Construction Crew Leader - Restoration

City of Fort Wayne•Fort Wayne, IN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Construction Crew Leader – Restoration leads and works alongside a crew completing site, landscape, concrete, and, when needed, asphalt restoration after utility construction, excavation, and infrastructure repairs. The role ensures work meets City standards, project requirements, and safety rules. The position directs the assigned crew’s daily workflow, serves as the OSHA Competent Person for trenching and excavation, helps train Utility employees, and addresses performance issues while notifying a supervisor when discipline may be necessary. The role also prepares daily records of employee time, equipment and materials used, completed work, and rolling stock and equipment. Work is performed outdoors in adverse weather and may involve exposure to dust, airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, heights, vibration, and very loud noise. The role may require entering, exiting, and working in confined spaces while wearing safety equipment and respiratory devices. The position participates in an assigned on-call rotation.

Requirements

Education equivalent to a high school diploma.
Four years of heavy equipment construction experience or two years of management experience.
Valid Indiana driver’s license.
New employees hired into this position must have a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Class A learner’s permit and obtain a regular CDL within their first 180 days.
Existing employees must maintain a valid CDL Class A with a tanker (N) endorsement.
Competent Person certification in excavation and trenching, to be obtained within 90 days of the start date.
Competent Person certification in confined space, to be obtained within 90 days of the start date.
Understand construction work processes, methods, and the use of equipment and machinery.
Ability to perform heavy and strenuous physical work.
Ability to use Windows- and iOS-based software, work order management and GIS software, and a mobile data terminal.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence, communicate effectively, and maintain professional working relationships with coworkers and the public.
Ability to follow written, verbal, and diagram-based instructions; perform basic arithmetic and calculate slope.
Ability to address problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Proficient communication in English.

Responsibilities

Lead and work alongside a crew restoring sites affected by utility construction, excavation, and infrastructure repairs.
Direct and assist crews with grading, soil replacement and compaction, erosion control, seeding, strawing, sod placement, and other landscape restoration.
Oversee concrete demolition, site preparation, forming, placement, finishing, and curing for sidewalks, curbs, approaches, pads, and other flatwork; oversee asphalt patching when needed.
Inspect sites before and after restoration to check grading, drainage, compaction, stabilization, and compliance with project specifications.
Secure work zones and ensure crew members follow safety and traffic control requirements.
As the designated Competent Person for excavation and trenching, identify hazards and take prompt corrective action within the role’s authority.
Prepare daily records of employee time, equipment and materials used, completed work, and rolling stock and equipment.
Direct the daily workflow of the assigned crew.
Serve as the OSHA Competent Person for trenching and excavation for the assigned crew.
Train and assist with training Utility employees.
Address performance issues and notify the supervisor when discipline may be necessary.