Public Works Foreman – Streets & Parks Maintenance

City of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 62,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Pittsburgh is seeking a Supervisory Foreman for Public Works, Bureau of Operations. The role oversees crews responsible for cleaning, repairing, and maintaining streets, sewers, parks, sidewalks, and related structures within a designated division or geographic area.

Requirements include at least one year of supervisory experience and a High School Diploma or GED. The position is in the AFSCME Local 2037 unit with pre-employment background checks.

Qualifications

• WORK EXPERIENCE: The application must clearly show one (1) year of full-time experience directing the work of others and/or administering the operation of public programs.
• EDUCATION/TRAINING: The application must clearly show a High School Diploma or GED Equivalency.
• EQUIVALENCY: None permitted for this position. Therefore, no education/training and/or work experience may be substituted toward the qualifying requirements listed above.

Responsibilities

• Supervises, manages and coordinates personnel in the planting, maintenance, removal and replacement of trees lining City streets and within City parks, wooded areas and vacant lots owned and operated by the City of Pittsburgh.
• Supervises and coordinates personnel and/or crews who clean, repair and maintain streets, right-of-ways, sewers, parks, playgrounds, trails, ball fields, sidewalks and other structures in an assigned division or geographic area.
• Supervises and coordinates personnel and/or crews of laborers, truck drivers, sweeper operators, tractor operators, skilled laborers, general laborers and heavy equipment operators in cleaning, maintaining, and repairing assigned parks and recreation centers, and in constructing and maintaining streets, steps, sewers, sidewalks and other structures in assigned divisions or geographic area.

Job description

City of Pittsburgh is seeking a Supervisory Foreman for Public Works, Bureau of Operations. The role oversees crews responsible for cleaning, repairing, and maintaining streets, sewers, parks, sidewalks, and related structures within a designated division or geographic area.

Requirements include at least one year of supervisory experience and a High School Diploma or GED. The position is in the AFSCME Local 2037 unit with pre-employment background checks.