Scott Tulloch Profile

As the City of Chula Vista’s Assistant City Manager in charge of Development Services and Public Works, Scott Tulloch oversees the day-to-day operations of four departments. Tulloch joined the City as Director of Engineering in December 2006 and was named Assistant City Manager less than a year later, in July 2007.

As City Engineer, he worked with the City’s management team to ensure the delivery of reliable and well-managed infrastructure.  In addition, Tulloch represented the City on regional engineering issues such as transportation and wastewater treatment systems. 

In the City of San Diego, Tulloch served as Director of the Metropolitan Wastewater Department. There he managed a workforce of 1,000 employees and administered an annual budget of $500 million. Before Tulloch was promoted to director in 2001, he managed a $1.5 billion capital improvement program for San Diego’s regional wastewater system.

Tulloch served in the U.S. Army until 1994, leaving as a full Colonel with the Army Corps of Engineers, and directed a host of projects including: land development; public works; construction of streets, buildings, bridges; fire protection; water and electricity; flood control; deep draft harbors; and federal water resource activities.