417 - Public Works Supervisor

City of Brownsville•Brownsville, TX

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Public Works Supervisor is responsible to supervise, coordinate and perform a variety of administrative work such as scheduling of subordinate personnel; maintains records of road right-of-way (ROW) maintenance and repair activities; responds to requests for information or services; and performs related administrative, planning and research activities; and prepares statistical and budget information. Performs first-line supervisory work involved in the maintenance and repair of city-maintained ROW and property.

Requirements

Valid Texas Driver’s License
Skillful judgment with out-of-the ordinary situations or issues; may make decisions for subordinates.
General guidelines: requires a lot of interpretation and non-standard responses to varied situations; have to figure out where to go for answers (not all sitting there in procedures manual); must take multiple factors into account; some control over priorities.
Regularly assigns and monitors the work for three or more employees; has knowledge of long-term plans and goals for the department.
Frequent contact with the public or other organizations; interactions may require obtaining cooperation of people; courtesy and tact are required when dealing with moderately difficult or sensitive issues.
Light physical effort may require brief periods of heavy muscular exertion, such as standing, lifting, moving, pulling, pushing, etc, ability to exert up to 205-35 lbs. of force occasionally to move objects.
Responsible for assigned equipment/property used outside of office; responsible for handing out to and retrieving property/equipment from employees and keeping inventory; use of City vehicle.
Frequent travel associated with job; periodic situations that cause stress and tension in the execution of regular duties.
The City of Brownsville requires all employees to successfully pass a Drug & Alcohol and a physical examination and a Background Check.

Nice To Haves

Safety Acumen
Self-Leadership
Citizen Value
Communication
Self-Awareness
Flexible
Critical Thinking
Trust
Responsible
Ethical

Responsibilities

Oversees a team of employees to ensure job duties are completed properly and on time, oversee the production of assigned staff, monitor the performance of team, delegates tasks, recommends disciplinary issues, and motivates staff to work efficiently.
Prepares reports of expenditures, activities and performed other related required information.
Prepares reports for budgetary expenditures, landfill related activities, record keeping, informational logs, and other related information.
Checks progress of assignments, verifies adherence to task requirements and ascertains good quality of work outcomes by personnel.
Determines proper and efficient usage of materials, equipment, and power tools by employees in the performance of their work duties.
Prepares complete, accurate and timely reports, records and logs.
Operates and utilizes various hand and power tools and equipment (light to heavy) appropriate to assigned area.
Enforces safety practices and procedures in work tasks and within all working areas.
Assists in budgetary reconciliations and preparations.
Performs related tasks as necessary.
Operates had and power tools such as trimmers, vacuum sweepers, outdoor hand held power equipment and mowers.
Performs other related work as required.

Benefits

Robust retirement plan through the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) City to Employee Matching Ratio 2:1, with eligibility for retirement after 5 years of service at age 60 or 20 years of service at any age.
Medical, dental, and life insurance plans for employees and their families.
Vision coverage for employees enrolled in health insurance through MetLife.
Access to care at Frontier Clinic at no cost when covered by the City's health plan.
Pet insurance is available as a voluntary benefit.
Deferred compensation plans through Equitable.
Supplemental insurance options from AFLAC and Colonial Life.
Full-time employees accrue 10 sick days and 15 vacation days annually.
Parental leave concurrent with FMLA for eligible employees.
Longevity pay.
100% tuition assistance up to $5,000 annually.
14 holidays per year, plus two floating holidays.
Flexible scheduling options starting in fiscal year 2025.