Job Description

The purpose of this classification is to supervise, plan, and coordinate construction, maintenance and repair projects for Consolidated Government streets, sidewalks, rights of way, storm drainage, and other infrastructure projects. Reports to the Collection Coordinator or other designated person. Works with co-workers and the public to provide maintenance support. PERFORMS 24/7 ROTATING ON-CALL DUTIES

Key Responsibilities and Performance Standards

Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, and counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.

Coordinates work activities prioritizes and assigns daily work activities; monitors status of work in progress and inspects completed work; identifies and obtains needed equipment, materials and supplies for each project; demonstrates and enforces safety practices; ensures work meets quality standards; and consults with assigned staff, assists with complex/problem situations, and provides technical expertise.

Conducts on ‑site work reviews ensures full utilization of personnel, materials, and facilities with concern for quality, safety, and efficiency; ensures compliance with all applicable codes, laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, procedures, and specifications; ensures adherence to established safety procedures; and monitors work environment and use of safety equipment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals.

Prepares operational and statistical reports of streets, storm drainage, and other projects, maintenance activities and general operations submits records and reports to local, state and federal authorities as required; and establishes and maintains related files.

Operates a variety of machinery, equipment, and tools associated with department projects, which may include a service truck, dump truck, backhoe, mini-excavator, bobcat, salt spreader, brush truck, leaf truck, asphalt packer, bucket truck, street sweeper, sewer flush truck, tractor, trailer, tamper, tapping machine, lawn mower, riding mower, edger, weed eater, chipper/mulcher, leaf blower, sod cutter, spreader, tiller, trencher, dragging equipment, chalk liner, paint machine, chain saw, power saw, hand saw, concrete saw, air compressor, pickaxe, sledgehammer, rake, post hole digger, shovel, hand tools, measuring instruments, or two-way radio.

Prepares or completes various forms, reports, correspondence, checklists, work orders, service tickets, notices, vehicle/equipment maintenance records, or other documents.

Communicates with supervisor, other departments, employees, the public, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, review status of work, exchange information, or resolve problems.

Utilizes safety equipment and wears protective gear: monitors work environment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals; monitors traffic conditions surrounding trucks/equipment to identify obstructions, pedestrians, or unsafe traffic conditions; flags and directs traffic and places markers, signs and cones around project/work site to ensure safety of crew and the traveling public; and reports any incidents, accidents, problems, or unusual situations.

As Required Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Position Specific Responsibilities Might Include:

• Ensures proper techniques Repairing and or maintaining sewer mains.
• Works with the Coordinator and Asset Manager in carrying out assigned CMOM tasks.
• Trains assigned personnel to perform task to standards.
• Complete AUD/Cityworks work orders and properly maintain them.
• Supervises proper placement of equipment and supplies to the site.

Qualifications

Required Minimum Qualifications

Education High School diploma or GED

Experience: Five (5) years in the construction, repair, and/or maintenance of public infrastructure or a related field. Previous experience with operating heavy equipment needed.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Familiarity with policies and procedures pertaining to the repair, maintenance and construction of water/wastewater collection systems.
• Knowledgeable on occupational hazards and safety precautions related to lift stations and wastewater collection systems.
• Proper procedure for setting up traffic control when working in roadway.
• Proficiency in laying pipe, supervision, constructing, maintaining, and repairing sewer lines and mains, and using tools
• Proficient in interpreting plans, blueprints and maps.
• Mastery of operating equipment such as a backhoe, roller, trencher, sewer rodding machine, and tapping machine.
• Good communication skills, both oral and written
• Demonstrated ability to work independently

Certification:

• Must obtain Wastewater Collection certification through the state of Georgia Board of Examiners within 18 months of assuming position.
• Will attend classes and/or seminars to maintain WWC certification.

Licensing Requirements:

• Possession of a valid driver's license with good driving history. If state license is other than Georgia or South Carolina,

applicant must obtain a license in Georgia or South Carolina within 30 days of employment.

• Preferred: Class B or Class A driver's license with appropriate endorsements.
• Must possess a Commercial Driver License (CDL) with appropriate endorsements.

Performance Apitudes:

• Data Utilization: Requires the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data. Includes exercising discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships.
• Human Interaction: Requires the ability to act as a first-line supervisor, including instructing, assigning and reviewing work, maintaining standards, coordinating activities, and evaluating employee job performance.
• Equipment: Requires the ability to overhaul, restore, renovate, construct, and/or rebuild equipment, machinery, or objects, requiring adherence to prescribed standards and specifications. Requires the ability to operate and control the actions of the same equipment, machinery, and/or objects.
• Verbal: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or design data and information.
• Math: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; the ability to calculate decimals and percentages; the ability to utilize principles of fractions; and the ability to interpret graphs.
• Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems; to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form; and to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives.
• Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.
• Physical Abilities: Tasks require the ability to exert heavy physical effort in heavy work, with greater emphasis on climbing and balancing, but typically also involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds); may occasionally involve heavier objects and materials (up to 100 pounds).
• Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
• Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, temperature and noise extremes, fumes, hazardous materials, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, bright/dim light, toxic agents, disease, pathogenic substances, animal/wildlife attacks, or animal bites

Other:

This position requires staff call up in an emergency situation.

Travel from office to other locations is required of this position.

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.