Jobs at Town of Brookline

Oversees business operations for a municipal Highway, Sanitation, and Fleet Services Division. Responsibilities include billing, accounts payable and receivable, purchasing, budgeting, financial reporting, permits, inventory, payroll support, scheduling, personnel administration, customer service, business systems, and emergency coordination. The role supervises administrative workflows, supports compliance and communications, researches service rates, and coordinates operational programs and field-service requests.

Oversees daily maintenance, operations, and long-term care of municipal parks, athletic fields, playgrounds, cemeteries, school grounds, and public landscapes. Supervises regular and seasonal staff, manages contractors, budgets, procurement, asset systems, safety protocols, and maintenance programs. Coordinates snow and ice operations, emergency response, fleet and equipment readiness, public inquiries, and interdepartmental activities. Ensures compliance, develops procedures, tracks performance, and supports sustainable, high-quality public assets.

Leads municipal tree crews and performs advanced arboricultural work, including climbing, pruning, removals, rigging, bucket truck operations, pest management, storm response, and tree planting oversight. The role evaluates hazards, enforces safety procedures, trains personnel, maintains equipment and records, inspects contractor work, responds to public inquiries, and supervises winter operations. Work occurs outdoors in physically demanding, high-risk environments near roads, structures, and power lines.

Manages business operations and administrative support for municipal DPW divisions. Responsibilities include financial processing, billing, purchasing, budgeting, permitting coordination, workflow and work-order administration, inventory tracking, payroll support, staff onboarding, scheduling, supervision, customer service, and records management. The role also supports emergency operations, improves administrative systems, and coordinates office and field operations.

Manage workers’ compensation, injury-on-duty, FMLA, ADA, parental, military, and other leave cases. Coordinate employees, medical providers, insurers, third-party administrators, legal professionals, and managers. Ensure compliance with employment and safety regulations, support accommodations and return-to-work plans, maintain confidential records, prepare reports, evaluate workplace injuries, and assist with safety training and disability retirement documentation.

Oversee municipal traffic signals, roadway and street lighting, signage, pavement markings, parking meters, wireless fire alarms, and related infrastructure. Manage ITS systems, maintenance, inspections, upgrades, emergency response, contractors, budgets, capital planning, GIS records, inventory, and safety compliance. Supervise technical staff, coordinate roadway projects, administer contracts, maintain operating procedures, and perform hands-on troubleshooting and field duties.

Supervise and perform tree planting, pruning, removal, pest/disease management, emergency response, and inventory/reporting. Lead staff and contractors, operate forestry equipment, manage pesticide applications, ensure safety compliance, and support winter maintenance.

Manages economic development and long-term planning initiatives, including local business support, commercial district revitalization, permitting assistance, community engagement, research, data analysis, advisory board support, communications, and district planning projects. Requires collaboration with residents, businesses, developers, property owners, and municipal departments to advance Brookline’s economic vitality and sustainability goals.