{"id":120940,"date":"2026-02-03T03:58:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T03:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/120940\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T03:58:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T03:58:25","slug":"kierce-departing-as-jersey-city-dpw-director-will-remain-head-of-citys-oem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/120940\/","title":{"rendered":"Kierce departing as Jersey City DPW director, will remain head of city&#8217;s OEM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greg Kierce\u2019s last day as the Jersey City Department of Public Works director will be April 15th as the city begins a nationwide search for his successor, though he will remain head of the city\u2019s Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greg-Kierce-e1770048173705.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greg-Kierce-e1770048173705.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"353\"\/><\/a>Facebook photo.<\/p>\n<p>By John Heinis\/Hudson County View<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom day one, this administration has been committed to delivering a city government that actually works for the residents of Jersey City\u2014and that starts with getting the basics right. I am grateful to Director Kierce for his leadership during this transition and for his continued service protecting our city as Director of Emergency Management,\u201d Mayor James Solomon said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, we are searching for a forward-thinking leader who understands both the nuts and bolts of keeping a city running and how to modernize outdated systems to better support the hardworking men and women who keep Jersey City clean and operational every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ideal candidate will bring experience in large-scale municipal or public works operations, demonstrated success in implementing operational improvements, and a commitment to supporting frontline workers, according to the mayor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>The city is particularly interested in candidates with experience in systems modernization and data-driven service delivery.<\/p>\n<p>Interested applicants should submit their resume and cover letter to join.solomon.transition@gmail.com or on the Jersey City Jobs portal.<\/p>\n<p>Kierce became the acting DPW director in September 2016, as <a href=\"https:\/\/hudsoncountyview.com\/jersey-city-dpw-director-retiring-oem-coordinator-to-serve-as-acting-director\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HCV first reported<\/a>, and has served as the department chief ever since.<\/p>\n<p>Solomon and his administration have taken heat for subpar snow removal efforts, which <a href=\"http:\/\/hudsoncountyview.com\/jersey-city-council-seeks-answers-on-snowstorm-response-at-caucus-meeting\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kierce attributed to<\/a> the most snow in a decade and a rock salt shortage.<\/p>\n<p>Targeted ice and snow removal efforts for main city streets <a href=\"http:\/\/hudsoncountyview.com\/jersey-city-announces-upcoming-snow-removal-operations-on-8-main-roadways\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">began over the weekend<\/a> and will continue through at least Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Greg Kierce\u2019s last day as the Jersey City Department of Public Works director will be April 15th as&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":120941,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,53048,13338,38199,53049,53050,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-120940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-greg-kierce","tag-james-solomon","tag-jersey-city-city-hall","tag-jersey-city-department-of-public-works","tag-jersey-city-office-of-emergency-management-homeland-security","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}