Highway Maintenance Supervisor ; Lund

The Nevada Department of Transportation is hiring for a Highway Maintenance Supervisor
1. This position is located in Lund, NV.

Location:

Lund, NV. The position will supervise crew that performs routine maintenance including snow/ice removal, shoulder/appurtenance repair & maintenance, emergency response for accidents, floods and hazards to provide traffic control and maximize safety. This crew maintains US 6 W. from JCT SR 318 (to NY MP 112), SR 318 (to NY MP 48.83), 379 & 895. Includes summits ranging from 6492' to 7438' in elevation, requiring regular attention during snow/ice events or emergencies.

• Supervise skilled and semi-skilled personnel engaged in restoring roadway surfaces, slopes, shoulders, culverts, structures, fixtures and landscaping located on the roadside or right-of-way; oversee and inspect work performed in an assigned geographical area of a district, or while implementing a specialty maintenance program such as highway landscaping, highway signs and lighting, or pavement marking and striping.
• Plan and schedule work; purchase materials; schedule equipment for routine highway maintenance activities and district betterment program; operate equipment as necessary to ensure that scheduled work is completed.
• Identify roadway deficiencies in assigned area; estimate materials and production time and provide project justification; determine personnel, maintenance and equipment needs and assign tasks to subordinate personnel; identify abnormal conditions in the roadway or right-of-way and take action to either adequately warn the public or correct the condition.
• Review engineering blueprints, schematics and standard plans and reference federal, State, local, and departmental procedures and regulations affecting highway maintenance.
• Oversee the work of a specialty crew engaged in maintaining highway/freeway lighting and both ground mounted and overhead signs; pavement striping and marking; and highway landscaped areas.
• Train, supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned highway maintenance staff; establish work performance standards and initiate disciplinary action as appropriate.
• 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 regarding work activities, work locations, and materials and equipment usage.
• Mix salt and sand stockpiles; operate loaders to load salt and sand into trucks; apply anti-icing chemicals; remove snow with medium and heavy dump trucks with snowplows, spreaders and pre-wetting equipment; operate motor graders; construct and maintain brine-making facilities.
• Maintain radio contact with a base station, maintenance personnel and law enforcement agencies during storms or emergencies; respond to emergencies outside of normal working hours as required; act as incident commander at the scene as first responder until proper authority arrives according to the Incident Command System protocol.
• Prepare work program recommendations for review by the supervisor; and review and monitor established work programs and proposed encroachments by various agencies.
• Access and use information provided by the Intelligent Transportation System including the Road Weather Information System and meteorological data to determine optimal time for various maintenance activities and the District Operations Center.
• Maintain the hazardous materials information binder; record new employee training and update material safety data sheets (MSDS); conduct safety meetings to promote safe working conditions and enforce safety procedures.
• Contact public and private entities for required permits and authorizations; monitor work permits issued by the Right-of-Way Division to utility companies’ contractors and disallow work if not properly permitted.
• Oversee contractors’ work such as micro-resurfacing, slurry seals, and janitorial services, and respond to customer service work orders.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
• Review potential projects scope through…