RRM - Area Supervisor

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of New York is seeking an Area Supervisor (Highway Maintenance) to oversee street and road maintenance operations in Brooklyn. You will supervise Highway Repairers and yard personnel, inspect work sites, enforce safety regulations, and ensure productive progress on projects.

Responsibilities include evaluating staff performance, coordinating with crews, approving timesheets, and providing on-site training as needed to maintain quality and safety standards across a borough-wide program.

Qualifications

• Four years of full-time experience in roadway or bridge/tunnel maintenance and repair, including supervisory duties.
• Possession of a NY Class B Commercial Driver License with no restrictions on air brakes.
• Experience supervising highway maintenance crews and yard personnel.

Responsibilities

• Oversee roadways, highways, and related structures maintenance and repair work.
• Inspect work sites, ensure safety regulations are followed, and maintain productivity.
• Evaluate subordinates and ensure fair performance appraisals and timely leave approvals.
• Provide on-the-job training, transfers/reassignments as needed, and coordinate with crews.

Skills

Roadway maintenance

Supervisory experience

CDL Class B with air brakes

Job description

*** IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION CANDIDATE MUST BE SERVING PERMANENTLY IN THE TITLE OF AREA SUPERVISOR LEVEL 1, OR SUPERVISOR HIGHWAY REPAIRER; AND MUST HAVE FILED FOR CIVIL SERVICE EXAM # 7507 ***

Under general supervision, with latitude for independent judgment and initiative, oversees the maintenance and repair of a designated borough, dealing with roadways, highways, and related structures; or assumes responsibility for prioritized locations and special projects in a borough or citywide program of such maintenance and repair.

Supervise Supervisor Highway Repairers and yard personnel. Oversee Street Maintenance crews and repair work, such as milling, paving and other resurfacing operations, snow removal activities as needed, investigate roadway defects and high-profile repairs, patrol roadways and arterials for storm damage/flood condition; take steps to make safe and resolve warranted conditions.

Visit work locations to inspect work in progress ensuring proper methods are being utilized, and safety regulations are being adhered to, and to ensure effective productivity. Ensure that adequate safety measures are in place to safeguard both the work zone and the pedestrians. Give onsite instructions for corrective or alternate methods. Conduct timely post inspection of completed work. Ensure subordinates are fairly and appropriately evaluated for job performance according to title, performance evaluations are administered consistently, collaborate with fellow supervisors to ensure subordinates are rated fairly and on schedule. When necessary, provide training, make recommendation for transfers and reassignments, review and approve timesheets and leave requests, conduct, and attend meetings, review and prepare productivity reports.

AREA SUPERVISOR (HIGHWAY MAINT - 91352

Work Location: 6080 Flatlands Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11236

Hours: 40 Hours Per Week

Minimum Qualifications

• Four years of full-time satisfactory experience as a working member of a roadway or bridge/tunnel maintenance and repair crew using asphalt and concrete mixes; and/or performing such tasks as debris/bulk removal; mechanical sweeping, drain/scupper cleaning on bridges/tunnels or related structures, at least two years of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.
• Four years of full-time satisfactory experience as a working member of a roadway or bridge/tunnel maintenance and repair crew using asphalt and concrete mixes; and/or performing such tasks as debris/bulk removal; mechanical sweeping, drain/scupper cleaning on bridges/tunnels or related structures, at least two years of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.
• Possession of a Class B Commercial Driver License valid in the State of New York with no restrictions on the use of air brakes. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.
• Possession of a Class B Commercial Driver License valid in the State of New York with no restrictions on the use of air brakes. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.
• To be assigned to Assignment Level II, the candidate must have at least one year of experience working in Assignment Level I or an additional year of experience as described above under "Qualification Requirements", at least three years of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.