Streets Crew Lead; Concrete

General Purpose

Under the general direction of the Street Supervisor, the Street Maintenance Crew Lead performs and leads skilled duties in the construction, maintenance, and repair of city streets, sidewalks, curbs, and traffic control in the public right-of-way. This role is responsible for coordinating day-to-day field operations, training crew members, ensuring job site safety and efficiency, and providing technical direction and leadership to maintenance crews.

Received:
Receives general supervision from the Street Supervisor.

Exercised:
Directs and leads daily work of assigned street maintenance crew members. Provides training, guidance, and on-site supervision, and serves as acting supervisor in the absence of the Street Supervisor.

The Street Maintenance Crew Lead supervises, coordinates, and executes street maintenance operations, ensuring that all assigned tasks are completed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with city standards, regulations, and project specifications. The position combines skilled labor with leadership duties, requiring technical expertise and the ability to manage personnel and project timelines.

The Crew Lead plans and assigns tasks to maintenance crews, conducts daily briefings, manages labor and equipment allocation, and monitors progress and quality onsite. This includes setting up safe work zones, ensuring necessary materials and tools are available, and making real-time decisions to adapt to job site challenges such as weather or equipment malfunctions.

In the field, the Crew Lead oversees activities related to asphalt paving, concrete placement, and traffic control systems. Duties include supervising hot mix asphalt repairs, overlays, pothole patching, road widening, and full street reconstruction; operating or directing paving machines, rollers, dump trucks, and other heavy machinery; supervising concrete projects such as sidewalks, ADA-compliant curb ramps, cross gutters, and curbs; and managing traffic control devices, including lane striping, crosswalks, curb markings, and temporary traffic control setups.

The Crew Lead assists with basic traffic signal maintenance tasks.

Additional responsibilities include conducting pre- and post-operation inspections of tools and equipment, performing minor vehicle maintenance, logging equipment usage and material quantities, documenting completed work, and assisting with scheduling future maintenance. The Crew Lead is expected to be on-call during emergencies and respond promptly to incidents such as snow accumulation, road hazards, flooding, and other urgent infrastructure failures.

The Crew Lead must have thorough knowledge of public works construction techniques, MUTCD standards, and the safe operation of light and heavy equipment used in street maintenance, including dump trucks, rollers, pavers, compactors, trackhoes, loaders, welding equipment, and snow removal vehicles. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential for supervising, training, enforcing safety protocols, and coordinating with supervisors and the public.

The Crew Lead must read and interpret blueprints and work orders, perform physical labor in all weather conditions, remain calm in emergencies, and maintain accurate records. The position requires sound judgment, attention to detail, basic mathematical computation, and the ability to make field decisions.

• Must possess a valid Class A CDL.
• Must obtain and maintain CPR certification.
• Must obtain and maintain forklift certification.
• Must obtain and maintain confined space certification.
• Must obtain and maintain trench shoring certification.
• Must obtain and maintain flagger certification.
• Must obtain and maintain road scholar certification.
• Must obtain and maintain traffic control technician certification.
• Must obtain and maintain road master certification.

Tasks require a variety of physical activities, generally involving muscular strain such as walking, standing, stooping, sitting, reaching, push and pull, bending, twisting, and kneeling; may be required to climb onto heavy equipment and vehicles and lift up to 50 pounds. Aspects of the work require speaking, hearing, seeing, and dexterity. Mental application utilizes memory, emotional stability, discriminating thinking, and verbal instructions.

Daily local travel is required, and the employee is exposed to changing weather conditions.