Operations Supervisor; Provincial Outfits

Competition # : 50165

Department: Public Works

Location: MILLER LAKE

Type of Employment: Permanent

Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG

Closing Date: 29-Oct-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

Maintaining our provincial infrastructure is no small job. The Department of Public Works supports Nova Scotia's 23,000 kilometers of roads and highways and 4,100 bridges. Our Provincial Outfits Division plays a critical role in safe and effective highway maintenance operations including line painting, sweeping, mowing, brush cutting activities, and bridge inspections throughout the province. This is your next opportunity to directly support effective highway maintenance operations in the Province through providing technical advice and guidance, managing and motivating your crew, ensuring quality of work, and helping to achieve the work priorities of your assigned areas.

The Operations Supervisor oversees staff supervision and performance, and plans, prioritizes, coordinates and oversees the Department maintenance and restoration activities in accordance with the Department's Maintenance Standards and Specifications. The Supervisor oversees the use of resources (i.e. labour, equipment, and materials) directly, organizes, plans, and schedules job priorities, delegates assignments and equipment for daily work sites. They also monitor job activity progress and assigned budgets and adjust workload and schedules to accommodate and address emergencies and special requests or situations and ensures all work is completed timely, effectively, and in a safe manner.

You also supervise and direct the maintenance program by: assisting management in developing a plan of action including the planning of routes, staffing assignments; ensuring line paint and other supplies are available; monitoring paint application rates and adherence to policies; ensuring, in consultation with Fleet Service Coordinators, that equipment servicing and repairs are completed; and providing updates to the Manager related to maintenance work, potential issues, and recommendations as required.

Additionally, you coordinate and control the operation of Department equipment, prioritize and arrange for repair of disabled equipment, and arrange for replacement machines in consultation with the Manager or Fleet Service Coordinators when required from the Department pool and/or private sources. You respond to requests, concerns, and complaints from the public and municipal authorities. You also address situations or any activity associated with Department operations or right of way and respond through correspondence and reports, including updates via the department's ticket tracking system, or recommend a course of action to the Manager when necessary.

While utilizing your expertise, you will also oversee maintenance, repair, and restoration while ensuring proper service within your geographic area. You will schedule staff and equipment, provide technical advice to support management, and help set priorities and budgets. You will administer Human Resource and Department policies, procedures, and collective agreements while ensuring compliance with Department plans, specifications, and regulations.

As the successful candidate, you hold a 2-year technical diploma in a related field as well as 6 years of related maintenance and construction experience (such as civil, road maintenance, commercial building construction, oil and gas, forestry, etc.). An equivalent combination of experience and a technical diploma will be considered.

As the ideal candidate, you have:

• Experience in cost estimation, budget management, inventory and expenditure control and technical accomplishment.
• The ability to understand and administer acts, regulations, policies and procedures, collective agreements and technical specifications.
• Computer proficiency, including knowledge of spreadsheet software and creation, word processing, and email applications.
• Strong supervisory skills, providing input to the performance management and training needs of your crew.
• Ability to adhere to and promote a safe, healthy and engaged work culture.
• Professional communication skills, both oral and written, for collaborating with other government agencies, consultants, contractors and members of the public.
• Well-developed planning and organizational skills, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.
• The…