Crew Leader - (DPW)
About the role
The Indianapolis Department of Public Works (DPW) aims to improve residents’ quality of life through bettering public spaces and infrastructure, and through providing excellent public services. With a focus on multi-modal connectivity, thriving green spaces, meaningful capital improvements, universal accessibility, and collaborative public and private partnerships, DPW builds and maintains public infrastructure and park land; manages solid waste collection; and keeps the City’s entire vehicle fleet rolling. One of the largest city agencies, “Team DPW” commits itself to effective efficient customer service for residents and visitors to Indianapolis. The agency is able to do this by cultivating a productive, collaborative, and compliant work environment in order for our workforce to meet the needs of the constituents of Indianapolis and Marion County.
Responsibilities
- Plan and lead the job site work effort including; coordination of materials, equipment and crew members.
- Functions as a working member of the crew, coordinates and leads the functions of the crew.
- Works with crew members to encourage problem solving to create a better work product.
- Reports daily production results and participate as a working crew member.
This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.
Qualifications
- High School education or equivalent.
- At least four (4) years of related work experience.
- A valid Class A CDL Driver’s License is preferred; Class B license required.
- Must pass a pre‑employment physical.
- Ability to lift and carry items weighing 25 pounds or more.
Skills
- May require basic computer operation skill.
- Operates a variety of light and heavy construction equipment (e.g., loaders, backhoes, graders, dump trucks, asphalt pavers, asphalt planers, rollers).
- Directs supervision of staff.