Maintenance Section Supervisor I, II or III- Beaumont Maintenance

Texas Department of Transportation; Beaumont; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A state transportation agency in Beaumont, Alberta, seeks a Maintenance Section Supervisor to oversee road maintenance and ensure public safety. Responsibilities include managing projects, responding to emergencies, and supervising staff. Candidates should have a high school diploma and substantial experience in roadway maintenance. A Commercial Class 'A' Driver's License is required. This role involves physical demands and requires working in various weather conditions.

Qualifications

• Experience in roadway maintenance or construction-related work (7-9 years required at different levels).
• Valid driver's license and Commercial Class 'A' Driver's License required.
• Ability to respond independently to emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Oversees maintenance section, ensuring safe thoroughfare maintenance.
• Plans and implements emergency responses to hazardous events affecting roadways.
• Inspects road conditions and manages public complaints.

Skills

Public relations

Scheduling work assignments

Supervising technical staff

Education

High School Grad or Equivalent

Tools

Light and heavy equipment

Job description

Oversees a maintenance section and is responsible for providing a safe driving thoroughfare within a geographic area of the state through the maintenance of all roads, structures and rights-of-way. Oversees a maintenance section with a rank sum ratio of section lane miles and truck/vehicles per lane in accordance with the published rank sum. Supervises technical and clerical employees. Work requires responding to emergency notification on an as-needed basis. Work requires contact with governmental officials, private entities and the public. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

Essential Duties:

Maintenance Section Supervisor I or II:

• 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 spills affecting area roadways.
• Plans, 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; ensure projects follow established safety guidelines.
• Responsible for maintenance section office activities including human resources, public relations, facilities, inventory management and general office administrative matters.
• Trains other employees.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Maintenance Section Supervisor III:

• The above mentioned and;
• Administers and inspects contracted maintenance activities.
• Responsible for overseeing the operation and maintenance of light and heavy equipment.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: High School Grad or Equivalent in general high school studies.

Experience:

Maintenance Section Supervisor I: 7 years roadway maintenance or construction-related work. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related college education or relevant technical training may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Maintenance Section Supervisor II: 8 years roadway maintenance or construction-related work. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related college education or relevant technical training may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Maintenance Section Supervisor II: 9 years roadway maintenance or construction-related work. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related college education or relevant technical training may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

• Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• Must have a Commercial Class "A" Driver's License or have obtained a CDL "A" License, within 180 calendar days from date of employment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Commercial driver’s license (CDL)

Competencies:

Maintenance Section Supervisor I or II:

• Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in itermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work
• 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
• Supervising technical staff
• Scheduling work assignments
• Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
• Administrative support practices and procedures to include writing, editing and report writing techniques, recording meeting notes, record keeping and records management
• Preparing and maintaining confidential and sensitive records, files, and reports
• Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others

Maintenance Section Supervisor III:

• Budgeting methods and procedures
• Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance
• Mathods and procedures involving storage and transport of hazardous materials
• Using light highway equipment
• Manages financial and personnel resources to achieve indicidual and organizational goals

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
• Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs
• Standing-prolonged periods of time
• Talking-expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words
• Close visual acuity- work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading
• Close visual acuity- work includes visual inspection of small defects/parts
• Visual acuity- determine work quality/make general observations of facilities/structures

Conditions of Employment:

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• This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre-employment physical.
• Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety impact positions. This is a Safety Impact position and will be subject to random drug testing.
• Please note that the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation – 49 CFR Part 40, at 40.151(e) – does not authorize “medical marijuana” under a state law to be a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test result for an employee in this position.
• Must be able to report for duty on a 24-hour basis to respond during emergency situations and adverse weather events.