Highway Superintendent

Town of Essex; Essex (VT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous vacation and sick accruals

VMERS retirement plan

Health Insurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

Life and AD&D Insurance

Short Term Disability

401(k) / Roth IRA options

Job summary

The Town of Essex is seeking a Highway Superintendent to lead the Highway and Vehicle Maintenance divisions within the Public Works Department. You will plan, organize and direct field operations, manage staff, and coordinate with the Public Works Director to meet municipal goals.

The ideal candidate has an associate's degree, 10 years' experience in highway operations, strong leadership, CDL, and winter plowing expertise with heavy trucks. Salary range $90,000–$110,000 per year.

Qualifications

• The candidate should have an associate's degree in a relevant field.
• Ten years experience in highway, water/sewer, maintenance, construction procedures and equipment operations.
• Proven ability to supervise and lead others.
• Three winter seasons experience plowing with a heavy-duty dump truck with plow/wing.
• A valid commercial driver's license (minimum class B preferred).

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize and direct field operations for the Highway and Vehicle Maintenance divisions.
• Supervise the Highway Foremen and all highway employees; interface with the Public Works Director.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Independent judgement

Winter plowing experience

CDL (Class B)

Education

Associate degree in relevant field

Job description

The Town of Essex is actively recruiting for a key leadership position within our Highway Public Works team, the Highway Superintendent.

The Highway Superintendent reports directly to the Public Works Director and is responsible for planning, organizing and directing the field operations for the Highway and Vehicle Maintenance divisions of the Public Works Department.

This position requires a high level of independent judgement to evaluate problems and organize and implement solutions effectively and efficiently. The Highway Superintendent supervises the Highway Foremen and all highway employees. The position makes frequent routine contacts with the general public, vendors, state government and other municipalities.

The ideal candidate will have:

• An associate's degree in relevant area of expertise
• Ten (10) years experience in highway, water/sewer, maintenance, construction procedures and methods and equipment operations
• Proven ability to supervise and lead others
• Three (3) winter seasons experience performing winter plowing with a heavy-duty dump truck that has a plow or wing attached
• A valid commercial driver's license (minimum class B is preferred)

The salary range for this position is $ 90,000 to $ 110,000 per year depending on experience. Regular work hours are 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. However, hours may vary depending upon needs of the municipality. Continuing education may be required.

A full job description can be found here or within the posting at https://essexvt.bamboohr.com/careers.

The Town's goals include hiring the candidate who is best able to meet the objectives of the position. We, therefore, encourage persons with non-traditional skill sets and experiences to apply, even if candidates believe they do not meet 100% of the qualification and hiring criteria described.

The Town of Essex offers a competitive benefits package to include generous vacation and sick accruals, VMERS C Retirement Plan, MVP Health Insurance, employer paid Dental and Vision insurance, Short Term Disability, Life and AD&D Insurance and optional Mission Square 457 and Roth IRA Retirement plans. A full summary of benefits can be found within the job description at https://essexvt.bamboohr.com/careers or here.

The Town of Essex is an equal opportunity employer.