Highway Transport Maint. Crew Chief - Sweetwater, Tx

• Climbing - ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etc.

Transportation Mntnce Spec VI

Leads a crew of transportation maintenance technicians and equipment operators performing skilled transportation maintenance activities. Reports to a maintenance section supervisor and assists in administration of the maintenance section. Work requires responding to emergency notification on an as needed basis. Work requires contact with private entities. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

• Assists during accidents and emergency weather situations to sand bridges and roads and put up warning signs, and organize response of crews
• Assists in administration of the maintenance section
• Estimates and gathers materials and equipment necessary to complete assignments
• Inspects roads while en route to and from job site and reports problems to supervisors
• Inspects work performed by maintenance contractors
• Maintains records on materials and equipment used and employee time sheets
• Operates light and heavy equipment
• Serves as a lead worker by scheduling daily work assignments, serving as a resources for complex questions and troubleshooting of problems, presenting operational updates to the supervisor, providing input on team members' career conversations, and approving leave requests to ensure operational coverage
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned

High School Grad or Equivalent in general education.

5 years experience in roadway maintenance related work. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related college education or relevant technical training may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

• Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• Must have a Class "A" Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with "N" Tanker Endorsement at time of application.

• Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work
• The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
• Incident management procedures
• Inventory/stock control procedures
  
  Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines, and specification codes
• Expert skill in:
• Operating light and heavy highway equipment
• Proficient skill in:
• Performing calculations to include material and labor estimates, expenses, technical survey data and engineering calculations
• Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others
• Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment
• Prioritizing and organizing work assignments
• Training in a classroom, office, or field environment
• Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others
• Maintaining a safe working environment
• Ability to:
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Other Attributes:
• Exercises logic and reasoning to define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions, makes decisions that support business objectives and goals
• Delegates both routine and important tasks and decisions, shares authority but has ultimate accountability

• Subject to outside environmental conditions; no effective weather protection
• Subject to extreme cold and heat, below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
• Subject to hazards moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals
• Climbing - ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etc.
• Reaching extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
• Walking moving…