Armando Gutierrez Jr. is now the Engineering & Public Works director of the City of Brownsville. Gutierrez oversees the department to implement systems, operational plans and policies to improve city services by efficiently and effectively allocating resources.

The Engineering & Public Works Department aims to execute capital projects for improvements to city infrastructure. There is an emphasis on streets and drainage.

Gutierrez was most recently the director of Public Works for the City of Port Arthur. He has more than 30 years of experience in engineering, public works, project management, utilities and various aspects of development.

Gutierrez has overseen such projects such as the Hurricane Harvey Disaster Recovery and Damage Assessment for the City of Port Arthur. His work also includes development of a 20-year street improvement plan in 2017 and the completion of the City of Kingsville Comprehensive Plan in 2008.