Crew Leader II – Stakes & Locates

Job Summary

Leads a crew of workers engaged in operating equipment and performing stakes and locates work associated with various projects within the Engineering & Project Management Division of Collier County Public Utilities Department.

• Leads a crew of workers in operating equipment and performing maintenance work associated with various projects within an assigned Department/Division of the County.
• Provides direction, training, and assistance to employees; coordinates daily work activities; organizes and prioritizes workload; makes work assignments and evaluates work; monitors status of work; troubleshoots problem situations.
• Assists in ensuring adherence to established safety procedures; monitors work environment and use of safety equipment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals; initiates any actions necessary to correct deviations; coordinates activities to maintain safety and traffic control at work sites, including flagging of traffic and setup of safety cones, barricades, and road/warning signs; reports accidents, injuries, and other incidents.
• Assists in coordinating, prioritizing, scheduling, and overseeing projects; reviews or issues work orders; provides input on special projects; assists in determining and coordinating necessary equipment, materials, and manpower to conduct projects; monitors status of work in progress and inspects completed work; dispatches crew members, vehicles, or equipment to work sites as needed; reports damage/vandalism, potentially hazardous/dangerous situations, or other problems to supervisor;
  
  responds to problems or emergency situations.
• Monitors work conducted by contractors; inspects work to ensure quality and compliance with terms of contracts.
• Supervises and assists in performing various tasks involving water utilities maintenance and water distribution systems projects; schedules, coordinates, and conducts physical locates of utility services.
• Responds to complaints and questions related to Division activities; research problems and provides information; formulates and initiates plan of action to correct problems/issues.
• Coordinates response to emergency calls; evaluates service calls and determines needed manpower, equipment, parts, and materials.
• Operates a variety of machinery, equipment, and tools associated with Division projects, which may include a utility truck/vehicle, a radio detection locator, pipe locator, metal locator, electronic locator, marker locator, jet‑vacuum machine, probe, manhole hook, valve key, camera truck, data view computer, gas detector, odor control units, level, ladder, gauges, meters, measuring devices, camera, painting tools, mechanic tools, power tools, hand tools, or two‑way radio.
• Performs general cleaning/maintenance tasks necessary to keep equipment and tools in operable condition, which may include inspecting equipment, checking/replacing fluids, refueling vehicles, greasing equipment, washing/cleaning equipment, cleaning project work areas, or cleaning shop; monitors equipment operations to maintain efficiency and safety; reports faulty equipment.
• Transports, loads, and unloads equipment and materials used in projects; transports crew workers to/from work sites.
• Monitors inventory levels of supplies and materials; ensures availability of adequate supplies, tools, and materials to conduct work activities; initiates requests for new/replacement materials; obtains competitive bids and price quotes.
• Performs administrative tasks; provides budgetary input; reviews logs/forms completed by staff members; develops work schedules to ensure adequate coverage.
• Prepares or completes various forms, reports, correspondence, training records, performance appraisals, accident reports, executive summaries, daily activity logs, production reports, cash receipt reports, inspection forms, purchase requisitions, work orders, maintenance records, charts, water loss reports, valve data sheets, diagrams, graphs, or other documents.
• Receives various forms, reports, correspondence, lists, schedules, work orders, quotes, delivery receipts, invoices, service/maintenance schedules, maintenance records, material…