Transportation Engineering Associate III - Assistant Resident Maintenance Engineer (61035768)

Responsibilities

• Investigates requests for service, complaints, and suggestions from the general public, property owners, public officials, personnel, and contractors.
• Evaluates each request and schedules the appropriate action along with the Resident Maintenance Engineer (RME).
• Assists with planning, coordinating, and scheduling work assignments of maintenance crews such as ditching, shoulder work, vegetation management, drainage structures, signing and marking, pavement repairs, and base repairs.
• Supervises foremen and crew members in daily tasks.
• Performs field inspections of roads, bridges, and rights of way during the day and night.
• Assists the Resident Maintenance Engineer in the enforcement and oversight of all current departmental rules, regulations, and policies, including safety and environmental regulations and the disciplinary action policy as needed.
• Recommends and/or approves requisitions for various supplies, equipment, and contract work necessary for maintenance activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Construction Science and Management and three (3) years of engineering or construction management work experience; or an approved acceptable equivalence.
• Current valid driver's license required.
• Physical demands involve sitting or standing at a desk for extended periods; occasional travel required.
• May require bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, climbing, balancing, and kneeling.
• Walking for extended periods, treading rough terrain, working in close proximity to motoring traffic, and in natural environmental hazards.
• May be required to work outside normal business hours or respond to emergency situations.
• May be required to work overtime, nighttime, and/or weekends during hazardous weather or emergencies.