Maintenance Chief-Lewistown

State of Montana • Lewistown, MT

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About The Position

The Montana Department of Transportation is recruiting a Maintenance Chief for its Lewistown Maintenance Division. The position provides executive guidance and oversight of maintenance activities in the Area, including long-range planning, program management, and development and implementation of new technologies and methods. It administers roadway improvement, repair, and maintenance; regulatory and permitting activities; automated road monitoring; winter maintenance; facilities and 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 manages 67.29 FTE in the Area, overseeing between 130 and 150 personnel at a given time depending on seasonal requirements. The work supports the safety of the traveling public. It involves extensive statewide travel, often with overnight stays, and may require significant time outside normal business hours. Field duties at construction sites and emergency or disaster incidents involve demanding and potentially hazardous conditions, including extreme weather, traffic, heavy machinery, hazardous materials, and natural disasters. The role also requires handling conflicts and making significant decisions affecting public health and safety, sometimes in critical situations.

A full job description is available by contacting Human Resource Generalist Lori Edgar at [email protected]. Applicants must submit a resume detailing qualifications and work history and a cover letter of no more than two pages addressing their qualifications. All required materials must be submitted through the state application system by the closing date and selected as “Relevant.”

Requirements

• Education and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Technology, Business Administration, or a related field; alternative qualifications may combine additional related work experience and education equivalent to the minimum qualifications.
• At least five years of progressively responsible highway maintenance and construction experience, including maintenance, materials, bridge and road construction, and construction project and contract management.
• At least three years of supervisory experience.
• Extensive knowledge of highway maintenance concepts and theories, construction and civil engineering related to highway and bridge maintenance and construction, public administration, and program planning.
• Knowledge of materials engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, geology, chemistry, soils, and construction; district traffic patterns and socioeconomic factors; applicable county, state, and federal regulations and standards; Montana Materials Manual; bridge and structural surveillance and threat assessment; and incident command.
• Knowledge of contract administration, public relations, personnel training, organizational theory, collective bargaining and union agreements, employment law, State Personnel and MDT policies, civil rights and disadvantaged business enterprise programs, environmental law, right-of-way programs, safety regulations, OSHA, and state workplace safety standards.
• Communication skills to translate technical engineering data into practical terms for varied audiences.
• Project implementation skills, ability to extend accepted highway and structural maintenance practices in the assigned district, and ability to develop and administer a variety of functions.
• Extensive travel throughout Montana, exceeding 25,000 miles annually, with overnight stays that may last several nights.
• Ability to work outside normal business hours when required to meet agency goals and objectives.
• Knowledge of safety protocols and precautions for construction sites and emergency response, including use of personal protective clothing and devices.
• Ability to work in demanding field conditions, including exposure to extreme weather, fumes, dust, traffic, heavy machinery, hazardous materials, and natural disasters.
• Ability to mediate conflicts involving contractors, the public, and employees, and to make significant decisions in critical situations.
• A driving-record release is required; compliance with state and MDT vehicle-use policies is a condition of employment.
• Successful applicant must participate in the VEBA group.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive guidance and oversight of maintenance activities in the Area.
• Lead long-range planning and program management, and develop and implement new technologies and methods.
• Administer roadway improvement, repair, and maintenance activities.
• Oversee regulatory and permitting activities and automated road monitoring.
• Oversee winter maintenance, facilities management, and equipment.
• Manage disaster and emergency response and homeland security activities.
• Oversee secondary road acquisition and management, federal cost-sharing, inspection, and hazardous materials programs.
• Manage public involvement, engineering project planning and review, land acquisition and management, contract administration, and environmental programs and activities in the assigned district.
• Manage 67.29 FTE and oversee a workforce of approximately 130–150 personnel depending on seasonal requirements.
• Provide project oversight and related fieldwork, including at construction sites and emergency or disaster incidents.
• Support the safety of the traveling public and make decisions affecting public health and safety.

Benefits

• Culture of public service and commitment to work/life balance.
• Potential hybrid remote work arrangement.
• 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 through deferred compensation.
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Eligibility for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness.
• Benefits apply on the first day of employment.
• VEBA (Voluntary Employee Benefit Association) group participation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager