Maintenance Section Supervisor Ii - Beeville

Oversees a Maintenance Section and is responsible for providing a safe driving thoroughfare within a geographic area of the state through the maintenance of all roads, structures and rights-of-way. Oversees a Maintenance Section with a rank sum ratio of section lane miles and truck/vehicles per lane in accordance with the published rank sum. Supervises technical and clerical employees. Work requires responding to emergency notification on an as-needed basis. Work requires contact with governmental officials, private entities and the public. Employees at this level establish their own work plan and priorities to meet set objectives. Issues are rarely referred to the supervisor but are handled at the occurrence.

Essential Duties:

• Administers and inspects contracted maintenance activities.
• Handles public complaints.
• Inspects road conditions, work-in-progress and work completed by the crews and contractors
• Plans, coordinates and implements emergency response to inclement weather, flooding, accidents and hazardous material spills affecting area roadways.
• Prepares and monitors the budget.
• Prioritizes and assigns projects to the Maintenance Section assistant and crew chiefs; guides them in the planning and scheduling of personnel/materials/equipment necessary to complete the work; ensures projects follow established safety guidelines
• Responsible for Maintenance Section office activities including human resources, public relations, facilities, inventory management and general office administrative matters.
• Responsible for overseeing the operation and maintenance of light and heavy equipment.
• Trains other employees.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: High School Grad or Equivalent in general high school studies.

Experience: 

• 8 years roadway maintenance or construction-related work. (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated parttime equivalent). Related college education or relevant technical training may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications
• Must have 3 years supervisory/managerial experience. Project leader or lead worker experience may substitute for supervisory/managerial experience.

Licenses and Certifications:

• Valid driver's license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• Must have a Class "A" Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with an "N" Tank endorsement

    
Competencies:

• Methods, procedures, equipment and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work
• Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance
• Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements
• The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
• Methods and procedures involving storage & transport of hazardous materials
• Budgeting methods and procedures
• Maintenance contract inspection procedures
• Scheduling work assignments
• Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups. both internal and external
• Using light highway equipment
• Planning, assigning, directing, coordinating and reviewing the work of professional, administrative and technical employees
• Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment
• Preparing and maintaining confidential and sensitive records. files and reports
• Maintaining a safe working relationship
• Manages financial and personnel resources to achieve individual and organizational goals

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
• Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
• Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs
• Talking-expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words
• Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen, extensive reading
• Visual Acuity-operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment

Conditions of Employment:
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• This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre-employment physical. 
• Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety impact positions. This is a Safety Impact position and will be subject to random drug testing.
  • Please note that the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation - 49 CFR Part 40, at 40.151(e) - does not authorize "medical marijuana" under a state law to be a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test result for an employee in this position.
• Must be able to report for duty within 45 minutes of notification on a 24-hour basis to respond during emergency situations.