and paving materials, roadway lighting, and design of rural and urban subdivisions, to name a few.
Larry is a past member of the Board of Directors of the American Public Works Association (APWA) and served as President of the Association in 2014-15. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure from 2011 to 2014, representing APWA as a founding member of the organization, whose mission is to develop and implement a rating system for sustainable infrastructure projects, Envision. Larry is a 45-year member of APWA and served as the Iowa Chapter President in 1992 and 1993. In recognition of his career achievements and leadership, Larry was awarded the APWA National Top Ten Leader of the Year Award in 2017.
Larry graduated from South Dakota State University with a B.S. in civil engineering.
Mike Roth has a wide range of experience in planning, cost estimating, permit preparation, design and construction of water and wastewater facilities. Mike has been involved with all phases of project development, from laboratory and pilot-scale investigations through construction and start-up. Mike has Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science degrees in Civil Engineering from Iowa State University and is a licensed professional engineer in Iowa.
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City of Nevada Announces Opening for Director of Public Safety
The City of Nevada is seeking a dynamic, visionary leader to be our next Director of Public Safety. Under administrative direction
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