April Government Affairs Committee: Public Works Update with Dave Webb

Dave currently serves as the Director of Public Works for the City of Newport Beach and came to the City with over thirty-one years of diverse administration, management and engineering experience in both municipal and private project design & construction, including land development & entitlement processing.  Dave oversees the City’s $74 million Capital Improvement Program, Civil and Transportation Engineering, Public Right-of-Way Development and Permitting, Capital Project Construction and Inspection, Traffic and Signal System operations, Surface Water Quality Compliance and Conservation, and Municipal Maintenance Operation.  Prior to being promoted to Director of Public Works for the City in August 2012, He served as the cities Deputy Director of Public Work & City Engineer for five years.  Prior to Newport Beach, Mr. Webb enjoyed 16 years with the City on Huntington Beach where he served as City Engineer and Deputy Director of Public Works over Utilities and Maintenance Operations.   Before this, he worked for several consulting firms including HDR Engineering and Ott Engineering.

Mr. Webb earned a Master Degree in Public Administration from California State University, Long Beach as well as a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.  He is also licensed as a Registered Professional Civil Engineer in California.

Outside of work, Dave leads an active family life with his wife and three children, including boating, camping, traveling.  He also enjoys gardening and home improvement projects (pending available time and funding).