HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR 1

About the role

The Nevada Department of Transportation is recruiting to fill the Highway Maintenance Supervisor I position in Sparks, Nevada. This position is responsible for maintenance activities, including but not limited to pavement repair, fence repair, planning and scheduling day-to-day operations, and district betterment projects. They coordinate equipment and personnel with other crews, schedule winter operations, perform related tasks, and emergency incident response.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule work;
• Purchase materials;
• Schedule equipment for both routine highway maintenance activities and district betterment program;
• Operate equipment as necessary to ensure that scheduled work is completed.
• Identify roadway deficiencies in assigned area;
• Estimate materials and production time and provide project justification;
• Determine personnel, maintenance and equipment needs and assign tasks to subordinate personnel;
• Identify abnormal conditions in the roadway or right-of-way and take action to either adequately warn the public or correct the condition.
• Review engineering blueprints, schematics and standard plans and reference federal, State, local, and departmental procedures and regulations affecting highway maintenance.
• Oversee the work of a specialty crew engaged in maintaining highway/freeway lighting and both ground mounted and overhead signs; pavement striping and marking; and highway landscaped areas.
• Train, supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned highway maintenance staff;
• Establish work performance standards and initiate disciplinary action as appropriate.
• Prepare and submit required reports to track productivity, unit costs, stockpile and equipment usage, training, vehicle accident and property damage, projected work schedules, and project summaries.
• Apply cost accounting codes as prescribed in the Maintenance Management System Manual regarding work activities, work locations, and materials and equipment usage.
• Mix salt and sand stockpiles;
• Operate loaders to load salt and sand into trucks;
• Apply anti-icing chemicals;
• Remove snow with medium and heavy dump trucks with snowplows, spreaders and pre-wetting equipment;
• Operate motor graders;
• Construct and maintain brine-making facilities.
• Maintain radio contact with a base station, maintenance personnel and law enforcement agencies during storms or emergencies;
• Respond to emergencies outside of normal working hours as required;
• Act as incident commander at the scene as first responder until proper authority arrives according to the Incident Command System protocol.
• Prepare work program recommendations for review by the supervisor;
• Review and monitor established work programs and proposed encroachments by various agencies.
• Access and use information provided by the Intelligent Transportation System including the Road Weather Information System and meteorological data to determine optimal time for various maintenance activities and the District Operations Center.
• Maintain the hazardous materials information binder;
• Record new employee training and update material safety data sheets (MSDS);
• Conduct safety meetings to promote safe working conditions and enforce safety procedures.
• Contact public and private entities for required permits and authorizations;
• Monitor work permits issued by the Right-of-Way Division to utility companies’ contractors and disallow work if not properly permitted.
• Oversee contractors’ work such as micro-resurfacing, slurry seals, and janitorial services, and respond to customer service work orders.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
• Review potential projects scope through preliminary design study as requested;
• Review design plans at 30%, 60%, and 90% completion for maintenance issues;
• Participate in preconstruction meetings to address possible deficiencies in design and construction;
• Review completed projects to ensure compliance with contract and quality of work.

Requirements

• Graduation from high school or equivalent education and one year of experience as lead worker of a highway maintenance crew which included assigning and overseeing the work of lower level personnel, providing input on performance evaluations and assisting the supervisor in laying out a variety of roadway or specialty maintenance work;
• Graduation from high school or equivalent education and two years of experience as a Highway Maintenance Worker III in Nevada State service;
• An equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or equivalent education and one year of experience as lead worker of a highway maintenance crew which included assigning and overseeing the work of lower level personnel, providing input on performance evaluations and assisting the supervisor in laying out a variety of roadway or specialty maintenance work;
• Graduation from high school or equivalent education and two years of experience as a Highway Maintenance Worker III in Nevada State service;
• An equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Skills

• Detail knowledge of: materials, methods and equipment used in highway maintenance and construction;
• Working knowledge of: purchasing requirements and contracting limitations;
• A wide variety of manuals, policies, rules and regulations;
• Road and weather information for effective winter roadway maintenance operations;
• Incident command system protocol;
• Emergency operation center responsibilities.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, life, and disability insurance programs for employees and their dependents/family are offered through the Public Employees’ Benefits Program (PEBP).
• Vacation: Accrual of three weeks of annual leave each year.
• Sick Leave: Accrual of three weeks of sick leave each year.
• Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year.
• Retirement: Participation in the Nevada Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).
• Earned Longevity Pay: Employees who have received a performance rating of “standard” or better and have completed eight (8) or more years of continuous service are eligible for longevity pay.