Highway Maintenance Supervisor - Beatty

Highway Maintenance Supervisor 1

The Nevada Department of Transportation is recruiting for a Highway Maintenance Supervisor 1 in District 1, Beatty, on Crew 123. Incumbents function as first‑line supervisors who train, supervise, and evaluate the performance of assigned staff; assign and review work; and initiate disciplinary action.

• Manage maintenance crews responsible for conducting summer betterment projects and winter incident management, road maintenance, preservation, flood control and cleanup, snow removal, and winter anti‑icing / de‑icing as policy requires.
• Plan, coordinate, monitor, and inspect routine maintenance activities and major betterment projects.
• Coordinate equipment, material, and resource needs; monitor work progress and productivity of maintenance crews.
• Prepare, review, and evaluate reports to track productivity, costs, resources, and equipment usage.
• Assist department staff to identify upcoming betterment needs; participate in betterment reviews; assist in preparing budget estimates and project planning charts.
• Assist district leadership with personnel issues and provide training, support, and guidance in employee evaluations and disciplinary actions.
• Respond to emergency situations related to traffic control for incidents, debris removal, or other unplanned events requiring immediate response.
• Oversee skilled and semi‑skilled personnel engaged in restoring roadway surfaces and related infrastructure; supervise specialty crews (lighting, signage, pavement marking, landscaping).
• Plan and schedule work; purchase materials; schedule equipment for routine and betterment activities; operate equipment as necessary.
• Identify roadway deficiencies; estimate materials and production time; provide project justification; determine personnel, maintenance, and equipment needs; assign tasks to subordinate personnel.
• Review engineering blueprints, schematics, and standard plans; reference federal, state, local, and departmental procedures and regulations.
• Prepare and submit required reports to track productivity, unit costs, stockpile and equipment usage, training, vehicle accident and property damage, projected work schedules, and project summaries.
• Apply cost accounting codes as prescribed in the Maintenance Management System Manual.
• Mix salt and sand stockpiles; operate loaders; apply anti‑icing chemicals; remove snow with dump trucks and run spreaders; operate motor graders; construct and maintain brine‑making facilities.
• Maintain radio contact with base station, maintenance personnel, and law‑enforcement agencies during storms or emergencies; act as incident commander until proper authority arrives.
• Prepare work program recommendations; review and monitor established work programs and proposed encroachments by various agencies.
• Access and use information from ITS, RWS, and meteorological data to determine optimal maintenance timing.
• Maintain hazardous materials binder; record new employee training; update MSDS; conduct safety meetings.
• Contact public and private entities for required permits and authorizations; monitor permit issuance by the Right‑of‑Way Division; disallow work if not properly permitted.
• Oversee contractors’ work (micro‑resurfacing, slurry seals, janitorial services); respond to customer service work orders.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
• Review potential project scopes, design plans, and completed projects for compliance with contract and quality of work.

• High school diploma or equivalent education.
• One (1) year of experience as lead worker of a highway maintenance crew, including assigning and overseeing the work of lower‑level personnel, providing input on performance evaluations, and assisting the supervisor in laying out roadway or specialty maintenance work; or
• Two (2) years of experience as a Highway Maintenance Worker III in Nevada State service; or
• Equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.
• Knowledge of materials, methods, and equipment used in highway maintenance and construction; stockpile reporting.
• Working knowledge of purchasing requirements, contracting limitations, a wide variety of manuals, policies, rules…