Transportation Engineering Associate IV - Resident Maintenance Engineer

Job Responsibilities

• Serves as Resident Maintenance Engineer organizing, planning, and coordinating the activities of employees of a county maintenance unit.
• Organizes and assigns maintenance work of primary and secondary roadways and bridges in assigned county, such as repair to road surfaces, ditching schedules, mowing schedules, and right of way clearing schedules.
• Supervises the employees engaged in such work and assures that performance, quality, safety, and cost effectiveness goals are achieved while adhering to all SCDOT policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Supervises, plans, and coordinates daily work schedules for subordinate employees.
• Supervises staff to include preparing performance planning and evaluation documents and related paperwork.
• Coaches, counsels, and trains employees.
• Establishes and monitors work processes.
• Implements management policies and initiatives, and promotes teamwork within the organization.
• Represents SCDOT on interdepartmental and inter‑agency committees and study groups.
• Develops and coordinates training programs on basic management and highway programs.
• Provides professional testimony as required.
• Receives, investigates, analyzes and makes appropriate recommendations with regard to requests for service, complaints and suggestions from the general public, public officials, and personnel.
• Manages a yearly budget for maintenance activities.
• Supervises the purchasing of supplies and materials for maintenance operations.
• Manages, organizes, and inspects the closing of primary and secondary roadways due to hazardous and emergency situations and operations.
• Sets up detours and signage in accordance with SCDOT and MUTCD policies and procedures.
• Assists District Bridge Maintenance Unit with detours as needed.
• Manages shop operations in the repair of all equipment assigned to maintenance operations.
• Manages yearly budget for shop operations, all related reports to equipment operations, and preventative maintenance.
• Supervises the preparation of and maintains all files, records, correspondence, requisitions, and other reports related to departmental operations and DHEC, OSHA, and facilities inspections.
• Performs duties mobilizing and directing employees during emergency situations such as storms, ice, and snow conditions, road and bridge failures, major traffic events, etc.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• A bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Construction Science and Management and five (5) years of engineering or construction management work experience; or an approved acceptable equivalence.
• A valid motor vehicle operator’s license is required.

Physical Demands: The physical demands for the essential functions of this position involve sitting or standing for extended periods of time. This position may require travel. This position may require bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, climbing, balancing, and kneeling. This position requires driving and walking for extended periods, traversing rough and uneven terrain, working in close proximity to motoring traffic, and natural environmental hazards.

May be required to work outside of normal work schedule, especially during inclement weather and/or other departmental‑related emergencies. This position may be exposed to outside environment in all weather conditions and noise.

Non Discrimination Statement:
The South Carolina Department of Transportation is committed to a diverse workforce and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.