James Young is the Deputy Director for the City of Columbus Department of Public Service.  James supervises and provides direct oversight for the Divisions of Infrastructure Management, Parking and Mobility Services, Design and Construction, and Traffic Management.   He started with the City in 2014 and has been working with the Department in various leadership roles with his most recent being the City Engineer.  James also worked at the Ohio Department of Transportation in the Offices of Traffic Engineering and Roadway Engineering and completed his last 4 years as the Deputy Director of Engineering.  He also worked for a private consulting civil engineering firm. 

James is a licensed engineer in the State of Ohio and has a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.