Stormwater Services - Crew Chief - Stormwater

City of Abilene; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Abilene is seeking a leader to oversee a stormwater crew responsible for maintenance of MS4-related infrastructure, outfalls, and drainage systems. The position collaborates with team members to operate heavy equipment, perform inspections, and ensure compliance with stormwater programs.

The role involves supervising field crews, coordinating mowing, street sweeping, and maintenance tasks across creeks and detention ponds, and maintaining overall grounds in drainage areas.

Qualifications

• Lead, oversee, and participate in a crew engaged in equipment work under general supervision.
• Ensure MS4 permit compliance through mowing, street sweeping, and stormwater maintenance.
• Inspect outfalls and conduct visual assessments for illicit discharges.
• Oversee maintenance of stormwater lines, pumps, and detention ponds.
• Oversee creek channels and drainage structures maintenance and street sweeping.
• Manage grounds and building maintenance in creeks and drainage ways.

Responsibilities

• Perform dry and wet weather screening on all outfalls with visual assessments for illicit discharges.
• Review and maintain MS4 maintenance activities and compliance of stormwater structural controls.
• Supervise and participate in construction, maintenance, and repair of stormwater lines and pumps.
• Oversee creek channel and drainage structure maintenance, mowing, and street sweeping.
• Manage crew work on grounds and building maintenance in creeks and drainage ways.

Skills

Supervision

Stormwater maintenance

Heavy equipment operation

Crew leadership

Job description

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Under general supervision, to lead, oversee, and participate in the work of a crew engaged in a wide variety of equipment and heavy equipment work. This position works in conjunction with the crew to facilitate the compliance of the MS4 permit that relates to mowing, street sweeping, stormwater controls maintenance such as creek channels, ditches, outfalls, pipes and catch basins.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

This position exercises technical and functional supervision over stormwater crew members.

IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Perform dry and wet weather screening on all outfalls within the City to include visual assessments for illicit discharges or other contaminants entering the MS4 as well as overseeing preventative maintenance activities and requirements of stormwater infrastructure.

Review and maintain MS4 maintenance activities. Oversees MS4 compliance of stormwater structural controls, detention pond preventative maintenance and inspection including visual assessments for illicit discharges or other contaminants (floatables).

Supervise and participate in construction, maintenance, and repair of stormwater lines; pumps.

Oversee and participate in the work of the crew engaged in creek channel and drainage structure maintenance, mowing and street sweeping.

Manage and participate in the work of the crew to perform a variety of grounds and building maintenance activities in creeks and drainage ways.

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