POSITION: Director of Public Works (Full-time with excellent benefits)
SALARY: Negotiable based upon education and experience. (Salary Range up to $122,952)
SUMMARY: The Town of Hampstead, NH (pop: 9,000 with a response district size of 14.1 sq
miles) is seeking a qualified professional Director to lead its Public Works Department.
Hampstead, NH is a quaint community located in Rockingham County and operates with a
Select Board, SB 2 form of government. The community has a balance of residential and
commercial properties intermixed with substantial conservation areas, including three bodies
of water. The town’s recent valuation is $2.079 billion dollars.
The Director is responsible for Highway and Streets, Building and Grounds, and has a
significant role in Cemeteries, Parks and Recreation, Solid Waste Management, and
Contracted Engineering and Project Management.
The ideal candidate for this position will embrace the challenges of leadership and possess
strong character attributes, high emotional intelligence, and interpersonal skills. They must
be a critical thinker with a working understanding of organizational adaptive leadership and a
focus on results. The candidate will have a significant knowledge of all necessary Department
of Public Works resources. The candidate must be willing to put the community in the
forefront of all decisions as well as be engaged at the State and Federal level serving as
liaison with many outside agencies and organizations.
Additionally, the candidate will have a degree in a related field, plus seven years of
progressively responsible experience in municipal public works or related field, including
three years supervisory and administrative experience. Or any equivalent combination of
education and experience which demonstrates the possession of the required knowledge,
Skills and abilities. Hampstead is an equal opportunity employer.
The Director reports to the Town Administrator in addition to a 5-member Select Board. This
position oversees a total budget of approximately $2.2 million dollars.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please send cover letter and resume to
mcarrier@hampsteadnh.us or mail/drop off to: Human Resources Department, Town of
Hampstead, 11 Main Street, Hampstead, NH 03841.
For more information, potential candidates are directed to Selectman Lewis Eaton
leaton@hampsteadnh.us or Tina Harrington tharrington@hampsteadnh.us or 603-329-4100,
ext. 115.
Resumes will be held in confidence until the interview process.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 31, 2025, at 4 PM. Preliminarily, interviews to be the week
of April 14, 2025.