MAINTENANCE TECHNICAL COORDINATOR 1 - 08252026-80392

Location: McEwen, TN – Department of Transportation, Humphreys County (Region 3, District 38 Operations, Maintenance Section)

About the Role

The Maintenance Technical Coordinator 1 supports Divisions, technical disciplines, Project Teams, and District Maintenance with project-specific deliverables, project assessments, roadway material or County Maintenance inventory, data analysis and reporting, and contract compliance and fulfillment. This position collaborates with Maintenance Teams in identifying potential equipment and inventory challenges and ensuring the sustainability of the Department’s infrastructure. The role utilizes established Department policies, discipline-specific technical guidance, procedures, and manuals to assist the Maintenance Team in completing deliverables and implementing the TDOT Quality Management Process. This position must effectively implement vendor contracts in support of County Maintenance Operations as part of a matrix organization.

Responsibilities

• Support Maintenance Teams and the efficient delivery of TDOT’s maintenance program deliverables through participation in the Maintenance Quality Assessment.
• Assist in developing field review locations and in documenting and reporting on field inspections.
• Collaborate with Headquarters Maintenance to address outstanding concerns listed in the Maintenance Quality Assessment (MQA) as part of a matrix organization.
• Assist with integrating Quality Management into all deliverables.
• Ensure all projects within the Maintenance Work Program, the MQAs, and work completed as part of vendor contracts comply with all applicable State of Tennessee statutes.
• Perform record checks and assist with records retention for inventory, supply, and equipment purchases per the TDOT Records Retention Policy.
• Assist in the maintenance program delivery of the procurement process by purchasing and/or paying vendors or contractors for supplies, materials, services, and equipment in alignment with state purchasing guidelines.
• Assist in managing supply inventories to ensure adequate stocks are available for all maintenance-assigned projects.
• Support the Assistant Maintenance Superintendent with developing materials and equipment needs, scope of work, schedules, and documentation to be used for purchase acquisitions by the Procurement Officers.
• Verify all required permits have been obtained and assist with filing applicable project work permits and utility notifications.
• Maintain and/or create a record-keeping system and notification tracking system for permit-required work, all applicable documentation, including work assessments, purchases, inventories, facility equipment, equipment purchases, repairs, and disposals.
• Maintain accurate, reliable, and relevant average unit price data to facilitate effective decision-making for the development of cost estimates and strategic planning as part of delivering the Department’s Maintenance Program.
• Remain current on equipment and maintenance best practices and participate in identifying, analyzing, and reporting equipment and maintenance trends.
• Assist Maintenance Teams, as directed, during emergencies such as floods, tornados, snowstorms, crashes, and hazardous spills by operating equipment to remove ice and snow from highways and bridges, posting warning signs, and assisting the public.
• Provide exceptional customer service to project stakeholders by sharing data and acquired knowledge with Project Teams, ensuring cost and inventory data is easily accessible and organized, exercising listening skills, and communicating effectively.
• Promote positive public relations with customers and provide accurate and timely verbal and/or written responses to the public and other Department personnel.

Requirements

• Education and Experience:
  • An associate or bachelor’s degree in a related field of study and three (3) years of demonstrated competency in a related technical discipline; or
  • Education equivalent to graduation from high school and five (5) years of demonstrated competency in a related technical discipline.
• Some positions within this classification may require candidates to possess and maintain a Class D driver’s license valid to operate vehicles in the State of Tennessee.
• Some positions may require candidates to possess and maintain, or obtain at their own expense and within 11 months of hire or promotion, a Class A Commercial Driver’s License with an N endorsement without a Code O restriction (Code 52 restriction is allowable) that is valid in the State of Tennessee.

Skills & Competencies

• Knowledge of the Tennessee Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
• Knowledgeable in laboratory safety procedures and required environmental procedures.
• Knowledgeable in administering contracts.
• Skilled in report and form writing.
• Highly skilled in the use of objective thinking by focusing on relevant details and weighing the outcomes of different options to make decisions and resolve issues.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to use computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems.
• Ability to recognize and take precaution for potential hazards.
• Ability to maintain effective work relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external.
• Ability to provide tailored instruction and teaching methods that accommodate differing learning styles of others.
• Ability to analyze a process and offer actionable feedback on how to improve the process effectiveness, quality, and efficiency.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to set and manage timelines and priorities to complete assigned work.
• Ability to provide strong customer service to internal and external customers.

Conditions of Employment

• Where a position requires a CDL, you must pass a drug test prior to employment. Commercial drivers and safety impact employees will be subject to additional drug and alcohol testing during employment.
• Incorporating overtime, weekends, and night shifts into schedules as work dictates.
• Extended durations outdoors in extreme weather conditions.
• Working in and around construction and vehicular traffic.
• Walking on uneven terrain.
• Climbing ladders and construction scaffolding.
• Carrying equipment and samples in excess of 25 pounds.
• Driving long distances as part of daily duties.
• Performing work in which personal protective equipment will be required to be worn.

Pay

Monthly: $5,100.00 - $7,646.00
Annually: $61,200.00 - $91,752.00

Schedule

Full-Time