Jesus Avitia, P.E., has served the City of Fresno Public Works Department since 2018 as Deputy City Engineer, most recently leading the Transportation Project Management Team of the Engineering Division.

A Chicago native, Jesus earned a bachelor’s in civil engineering from the University of Illinois, Chicago (2009). He is a professional Civil Engineer in the State of California with 14 years of project engineering and construction management in Heavy Civil and Rail Systems Construction. Outside of work, Jesus enjoys spending time with family, running, climbing, or completing a WOD.

Francisco V. Magos II has served the City of Fresno Public Works Department since 2018 and most recently as the Public Works Manager for the Site Development Section, managing project staff tasked with delivering projects for PARCS, Fire and the Police Department, most notably.

Francisco earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Fresno State (2005) and master’s degree of Business Administration from Fresno State (2012).He is a licensed professional Civil Engineer in the State of California and is certified as a Qualified Storm Water Pollution Plan Developer (QSD). Francisco began his career in the private sector working on local municipal infrastructure projects, that included projects for the City of Fresno.  He then moved into a management role leading a newly formed Civil Design Department for a local engineering firm.  Francisco is a valley native, born and raised in Madera, has a wife and two daughters and he is excited for this new role and the impact he and his staff will have on delivering projects to better the City of Fresno

Scott Sehm joined the City of Fresno’s Department of Public Works in 2015 as a Professional Engineer in the Traffic Engineering Department where he worked until taking on the role of Assistant Manager for the Design Services section of the Engineering Division in 2018 and was promoted to Supervising Professional Engineer. Later in 2018 he was promoted to Public Works Manager for the Design section. With the creation of the Capital Projects Department in the summer of 2023, Scott was promoted to Assistant Director with oversight of the now expanded Design Services Division.

Scott earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Fresno State University in 1999 and became a California-licensed Professional Engineer in 2004. He also holds a Qualified SWPPP Developer (QSD) certification. Scott’s professional career began in Fresno as an engineering consultant designing State and Federal prisons throughout California and was a project manager and engineer of record for multiple large commercial developments and big-box retailers in the Central Valley and Northern Nevada. Away from City Hall, Scott spends his time with his beautiful wife of over 20 years and their two sons. He enjoys cycling through the local foothills, travel, and listening to his record collection.