HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR 1 ( FERNLEY )

State of Nevada; Fernley (NV); Sur place; USD 52 000 - 76 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health Insurance

Vacation

Sick Leave

Holidays

Retirement

Deferred Compensation

No Nevada state income tax

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Longevity Pay

Résumé du poste

Nevada Department of Transportation seeks a Highway Maintenance Supervisor I to oversee day-to-day operations in Nixon, Nevada. You will coordinate equipment and personnel, plan winter operations, and supervise crews performing roadway maintenance and district improvements.

Responsibilities include reviewing plans, estimating material needs, and ensuring safety procedures. This is a front-line supervisory role with passion for road upkeep and district-level projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent.
• 1 year as lead worker overseeing highway maintenance crews.
• OR 2 years as Highway Maintenance Worker III in Nevada State service.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsabilités

• Plan and schedule work; purchase materials and equipment.
• Assign tasks and supervise a crew; monitor performance.
• Review blueprints and plans; ensure compliance with specs.
• Oversee lighting, striping, landscaping, and maintenance programs.
• Respond to emergencies; act as incident commander when needed.

Connaissances

Supervisory skills

Planning & scheduling

Equipment operation

Team leadership

Formation

High school diploma or GED

Outils

Driver's license

Class A CDL

Description du poste

• No Nevada state income tax.

Job Summary

The Nevada Department of Transportation is recruiting to fill the Highway Maintenance Supervisor I position in Nixon, Nevada and maintains road span SR-447,SR-446. Highway Maintenance Supervisor I's are 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. Highway Maintenance Supervisors supervise skilled and semi-skilled personnel engaged in restoring roadway surfaces and restoring or constructing slopes, shoulders, culverts, structures, fixtures and landscaping located on the roadside or right-of-way; oversee and inspect work performed in an assigned geographical area of a district, or while implementing a specialty maintenance program such as highway landscaping, highway signs and lighting, or pavement marking and striping.

Essential 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; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and two years of experience as a Highway Maintenance Worker III in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Job Duties

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; and 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; and review completed projects to ensure compliance with contract and quality of work.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Detailed knowledge of: materials, methods and equipment used in highway maintenance and construction; stockpiles and stockpile reports.

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.

Ability to: effectively monitor a vegetation management contract and an invasive species control program; plan, schedule, prioritize and participate in both routine and complex highway maintenance activities; supervise a crew of skilled and semi-skilled workers including performance evaluations, writing employee development reports, and initiating disciplinary actions; document work activities, equipment and material use, status of stockpiles and inventories, project summaries and existing highway deficiencies; effectively communicate with subordinate personnel, supervisors, law enforcement officers, and a variety of regulatory agencies; read and interpret blueprints, schematic drawings, material safety data sheets, standard plans, and proposed construction and encroachment projects; inspect projects for compliance with plans and specifications; calculate application ratios, stockpile and material needs and usage; measure distance, area and volume; schedule equipment maintenance and repairs; estimate quantities of materials for projects; develop project scopes, methods of construction and costs for district input into the annual work program; resolve worksite conflict in a competent and professional manner; stay abreast of new regulations.

The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.

Benefits Include

• 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). Employees do not contribute to Social Security but will contribute to PERS if their position is at 50% or more full-time equivalency. For more information on how PERS service may impact Social Security benefits, visit the SSA publication.
• Deferred Compensation: The State offers a voluntary Deferred Compensation Program.
• No Nevada state income tax.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness: Eligible due to public sector employment.
• Longevity Payments Eligibility: 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.

Additional benefits

Additional benefits may apply to employees covered under a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), depending on their designated bargaining unit. For more information, visit the Labor Relations Unit (LRU).

For more details about your rights and responsibilities as a State of Nevada employee, please review the State of Nevada Employee Handbook (PDF).

• State Holidays The holiday schedule for State employees is established by the Legislature.

The Following Are Legal Holidays

• January 1.............................................. New Year's Day
• Third Monday in January.................. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
• Third Monday in February................ Washington’s Birthday
• Last Monday in May........................... Memorial Day
• June 19................................................ Juneteenth Day
• July 4.................................................... Independence Day
• First Monday in September.............. Labor Day
• Last Friday in October....................... Nevada Day
• November 11........................................ Veterans' Day
• Fourth Thursday in November........ Thanksgiving Day
• Friday following the Fourth Thursday in November...................... Family Day
• December 25........................................ Christmas Day

When January 1, June 19, July 4, November 11, or December 25 falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is the observed legal holiday. If these days fall on Sunday, the following Monday is the observed holiday. Eligibility for holiday pay is covered by the provisions of NAC 284.255

01 Highway Maintenance Supervisor 1 - Do you have any of the following?

• 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 3 in Nevada State service.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.
• None of the above.

02 A valid driver's license is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment. Can you meet this requirement?

• Yes
• No

03 This position may be required to work alternate shifts and outside of traditional business hours. Typical schedules are four 10-hour shifts or five 8-hour shifts but may include some variation depending on the needs of the appointing authority. Can you meet this requirement?

• Yes
• No

04 A valid Nevada Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL), is required within 6 months of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment. Can you meet this requirement?

• Yes
• No

05 Pursuant to NRS 284.4066, this position has been identified as affecting public safety. Persons offered employment in this position must submit to a pre-employment screening for controlled substances. In addition, federal law required random testing for controlled substances during employment. Can you meet this requirement?

• Yes
• No
• Required Question