Assistant Maintenance Section Supervisor I or II

Texas Department of Transportation; Hutchins (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The Texas Department of Transportation seeks a Maintenance Supervisor to oversee a team of maintenance and clerical staff within a defined area, ensuring safe roadways and compliance with safety guidelines.

The role includes supervising crews and contractors, assisting with budgeting and planning, coordinating emergency response, inspecting work, and maintaining records; you may act in the supervisor's absence.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Grad or Equivalent.
• Experience: 5 years roadway maintenance or construction related work and 1 year supervisory/managerial experience; substitutions allowed.
• CDL required; valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the work of section and contracted crews; ensures projects follow safety guidelines.
• Assists in budget preparation for the section.
• Assists in issuing driveway permits and estimating drainage pipe sizes for driveways.

Skills

Public relations

Supervisory experience

Budgeting

Incident management

Planning

Scheduling

Education

High School diploma

Job description

Supervises a group of maintenance and/or clerical employees responsible for providing a safe driving thoroughfare within a designated geographical area. Reports to a Maintenance Section Supervisor at a maintenance section with a rank sum ratio in accordance with the published rank sum. Work requires responding to emergency notification on an as needed basis. Work requires contact with the public. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

Essential Duties:

• Assigns and oversees the work of section and contracted crews; ensures all projects follow established safety guidelines.
• Assists in budget preparation for the section.
• Assists in issuing driveway permits and estimating the size of drainage pipes for driveways.
• Assists with planning, coordinating and implementing emergency response to inclement weather, accidents, and hazardous spills affecting area roadways.
• Completes reports on damaged railings and bridges.
• Handles public complaints.
• Inspects maintenance contract work.
• Inspects road conditions, work-in-progress and work completed by the crews and contractors.
• Maintains records on materials, supplies and personnel.
• May assist with survey related activities.
• May operate light and heavy roadway equipment.
• Oversees scheduling of equipment, material and personnel necessary for section projects.
• Responsible for operations of section in absence of supervisor.
• Trains employees on the use of equipment and procedures.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education : High School Grad or Equivalent in general education.
• Experience :
  • Assistant Maintenance Supervisor I : 5 years of experience in roadway maintenance or construction related work and 1 year supervisory/managerial experience. Project leader or lead worker experience may substitute for supervisory/managerial experience.
  • Assistant Maintenance Supervisor II: 6 years of experience in roadway maintenance or construction related work and 2 years supervisory/managerial experience. Project leader or lead worker experience may substitute for supervisory/managerial experience.
  • (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

Licenses and Certifications :

• Valid driver's license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• Commercial Driver's License (CDL) required

Competencies:

• Extensive knowledge of:
  • Incident management procedures
  • Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work
  • Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance
  • The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
• Expert skill in:
  • Operating light and heavy highway equipment
• Proficient skill in:
  • Supervising technical staff
  • Scheduling work assignments
  • Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
  • Planning, assigning, directing, coordinating and reviewing the work of professional, administrative and technical employees
  • Coordinating 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

Other Attributes:

• Exercises logic and reasoning to define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; makes decisions that support business objectives and goals
• Delegates both routine and important tasks and decisions; shares authority but has ultimate accountability

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Subject to environmental conditions; protection from weather but not temperature changes
• 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 atmospheric conditions-fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation
• Subject to air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids
• Required to wear protective gear-respirator, hard hat, or other device
• Works frequently in small/crawl spaces; manholes; areas that can cause claustrophobia
• Works in narrow aisles or passageways
• Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools
• Light work: Lift up to 20 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 10 lbs
• Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs
• Climbing - ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etc
• Balancing-walking, standing, crouching on various surfac