Macchi takes over a department with nearly 4,000 employees, the third largest in the city, at a time when Public Works is aiming to improve its reputation.

Houston City Council changed the law to allow Randy Macchi to head Public Works, the city's largest department at nearly 3,900 employees.

Houston has a new public works director after city council voted to remove a requirement that the position be filled by a licensed professional engineer. Randy Macchi was appointed by Mayor John Whitmire to replace Carol Haddock,

Mayor John Whitmire has appointed Randy Macchi as the new Director of Houston Public Works, the largest accredited public works agency in the country. Macchi, who has

HOUSTON – Mayor John Whitmire has named the new director of Houston Public Works (HPW). Randy Macchi was appointed to lead HPW as its next Director. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.

The director position at the city’s infrastructure department can only be held by a licensed engineer. Whitmire’s pick, Randall Macchi, has experience as an attorney and leadership coach — and as chief operating officer of HPW — but he’s not an engineer.

The Houston City Council unanimously voted Wednesday to appoint Randy Macchi as director of Houston Public Works, expanding a city ordinance that allowed for the appointment. The modification of the current existing ordinance,