Hector L. Badia, Assistant Director, Capital Improvements

Program Mangement Office - PMO

Hector Badia is a hard-working and dedicated member of the City of Miami’s Office of Capital Improvements (OCI) leadership team. He has served as Assistant Director for the Department since 2015, acting as Interim Director and Director from 2022 to 2024. During his time with OCI, Badia has delivered over 350 projects effectively, managing a budget of over $650 million and an active workforce of 50.  He has ardently designed, built and promoted the amenities and infrastructure that elevate life in the City, from Historic Preservation initiatives to the construction and improvement of Parks, Marinas, Roadways and Public Facilities.  As the Assistant Director of OCI's Program Management Office, Badia is responsible for managing capital construction project budgeting, planning, and funding. He also oversees the City's capital projects system-of-record, eBuilder.

Badia’s career with the city began in 1993 as an Intern Engineer Assistant for the Public Works Department.  After eight years, he joined the Parks and Recreation Department, and later, for a period of time he worked as a Project Manager for the prestigious engineering and architecture firm C3TS.  However, the call for public service was too great to deny, and in 2008, Badia returned to the City in a managerial position, which lead to an upward trajectory that would see him flourish from Project Manager to Executive Directive of Capital Improvements.  His experience in various facets of municipal planning, budgeting and community development is extensive and unparalleled. 

Badia graduated with a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Tulane University in 1989. He currently resides in Miami Springs with his wife and two daughters.