Road Operations Supervisor - Signs & Pavement Markings - Public Works

Road Operations Supervisor – Signs & Pavement Markings/Litter Control

Marion County Public Works is seeking a Road Operations Supervisor to add to our Road & Bridge Maintenance & Operations Division. The Road Operations Supervisor will join a collaborative team taking part of leading crews that maintain and improve traffic safety features including sign and pavement markings for Marion County and outside agencies.

In addition, the Road Operations Supervisor will oversee the Litter/Nuisance Control program maintaining community aesthetics throughout Marion County.

Oversee and coordinate the activities of a crews engaged in road and bridge maintenance, vegetation controls, constructing or maintaining highway signs, signals, road striping, or pavement markings; ferry operations; weigh master/ truck safety, nuisance control.

Work under the general supervision of the Operations Division Manager who assigns duties, observes work, and inspects work upon completion for conformance to engineering specifications, standards and departmental policies and practices.

Exercise full supervision over operation maintenance workers, equipment operators, crew leaders, or seasonal and shared workers; participate in the selection of new employees; provide training, evaluate performance, recommend employee transactions; and respond to citizen inquiries.

Supervises the Public Works - Operations’ Signs, Pavement Markings, and Litter/Nuisance Control programs and crews.

• Effectively communicate assignments to staff through written and oral instruction.
• Supervise the preparation of sign layouts, lettering and erection of a variety of signs; all road striping and pavement marking operations; and the maintenance of flashing lights.
• May work with other department/county staff on varying projects including sharing staff resources; and may work with other agencies on joint projects or by providing services.
• Plan and coordinate daily/weekly/annual road maintenance needs. Collaborates with department managers; evaluate equipment needs; determine material needs, distribution methodology and the appropriate vendor per project. Determine cost estimates on projects, prioritizes, and schedules crews to meet goals as identified.
• Check, evaluate and provide a timely response to road and right-of-way service requests within the county. Exhibit problem-solving, respond to customers' situations with logic, experience, and knowledge of road maintenance.
• Responsible for assuring crew leaders and crew members are current of the safety rules and training applicable to a specific work activity. Responsible for taking corrective action, up to and including ordering a work stoppage when unsafe conditions or practices occur.
• Assist Fleet with the development of specifications for equipment acquisitions, and maintenance schedules and needs.
• Ensures accuracy with labor, equipment, materials, productivity, and or contracted services on daily time entries and submitted.
• Generates estimates, purchase orders, project numbers, aids in establishing contracts, coordinates scheduling, maintains records and establishes billings for Work for Others. Agencies may include ODOT, cities of Marion County and other regional cities, neighboring and other counties.
• Attends meetings, seminars, and training. Participates in Operations division management meetings.
• Provide adequate public notification for road maintenance and repair projects.
• Assist in the recruitment of employees:
  Participates in interviews, recommend new employees for hire. Aids in the training of staff.
• Conduct annual employee evaluations: determine performance measures, productivity level, and attention to safety. Aid the employees in their career development, devising training programs.
• Works with Human Resources and Public Works staff on employee issues. The ability to provide written documentation, develop consensus, and handle personnel problems within the section.
• Participates in on-going training and professional development.
• Ensure incident reporting is conducted by staff within departmental expectation of the incident and followed up by a summarization of accountability with root cause analysis and collaborative solution-based opportunities.
• Supervise urgency/emergency work, as well as storm response and county emergency operations; considered a public works essential employee, and available on a year-round 24/7 work schedule.
• Acts as after-hours emergency response supervisor on a rotating basis. May work alternative work schedule when needed.
• Coordinates crews for inclement weather and storm damage response.
• May take part in either in-house or contracted hazard cleanups, according to training given, for incidents on roads and road-related properties.
• May participate in basic incident command training and drills to maintain proficiency in supporting EOC activities, including carrying out field work in connection withEOC operations. May be assigned…