The City of Dauphin is once again on the hunt for a new director of Public Works and Operations after Bernardo Pasco tendered his resignation.

Citing family commitments as his motivation to return to the City of Winnipeg, Pasco’s last day on the job was Dec. 31, 2025.

City manager Sharla Griffiths said the search for Pasco’s replacement will begin immediately.

“We’re going to advertise and just see what comes our way. We’re going to post it today and run it probably three weeks or so,” she said, adding she has also had a conversation with a professional recruiter, although no outside party has been contracted to tlead the search at this point.

“We are looking for an engineer or a civil technician, somebody who knows their way around public works type situations, construction, contracts, surveying, all that kind of stuff.”

Griffiths said recent retirements in public works and uitilities have allowed the City to make some changes that will ease some of the workload for the new director, whoever that may be.

Pasco joined the City of Dauphin administration team last July replacing Mike VanAlstyne, who left the City to take a job with Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure.

Originally from Philippines, Pasco worked in that country as a municipal engineer for 22 years before emigrating to Canada.

He came to Dauphin from Winnipeg after working in three other Manitoba municipalities.