Highway Maintenance Section Supervisor II - Anson, TX

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.
• Schedules and coordinates work project needs to include personnel, equipment and material with the Area Engineer and other district staff on a regular basis.
• 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.
• Oversees maintenance section office activities including human resources, public relations, facilities, inventory management and general office administrative matters.
• Oversees the operation and maintenance of light and heavy equipment.
• Trains other employees.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: High School Grad or Equivalent in general high school studies.
• Experience: 8 years roadway maintenance or construction-related work.
• Licenses and Certifications: Valid Commercial Class "A" Driver License (CDL) with an N Endorsement, and with no restrictions.

Competencies

• Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work.
• Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance.
• Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines, and specification codes.
• Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements.
• The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
• Incident management procedures.
• Inventory/stock control procedures.
• Methods and procedures involving storage & transport of hazardous materials.
• Budgeting methods and procedures.
• Maintenance contract inspection procedures.
• Supervising technical staff.
• Scheduling work assignments.
• Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external.
• Using light highway equipment.
• Administrative support practices and procedures to include writing, editing and report writing techniques, recording meeting notes, record keeping and records management.
• Planning, assigning, directing, coordinating and reviewing the work of professional, administrative and technical employees.
• Coinciding labor, materials, and equipment.
• Preparing and maintaining confidential and sensitive records, files, and reports.
• Training in a classroom, office, or field environment.
• Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others.
• Work in cramped spaces (bend, stoop, crawl) and at varied heights.
• Manages financial and personnel resources to achieve individual and organizational goals.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Subject to outside environmental conditions; no effective weather protection.
• 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.
• Subject to noise.
• Subject to vibration.
• Subject to hazards-moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals.
• Subject to air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.