HWY FLD OPERATIONS SUPVR(RDWAY

State of careers Rhode Island • New London, CT

16h

About The Position

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: To direct, supervise, participate in, and be responsible for the daily work of an assigned crew designated and engaged in a highway maintenance field operations program as indicated in the title of the class; to be responsible for the daily operations of the crew and their logistic support, including fleet management, communications, work zone safety and public safety; and to do related work as required. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Receives specific assignments, usually with plans and specific directions on operating details, from a divisional superior; work is reviewed through conferences, by field inspection and review of written reports. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Directs, supervises, and assigns tasks to subordinates engaged in carrying out the field operations program, and inspects work performed while in process and upon completion. ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED: To direct, supervise, participate in, and be responsible for the daily work of an assigned crew designated and engaged in a highway maintenance field operations program as indicated in the title of the class; to be responsible for the daily operations of the crew and their logistic support, including fleet management, communications, work zone safety and public safety; and to do related work as required . In a Roadway Maintenance Program: In an assigned sub-state district facility, or a statewide operations program for pavement markings, paving or drainage, to supervise maintenance crew assignments, such as road cleaning and, as required cleaning and building catch basins, culverts, ditches, gutters or other road or related drainage facilities; making, repairing and painting guard rails; pavement marking and stripping; preparing materials for paving, road patching and patching and/or oiling roads and road shoulders; cutting brush and grass; cutting expansion joints or cement roads; stacking and burning or otherwise disposing of brush, grading road shoulders; screening and piling sand; erecting snow fences; installing plows and sanding devices on trucks; sanding icy highways, plowing snow from highways; and to perform other maintenance activities.

Requirements

• A working knowledge of the practices, materials and methods commonly used in the construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, and in the installation and maintenance of equipment
• The ability to operate standard maintenance equipment, a skill in the use of tools used in road maintenance, or bridge repairs for road working, steel working and concrete handling
• The ability to lay out, coordinate and supervise the work of subordinates in order to obtain speedy and economical results
• The ability to maintain time, materials and work project records and to prepare written reports
• A working proficiency in a Windows environment, including Word, Excel, Outlook and a proficiency in current maintenance management software programs
• The ability to supervise and give oral and written instructions
• Possession of at least an Associate’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education, or graduation from a senior high school supplemented by courses in construction or engineering technology at a technical institute or accredited college or university
• Considerable employment in heavy construction, the operation of heavy equipment, or in the area of the maintenance of highways, bridges or similar structures or employment in the fabrication of materials for road, bridge, or similar structure repairs
• Must possess and maintain a valid Rhode Island Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), Class B with airbrake and tanker endorsements
• Compliance with the USDOT Federal Regulations of the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 and the State of Rhode Island’s Drug & Alcohol Testing Program Policy & Procedures is a mandatory requirement and a condition of continued employment
• Must be physically qualified to perform assigned duties as evidenced by a physician’s certificate
• At the time of appointment in the Landscape classification, must be a licensed standard Arborist and a Pesticide Applicator as regulated by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, and must maintain such licensure as a condition of employment

Nice To Haves

• Experience/knowledge of work zone set up and traffic control

Responsibilities

• Direct, supervise, participate in, and be responsible for the daily work of an assigned crew designated and engaged in a highway maintenance field operations program
• Responsible for the daily operations of the crew and their logistic support, including fleet management, communications, work zone safety and public safety
• Supervise maintenance crew assignments, such as road cleaning and, as required cleaning and building catch basins, culverts, ditches, gutters or other road or related drainage facilities
• Making, repairing and painting guard rails; pavement marking and stripping; preparing materials for paving, road patching and patching and/or oiling roads and road shoulders
• Cutting brush and grass; cutting expansion joints or cement roads; stacking and burning or otherwise disposing of brush, grading road shoulders; screening and piling sand
• Erecting snow fences; installing plows and sanding devices on trucks; sanding icy highways, plowing snow from highways; and to perform other maintenance activities

Benefits

• For information regarding the benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits' website at http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov/.
• Also, be advised that a new provision in RI General Law 35-6-1 was enacted requiring direct deposit for all employees. Specific to new hires, the law requires that all employees hired after September 30, 2014 participate in direct deposit. Accordingly, any employee hired after this date will be required to participate in the direct deposit system. At the time the employee is hired, the employee shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agency for the employee.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees