Foreman - Streets & Drainage

Panama City, City of•Panama City, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the general guidance and leadership of the Director of Public Works, the Foreman performs skilled supervisory and manual work across maintenance, repair, and construction activities. The role covers city infrastructure and grounds, including streets, sidewalks, drainage systems, utilities, bridges, trees, turf, and structures. The Foreman directs crew work, coordinates equipment and materials, enforces safety and departmental procedures, maintains records, and supports hiring, budgeting, and procurement activities. This is an emergency-essential position. The employee must perform emergency duties to prepare for, repair, and recover the City before, during, and after adverse storm events or other natural or manmade conditions. The position works an on-call rotating shift and may be called outside regular work hours, including for overtime. The employee works outdoors year-round and is constantly exposed to weather conditions. Applicants must have a high school diploma or acceptable equivalency, five years of relevant construction, maintenance, or repair experience with supervisory experience, and a Class B CDL with air-brakes endorsement or the ability to obtain one within the first six months of employment. Comparable training or experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.

Requirements

High school graduation or possession of an acceptable equivalency diploma.
Five years of experience in concrete, asphalt, pipe laying, stormwater, grounds, parks, road maintenance, underground utility lines, stormwater systems, repair, and construction, including supervisory experience.
Must have and maintain a minimum Class B CDL with air-brakes endorsement, or be able to obtain one within the first six months of employment.
Knowledge of methods, practices, techniques, materials, tools, equipment, occupational hazards, and safety precautions relevant to assigned work.
Ability to lay out and supervise skilled and unskilled workers and understand and transmit oral and written instructions.
Skill in operating assigned equipment and using applicable power and manual hand tools.
Basic computer skills, including Word, Excel, email, and work management software.
Physical strength and agility to work outdoors in variable weather conditions.
Knowledge of effective supervisory techniques and ability to establish and implement an effective safety program.
Ability to maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, subordinates, associates, and the public.
Ability to prepare clear and concise reports and maintain required records.
Ability to work an on-call rotating shift and perform emergency duties during and after adverse events.
A comparable amount of training or experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.

Responsibilities

Plan work and assign jobs to Crew Leaders, Trades Workers, Equipment Operators, and Maintenance Workers.
Obtain necessary tools, equipment, supplies, and materials for assigned work.
Follow and enforce safety procedures and City and Department policies, procedures, and rules.
Track equipment maintenance, repairs, and inventory; ensure proper care and maintenance of equipment.
Work from work orders, oral instructions, blueprints, layouts, sketches, specifications, and emails.
Prepare cost estimates for proposed construction and repair work.
Investigate complaints and maintain good public relations.
Maintain time and material records, prioritize projects, attend meetings, and prepare reports on incidents, accidents, injuries, disciplinary actions, and employee evaluations.
Coordinate available equipment to maximize productivity and convenience.
Monitor inventory and vendors, assist with budget preparation, and support other City departments and divisions.
Interview potential employees and participate in hiring and promotion selection processes.
Initiate procurement requisitions for supplies, tools, materials, and equipment.
Direct and perform grounds work, including sodding, seeding, mowing, trimming, pruning, watering, fertilizing, and removing grass, flowers, shrubs, and trees.
Direct and perform excavation, trenching, ditch and foundation work, grading, and elevation readings for construction.
Perform and direct demolition, repair, maintenance, and construction of structures and City infrastructure.
Apply insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides to grass, flowers, shrubs, and trees.
Maintain, repair, and construct streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, swales, sewers, water lines, storm drains, catch basins, inlets, and pollutant separators.
Operate light, medium, and heavy vehicles and equipment, including trucks, rollers, graders, dozers, front-end loaders, backhoes, excavators, mowers, tractors, Gradall, and other excavation equipment.
Participate in bridge maintenance and repair.
Train and instruct skilled and unskilled workers on detailed procedures; may lead State inmates in work assignments.
Operate surveying tools and instruments to determine grades and elevations and record, read, and interpret elevation readings.
Work an on-call rotating shift and assist other on-call staff outside regular work hours when called upon or required by a supervisor or management.
Assume the duties of the Assistant Superintendent during that person's absence.
Perform other duties as assigned.