Maintenance Chief - Missoula

State of Montana•Missoula, MT

42d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is recruiting for a Maintenance Chief for the Missoula Maintenance Division. The position is responsible for providing executive guidance and oversight of maintenance activities in the Area including long-range planning, program management, and developing and implementing new technologies and methods. The position is responsible for administering roadway improvement, repair, and maintenance; regulatory/permitting; automated road monitoring; winter maintenance; facilities management; equipment; disaster and emergency response; homeland security; secondary road acquisition and management; federal cost-sharing; inspection; hazardous materials; public involvement; engineering project planning and review; land acquisition and management; contract administration; and environmental programs and activities in the assigned district. The position reports to the Maintenance Division Administrator and is responsible for management of 67.29 FTE in the Area and the oversight of between 130 -150 personnel at any given time based upon seasonal requirements to provide for the safety of the traveling public For a full job description, please contact Jordan Ulrich at [email protected]. Benefits of working for MDT and the State of Montana include: Culture of public service and a commitment to work/life balance Potential hybrid remote work arrangement available Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance Access to Montana Health Centers, low-cost clinics for state employees and their families State Retirement plan and additional savings opportunities (deferred compensation) Employees in this position receive overtime compensation or compensatory time for all time in a pay status over 40 hours in a workweek Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays Eligibility for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Benefits apply on first day of employment Relocation assistance may be offered to the successful candidate at the time of offer For information on the Montana Department of Transportation's mission, vision, and values, please visit our website: https://www.mdt.mt.gov/about.aspx#values

Requirements

The required knowledge and skills are typically acquired through a combination of education and experience equivalent to Bachelor's Degree in Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Technology, Business Administration or related field.
This position requires a minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in the highway maintenance and construction including experience with maintenance, materials, bridge and road construction, construction project and contract management.
This position requires a minimum of three (3) years of supervision.
Extensive knowledge of the concepts and theories of highway maintenance including construction and civil engineering concepts related to the maintenance and construction of highways and bridges, public administration, and program planning.
Extensive knowledge of the concepts and theories of materials engineering, mathematics, and the physical sciences including geology, chemistry, soils, and construction; traffic patterns and socioeconomic factors in the assigned district and their effect on transportation demand and road life; county, state and federal regulations, policies and specifications including state, federal, AASHTO, FHWA, and ASTM standards and project specifications; the Montana Materials manual; bridge and structural Revision Date: 12/2020 8
Extensive knowledge of surveillance and threat assessment; incident command; and a variety of area specific circumstances and their impacts.
Extensive knowledge of the principles and practices of contract administration; public relations; personnel training, organizational theory, collective bargaining and union contract agreements, state and federal employment law, and State Personnel and MDT policies; civil rights and disadvantaged business enterprise laws, regulations, and programs; environmental law and related processes; right-of-way programs and policies; safety regulations and OSHA and state workplace safety standards.
Skill in communication in order to translate highly technical and extensive engineering data into practical terms that are understandable to a variety of audiences, skill in project implementation, skill in extending existing and accepted highway and structural maintenance practices in the assigned district, and skill in developing and administering a variety of functions.

Responsibilities

Providing executive guidance and oversight of maintenance activities in the Area including long-range planning, program management, and developing and implementing new technologies and methods.
Administering roadway improvement, repair, and maintenance; regulatory/permitting; automated road monitoring; winter maintenance; facilities management; equipment; disaster and emergency response; homeland security; secondary road acquisition and management; federal cost-sharing; inspection; hazardous materials; public involvement; engineering project planning and review; land acquisition and management; contract administration; and environmental programs and activities in the assigned district.
Management of 67.29 FTE in the Area and the oversight of between 130 -150 personnel at any given time based upon seasonal requirements to provide for the safety of the traveling public

Benefits

Culture of public service and a commitment to work/life balance
Potential hybrid remote work arrangement available
Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Access to Montana Health Centers, low-cost clinics for state employees and their families
State Retirement plan and additional savings opportunities (deferred compensation)
Employees in this position receive overtime compensation or compensatory time for all time in a pay status over 40 hours in a workweek
Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
Eligibility for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
Benefits apply on first day of employment
Relocation assistance may be offered to the successful candidate at the time of offer