Maintenance Specialist, Senior (Crew Leader) Concrete

Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve. Top-notch management, highly qualified, competent staff and opportunities for career advancement and professional success make the City of Durham's Environmental & Street Services Department a great place to work. Our consistent and steady work environment sets us apart from traditional construction-related worksites, and our exceptional benefits and retirement plans support your long-term success.

We create the foundation on which Durham is built, using innovative methods that support the City's growth and enhance our quality of life. We need innovative, highly qualified talent to do that. If growing professionally while serving your community is for you, bring your skills to Durham!

Hiring Range: $53,962.00 - $82,086.00

Regular

Hours:

7:00 a.m.

- 3:30 p.m.

Summer

Hours:

6:00 a.m.

- 2:30 p.m.

• Providing direct supervision to crews of Maintenance Assistants, Maintenance Technicians, Maintenance Technician, Seniors and Maintenance Specialists performing diverse and complex construction and maintenance functions in asphalt, concrete, stormwater, stormwater maintenance and street cleaning sections of the Street Maintenance division of the Environmental & Street Services Department.
• Must have the ability to safely and efficiently load/unload heavy equipment onto trailers and tow equipment to/from various jobsites and/or repair facilities.
• Performing vehicle and equipment pre/post trip inspections; monitoring and replenishing fluids; performing basic corrective repairs
• At a minimum must be proficient in the operation of:
  Backhoe and Excavator
• Must be able to drive dump trucks on a regular basis.
• Communicating work-related needs and issues to supervisors and senior management by providing updates regarding the status of open work orders and construction, maintenance and/or facility tasks
• Knowledge of DOT traffic laws and requirements applicable to heavy equipment operation
• Assisting with traffic control device installation and flagging operations for stationary and moving work zones and ensuring proper set up
• Ensuring crew members are wearing proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when performing work to ensure safety
• Performing inspections and implementing quality control measures for work performed by assigned crew
• Performing manual labor on projects by assisting in excavation work by hand digging ditches and trenches; back filling; compacting and leveling earth to required grade; construction landscaping
• Proficiently utilize a laptop, desktop and/or tablet computer, Microsoft Word and Outlook programs is required
• Ensuring employees receive operator training on a regular basis and documenting training in CMMS
• Monitoring and documenting performance of those managed through performance management system
• Daily calculating, tracking and accurate data entry of time, labor and materials for work performed in CMMS

• High school diploma or GED equivalency.
• Four (4) or more years of equipment operation/driving experience or technical maintenance experience related to assignment.
• One (1) year of technical training in area of assignment.
• CDL B driver's license.

• Experience rebuilding manhole/basins, placing structures and cleaning of pipes and culverts.
• Experience operating back hoe.
• Proficiency in a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) such as City Works.
• Knowledge and ability to utilize a laptop and tablet computer.
• Ability to utilize communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisors, the general public, and others to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.
• Work requires functioning as a lead worker performing essentially the same work as those directed, and includes overseeing work quality, training, instructing, and scheduling work.
• Experience working outdoors in various weather conditions.
• Position designated as a Group 1, meaning it is critical to emergency operations and will report to work in spite of or because of an emergency or disaster event.
• Subject to stand-by/recall and after hours' work and work during inclement weather.
• Required to operate service truck and/or dump truck outfitted with plow during winter weather operations.